Short Bio
(樊飛豪) Francisco V. Pinheiro, PhD, is an architect, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Creative Industries at University of St. Joseph in Macau, and Visiting Professor in Jiangnam University (江南大学), in Mainland China. His work involves the urban rehabilitation projects in Macau historical centers. Several of the projects were recognized and listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage. His research is to study the demographic and social impact of public housing in an ageing society, the green urbanism synergies with revitalizations, and the tourism in Macau.
The core of his research is to provide an insight to the realm where the values of our local culture were replaced by massive cooperative trends and seemed to vanish in a tsunami of globalization. Citizens feel like robots and even lost in the city. Is heritage a relic of our past, or a reflection of our present identity, or a by-product of corporations? In a globalized world, the search for preserving cultural and identical factors, (i.e. our cultural DNA, memories, cultural patterns, spirits of places and traditions), are critical for future generations.
He challenges the concept that contemporary style intervention and modern narratives on heritage facilities represent “authentic” narratives of preservation. The intromission of different architectural languages on the concept and work of other author’s represent an adulteration of originality as well copyright infringement. He links “Authenticity” concepts with the word and work of “Author”. Authenticity is in many cases embodies by the local communities traditions, the authors, that transmitted from generation to generation, in a process often compared with “re-incarnation” assuming in reality the original idea and concepts.
He advocates the urban rehabilitation and architectural conservation as important parts in urban planning and city development, in an Holistic and Sustainable planning, heritage is not and hindrance but a complement of a balanced urban development.
He sees the need to find new ways to protect local Asian traditions and to break the strong colonial and intellectual dependence of the western culture, creating new bridges for mutual understanding and dialogue.
Publications
Main papers and articles:
August 2014. Article “Macau’s Urban Transformations, Lisbon to Las Vegas. Harvard-Graduate School of Design publication on Macau Cross Border City, Common Frameworks, Rethinking the Developmental City in China.http://issuu.com/gsdharvard/docs/common_frameworks_part2
Macau’s Tourism Planning Approach and Its Shortcomings: A Case Study. Penny King Wan & Francisco Vizeu Pinheiro. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration. Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2014 pp 78-107
AWARD HKIA JOURNAL, issue 61, 2011. AWARD with Professor Wu Yao (Jiangnam University, PRC), on Research Paper Category Analysis of Ecological Principles in Macau Urban Design”. HK December 6th, 2012.
November 2012, Award of Excellent Research Book, by the Macau Foundation and the Guangdong Social Sciences Association. “Integrated memory---the development and conservation in Macau historical architecture” With Wu Yao and Miki Korenaga.
The Matter of the Size and the size of the matter in Ming China and Portuguese D’ Aviz Maritime’s expeditions”. A comparative analysis of the mission and consequences of Zheng He and Vasco da Gama fleets. Joint paper with IFT heritage students; Denise Lu, Fiona Qi and Fiona Tang. Published in RC, Review of Culture, International Edition N. 42.
A Comparative Study of the Development of Malacca and Macao as Portuguese Ports & the Imperative for Preserving Maritime Cultural Heritage”. Joint paper with Ian Chaplin, PhD. (University of Macao),Dr. Wu Yao & Dr. Zhu Rong (Jiangnam University), Shi Peng (University of Macao).
A comparative Social History of Coolies and Coolie Trade development in Macao and Singapore. Presented at the IPM International conference on “Macao and China Foreign Maritime Trade”. Co authored with Prof Ching Ee from IFT.
Scenarios for Macao Future Sustainability or Collapse in the Planned Integration of the Pearl River Delta Conurbation”. Co author and presenter during the conference. 2010 Paper to the International Conference on China Urban Development, December 7-8, 2010 at The University of Hong Kong,
Preserving Macao Industrial Heritage for a Sustainable Urban Future. 8th ISAIA (Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia) Kitakyushu International Conference Center. B22 proceeding. Joint paper with Dr. Zhu Rong, Wu Yao, (Jiangnam U) Sally Chio (IACM) and Steven Zhao (IFT) November 9th to 12th. 2010
Evolucao Urbana de Macau e Cenarios para o Seculo XXI. P33.-59. 2010 , iii serie M.23 Revista Internacional em Lingua Portuguesa. Cidades e Metropoles. Associacao das Universidades de Lingua Portuguesa (AULP)
Africans in Macau with Dr Ian Chaplin. Presented at the conference China – Africa. Organized by the Center of Africa Research and Development Studies of the University of St Joseph, Macau. Published in the proceedings of the conference. May 2010.
