RAR.STUDIO is a Lisbon-based architectural practice, founded by Rita Aguiar Rodrigues in 2015, designing and producing places and objects, research and critical thinking. Transversal to the nature of the exercise, the scale of intervention or the respective client typology, the studio’s work inherently involves the design of solutions deploying sensitive, critical and responsive perspectives on the context and the contingencies prevailing.
The design process is determined by the principles of client collaboration, mediation with the supervisory entities and assembling and coordinating teams incorporating the necessary range of technical and specialist skills, knowledge and experience.
Through joint reflection, the studio ensures broad reaching, efficient and precise project development.
Rita graduated from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (DA/UAL) in 2009.
She collaborated with Pedro Reis Arquitecto (2009-10 Lisbon, PT), MMBB Arquitetos (2010-11 São Paulo, BR) and ateliermob (2011-15 Lisbon, PT).
Rita was assistant professor at the International MA Program ASG - Architektur.Studium.Generale. from Brandenburg University of Technology and Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (2012); tutor at the Architecture Intervention Laboratories “Noutra Costa” (2012) and “In Situ” (2013/2016) from the Center for Architecture, City and Territory Studies (CEACT/UAL); and assistant professor at Estúdio Vertical #2 “Stones Are Alive”, coordinated by João Luís Carrilho da Graça, at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (2020).
She is currently an assistant professor, PhD candidate and researcher - at the Center for Architecture, City and Territory Studies (CEACT/UAL) - at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Alexandra completed a semester at the Faculteit Architectuur en Kunst at Universiteit Hasselt, and graduated from Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE) in 2023. She joined RAR.STUDIO in 2024.
Ján completed a semester at Politecnico di Milano (AUIC), and graduated from TU Košice in 2022. He collaborated with Zerozero (2021 Presov, SK) and Doxa (2023 Košice, SK) before joining RAR.STUDIO in 2024.
Previously – Ana Ponce Suero, David Kaiser, Francisco Costa, Gitte Vandersteen, Inês Chambel Borges, Ioulia Metzidaki, Jaime Rubio Campuzano, Joel Rosqvist, Mariana Simões, Marta Morais Miranda, Mathilde von der Groeben, Rafael Manhães, Samuele D'Eramo, Tali Liberman Caldas, Vladislav Georgiev.
Calçada da Cruz da Pedra, Lote L, Loja A
1900 − 173 Lisboa, Portugal
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T. (+351) 218 131 057
mail@rar-studio.com
For applications to join the practice, please send your CV and portfolio (max. 10MB) to
work@rar-studio.com