BIO:

Livia Loureiro is a Brazilian architect, urban planner and researcher. She earned her Ph.D. in Architecture from Texas A&M University in 2020 and holds a B.Arch in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Federal University of Paraíba (2010). As a founding partner of the firm DLMA, she specializes in architecture, housing and urban planning.

Before coming to UNL, Loureiro served as a lecturer at Texas A&M University, teaching courses on design, history and theory. Her award-winning research and work focused on topics such as social housing, flexibility, user autonomy, density and spatial justice. Through her laboratory, COLAB Manifesto, Loureiro engaged in participatory design, aiming to support underserved communities and promote equity in both architecture and urban environments.