The Present State of Catholic Church Built Heritage in Macao and its Potential for Propagating Ecclesiastical Architectural Studies. Presented at Conference on “The Role and Status of Macao in the Propagation of Catholicism in the East”, organized by the Center for Sino-Western Cultural Studies (IPM), 2009, Nov 3rd to 6th. Paper Co author with Dr Ian Chaplin and Dr Kogi Yagi. Published proceedings by Macao Polytechnic Institute.
Rehabilitation of Square in Macao’s Historical Sites: The Revival of Traditions and their contribution for the city’s cultural identity 28-34. Research for Improvement Macao’s Historical Sites: International Workshops at the IFT Macao. Penny Wan and Francisco Pinheiro. P 124-125. World Architecture Magazine. N.234, December 2009.
Heritage Impact Assessment and Sustainability Study for Macau’s Inner Harbour Chinatown in San Ma Lo: Past history and future scenarios. Published at the proceeding of the 2nd UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Conference Urban Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities. Heritage Studies Centre, Institute For Tourism Studies, Macao. December 2009.
Place & Memory Role in Urban Heritage Sustainability：Managing Challenges for Urban Public Spaces in the Historical Centre of Macao. Published at the proceeding of the 2nd UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Conference Urban Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities. Heritage Studies Centre, Institute For Tourism Studies, Macao. December 2009.
Adaptive re-use and authenticity of Mandarin Mansion Rehabilitation: Authenticity criteria and the difficult choice between a tourists oriented facility and a local community Centre. Published at the proceeding of the 2nd UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Conference Urban Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities. Heritage Studies Centre, Institute For Tourism Studies, Macao. December 2009.
Book chapter. “Governance and Public Policy in Macao”. The Development of the Gaming Industry and Its Impact on Land Use. edited by Newman Lam & Ian Scott. Published by Hong Kong University press.2011
Pinheiro, F (2007) Macao and the western influences in East Asia military Architecture Proceedings of the Conference on China and Spain during the Ming and Ching Dynasties. October 3 to 2, November 2. Center for Sino-Western Cultural Studies, IPM. Macao, PRC.
Wan, Y.K.P., Pinheiro, F.V. and Korenaga, M. (2007), Planning for Heritage Conservation in Macao. HKIP Journal. Planning and Development, 22(1), 17-26.
Pinheiro, F.V. & Wan, Y.K.P. (2007), Urban Planning Practices and Scenarios for Macao Development: Case Studies of Macao’s Urban Sustainable Development. Proceedings from the International Conference on 12th Asian Real Estate Society Annual Conference, organized by UMAC 9-12 July 2007, University of Macao, PRC
Wan, Y.K.P. & Pinheiro, F.V. (2007), Challenges and Future Strategies for Heritage Planning and Conservation in Macao. Proceedings from the International Conference on Heritage and Tourism, Community, Enterprise, Government & Tourists, organized by the Center of Tourism Planning & Research, Sun Yat Sen University, China, July 8-10 2007, Zhongshan, PRC.
Pinheiro, F. Yagi, K, Korenaga, M (2006). Urban De fragmentation and Infrastructure role of open public spaces in the City Historical Center of Macau. Invited keynote speaker. Third Symposium on Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. 23-26 November. Macao, PRC.
Re-organization of Pedestrian Spaces in the Historical Center of Macao. Joint paper for the 6th ISAIA (Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia) Kitakyushu International Conference Center. Korenaga, Miki main author.
Pinheiro, F, Kiu, C, Seng, C (2006) Rehabilitation of Squares in Macao’s Historical Sites. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Modern Asian Architecture Network (mAAN), November 1-5, Tokyo. Japan.
Wan, Y.K.P. & Pinheiro, F.V. (2005), Heritage Brand Improvement through Streetscape Rehabilitation: A Case Study of Macao, China”, Proceedings from the International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing for Regional Tourism Development, jointly organized by the Purdue University and the Institute For Tourism Studies, 8-10 December 2005, Macao PRC
Pinheiro, F, Yagi, K, Korenaga, M (2005) St. Paul College Historical Role and Influence in the Development of Macao. Architectural History and Theory. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. Vol. 4 (1) 43-50
Pinheiro, F (2005) Using a comparative graphic method in the analysis of the evolution of the Macao Senate. Architectural History and Theory. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. Vol. 4. (1) 69 - 76
Pinheiro, F, Yagi, K, Korenaga, M (2005) Role of the Iberian Institutions in the evolution of Macao. Architectural History and Theory. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. Vol. 4 (2), 285-292.
Pinheiro, F (2005). Centro Histórico de Macau classificado como Património Mundial. Pedra & Cal., Magazine-Journal of Conservation on Architectural Heritage and buildings Rehabilitation. Portugal. 28. 17-19
Pinheiro, F & Costa, Georgia (2005). HKIA Journal Issue 41/1st Quarter. Yec Long Firework Factory. A Chinese Relic Industrial Architecture.
Pinheiro, F, (2004) Macau Western Soul. HKIA Journal. Culture & Heritage 37 (1), 10-19.
Pinheiro, F, (2004) Townscape Preservation in Macao. Proceeding of the 5th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia. Matsue. Japan. Published in the Proceedings.
HKIA AWARD. Journal Best Paper award, Research Category. Paper Title St. Paul College. The Paradigm Building of the Three Encounters Between East and West. HKIA journal. N.34/1st Quarter
Pinheiro, F (2002) HKIA Journal Issue 31/2st Quarter. The Tower of Macao.
Pinheiro, F. (2001) Scenarios for Macau Urban Heritage. Regional Expert Group Meeting on Historic Cities and Traditional Houses, AIJ (Architectural Institute of Japan). February. Tokyo.
Pinheiro, F (2000) Macao Western Architecture. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia, Cheju, Korea
Pinheiro, F (1999) Arquitectura Ocidental em Macau. Centros Históricos. Magazine of the National (Portuguese) Association of Cities with historical Centres. 1 (2) 35
Technical Reports
August. Report on the Rehabilitation Process for the Huishan old town, Wuxi, Jiangnam province.
- April. Report on how to increase the Tourist Carrying Capacity of Macao for IFT Tourism Research Center and Macao’s Government.
- July. Report on public housing strategies for an ageing society. Elaborate for OFAP (Organization of Families of Asia & the Pacific) a report answering many issues related with the public auscultation on Strategies for Development of Public Housing (2011-2020), by the Public Housing Department of Macau. (July 2012)
- Report on the International Seminar: “When Creative Industries Crossover with Cities” organized by Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) e Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC).
- Two report on the impact of the elevated Light Transit Railway (LRT) on Macau Heritage by AAM by Environment and Urban Planning group.
2006 Report on The first International Summer and Winter Workshop on Integrating Macao's World Heritage Sites.
- Renovation of Public Spaces in Historical Center of Macau.Annual Report Academic Activities. Laboratory of Regional Design with Ecology. Graduate School of Hosei University. Tokyo.
- Macau Cultural Tourism Products in the Context of Pearl River Delta.Conservation and Regeneration of Historic Cities and housing in East Asia. Architectural institute of Japan, Special Research Committee on Conservation of the Third World Historical city and Housing. September, Tokyo.
- Report on The Principles of Architecture for Science and Hi-Tech Facilities. Report on the High-Tech Facilities Work Programme Annual International Seminar & Members’ Meeting, at Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona USA October 31 - November
- September, Survey on Historical Macao by a Tokyo Institute of Architecture team.
- Report on the participation at the XXI International union of Architects (UIA) Berlin, Jun 22 to 26. In charge the group presentation of the UIA Work Program on Science and High-Tech Facilities.
- Report on “Technopolis – The City of Science” Seminar and Third Annual Meeting of UIA Work Program on Science and High-Tech Facilities. Moscow,
- Report and proposal for the revision of the Macau’s Draft on fires safety rules based on Decree Law N. 24/95/M
Modules
Year 1 Master
This course examines competing perspectives on “smart growth”, urban sprawl, and community sustainability in an urban, suburban, and rural context. Topics include land-use planning, antidotes to urban sprawl, the intersection of transportation and land-use policies, citizen participation, and how water quantity and air and water quality affect growth.
This module considers the theory and practice of conserving cultural artefacts. General strategies and approaches to conservation are considered. The strengths and weaknesses of specific techniques and practices for conserving different kinds of artefacts, including paintings, photographs and murals, documents, porcelain and metallic objects, and clothing and rugs are examined.
It is consensual that we all benefit from a sustainable use of the Earth’s resources and from environmental amenities, such as a clean environment or high biodiversity. However, the economic incentive for individuals or companies to contribute towards these goals is low. To overcome this problem, and in the failure of conventional approaches, governments have been increasingly using market-based instruments to drive benefits for environmental protection. In addition, examples of companies that have been taking extra steps in incorporating environmental strategies as a tool to increase competitiveness have been growing.
The module will start by analyzing the costs and benefits of environmental protection and sustainable development. The fundamentals of the driving forces that influence different human activities and policies, within the context of environmental protection, will be analyzed and discussed. The traditional role of governments, companies and NGOs in environmental protection will be compared with the latest strategies adopted by the different players in different markets (Europe, USA, Asia). The analysis of particular market-based strategies, such as tradable pollution credits, will be used to demonstrate the economic rationale behind using markets for environmental protection. The success of these strategies will be debated and compared with traditional centralized approaches.
Case-studies on corporate environmental strategies will be presented in order to understand how companies can use environmental management to gain advantage over direct competitors.
Throughout the module it will be highlighted how the interaction between the government, the private sector and the civil society shapes environmental decisions and how this interaction varies in different systems.
Year 1 Bachelor
In this course students will explore the evolution of Macau as an architectural city. The course will be organized as a field-based study of buildings, neighborhoods and logics behind past and current city planning. Special emphasis will be given to the study of world heritage buildings and to what they represent.
Students examine the role of research and investigation as it relates to urban architecture and heritage. They also learn about popular and successful strategies and approaches to conducting research in this field and gain practical experience of carrying out urban architecture and heritage research studies.
This course addresses the changing landscapes of cities, suburbs, and towns from the turn of the twentieth century to our own time. Distinctive, but common, architectural forms - the strip, the highrise, the house, the festival marketplace, and others - will be considered in light of broader transformations, both in the professional practice of city planning and in the nature of work, family life, and culture. Emphasis will be given to cities in American, Europe and Asia.
This module focuses on drawing from life. Students review methods of observing and responding to visual phenomena through free hand drawing in an effort to become more thoroughly familiar with the living forms of plants, animals and people. The primary subject for the class is the human form. Students will work with the human figure routinely, but will also draw animals, plants and landscape studies. A variety of media and approaches are taught to help students achieve the control and understanding necessary to produce quality work. Individual and group critiques are used as teaching aids to help students improve their grasp of concepts and techniques.
Year 2 Bachelor
This module will introduce students to the development of major architectural ideas and significant architectural monuments in Europe (and to a lesser extent, non-Western cultures), from ancient times until the nineteenth century. The main themes in the study of architectural history and the methods used to analyze and interpret buildings in various spatial and temporal contexts will be presented. Lectures will emphasize the impact upon architectural production of cultural, economic, and political contexts in Europe and the wider world.
In this module students will explore architectural design considered as a technological problem; the influence of technology on design; buildings as integrated sets of subsystems.
This module explores the basic ideas underpinning modern thinking and approaches to heritage conservation. The meaning of heritage and the value of conserving it is considered, along with the different schools of thought and the most widely adopted approaches to conservation. An important part of the module is considering the conservation of structures and public spaces by giving them new purposes.
Year 3 Bachelor
In the Research Studio students will discuss some of the most pressing issues of the times. Some of these items may include: The politics of the Middle East, foreign relations of China, the economics and politics of climate change, foreign aid and development of third world countries, regional conflicts, etc. Each semester research studio will prepared in advance and must follow a certain logic. This is a time and space for discussion, airing of ideas, development of proposals and direct participation when appropriate.
In the Research Studio students will discuss some of the most pressing issues of the times. Some of these items may include: The politics of the Middle East, foreign relations of China, the economics and politics of climate change, foreign aid and development of third world countries, regional conflicts, etc. Each semester research studio will prepared in advance and must follow a certain logic. This is a time and space for discussion, airing of ideas, development of proposals and direct participation when appropriate.
Students will study and explore the history, the social, cultural, artistic, architectural and urban development of Macau, through lectures, field work, projects of oral history, and readings of local writers and of others who have written about Macau and its peoples. Special emphasis will be placed on relations with surrounding regions, the reach and influence of the Padroado of Macau, as well as the rises and falls of its fortunes given its strategic location at the mouth of the Pearl River.
This module explores the basic ideas underpinning contemporary approaches to heritage conservation. The meaning of heritage and the value of conserving it is considered, along with the different schools of thought and the most widely adopted approaches to conservation. As well as the adaptive reuse of structures and public spaces, the role of memory, cultural identity and tradition in maintaining heritage buildings and sites will be examined; community participation on heritage projects and management; analytical concepts for the impact of new structures in heritage sites; concepts of mapping heritage.
Students will explore the problems and processes of designing building structures; structural investigation for design; codes and standards; design of elements and systems of wood, steel, masonry, and concrete for gravity and lateral loads.
This module focuses on environmental and spatial considerations with emphasis on the integration of building technology in design and the use of digital media in conceptualizing and presenting design ideas. The module aims at developing an awareness of building within community environments, and the ability to apply a distinctive architectural language. Particular attention will be paid to architectural character and context.
In this course students will explore the evolution of Macau’s built environment. The course will be organized as a field-based study of the buildings, neighborhoods, and logics inherent to past and current city planning in Macau. Special emphasis will be given to the study of UNESCO-designated world heritage buildings.
This module explores the basic ideas underpinning modern thinking and approaches to the conservation and sustainable ongoing development of urban areas. The meaning of urban heritage and the value of conserving it is considered, along with the different schools of thought and the most widely adopted approaches to the conservation of the character and ambience of large areas. An important part of the module is considering the conservation of structures and public spaces by giving them new purposes.
Year 4 Bachelor
This Module introduces Students to tools and methodologies to think and generate Business Models that could be validated by potential Clients that should be discovered and developed.
Business Models describe the way of how an organization create, deliver and capture value. So they are at the core of any Entrepreneurship project and are enhanced by Creativity and Innovation.
This Module proposes different approaches to promote Creativity, adding value to the process of Business Models Generation.
Technology Innovation will be presented as a stronger driver for changes in the markets and to be the basis of powerful Business Models.
This course will examine recurring political problems arising in the context of environmental and natural resource protection. Subject areas will include the philosophic and economic underpinnings of the environmental movement, wildlife protection, wetlands preservation, air and water quality improvement, hazardous waste disposal, timber management, and wilderness and park protection. The types of problems examined will include issues of federalism, the proper role for cost (risk) benefit analysis, economic incentives as a management approach, environmental racism, regulatory "taking" of private property without compensation, appropriate roles for the three branches of government in environmental decision-making, international (including trade) environmental issues, and the relative merits of different methods of resolving environmental disputes.
This course explores policymaking in cities, focusing on economic, demographic, institutional, and political settings. Students will also examine economic development and job growth in the context of regional settings and the emerging new economy, and addresses local, regional, and national strategies for expanding economic and social development.
As an integral part of their studies, all Licentiate in Architecture students must complete eighteen (18) weeks of work internship with an approved design company before they can graduate. During their internship, students must keep a diary of the work that they do, and examples of their work outputs.
Ergonomics is a discipline that involves arranging the environment to fit the person in it, and about the effective division of work between man and machine. When ergonomics is applied correctly in the work environment, visual and musculoskeletal discomfort and fatigue are reduced significantly. Also, when work is appropriately divided between people and machines the synergies obtained can create considerable efficiency gains. Students will learn how to follow ergonomic principles to reduce stress and eliminate many potential injuries and disorders associated with the overuse of muscles, bad posture, and poor environmental conditions. Also, when care is adequate care is taken, interior and open spaces can be developed so that navigation and utilization by people becomes intuitive. This is accomplished by designing tasks, work spaces, controls, displays, tools, lighting, and spaces to fit the user’s physical capabilities and limitations. Students will also learn about the relative strengths and weaknesses of people and machines in working situations and how to effectively partition efforts between them.
Ergonomics - LDS303 / LIS238 / LMD303 / LAR209
Architectural Studio VII&VIII: Selected areas of specialization; three projects chosen with advisement from a variety of studio offerings that concentrate on different areas of vital concern.
Architectural Studio VII&VIII: Selected areas of specialization; three projects chosen with advisement from a variety of studio offerings that concentrate on different areas of vital concern.
Students will be encouraged to recognize and understand the ongoing redefinition of societies as communities and the affirmation of the individual as a person. These capacities are relevant pre-conditions to students as they become cultured and transnational scholars. Students will be encouraged to delve into their learned and inherited cultural traditions to study and develop deeper awareness of notions, principles, methodologies and techniques useful to building family, academic, business, and civic communities that can and should make a difference. Recent research in the new science of networks will help the understanding and implementation of these ongoing transformations.
Year 5 Bachelor
Architects, today, function through projects. Project management is, thus, an integral and fundamental area of study for architects. This module focuses on the planning, implementation, control, and progress assessment of medium to large architectural projects. A case approach and action oriented teaching will be adopted and students will need to plan, manage and complete a small project in architecture.
Project management - LIS403 / LBT402 / LBA229 / LAR242
This module reviews and audits the functional and operational activities and processes in typical architecture and urban planning practices and the common issues and concerns of practice managers. Ethical issues, such as ownership of intellectual property and conflicts of interest, are considered. As part of this module, students are often seconded to work in an architecture/urban planning practice for 2-4 weeks, and interview the management of the practice, and report their findings regarding the way the practice operates and is managed.
Architectural firms today are very complex enterprises and often multidisciplinary. The need for architects to develop skills in the area of entrepreneurship is fundamental. This module focuses on the process of writing and presenting business plans for new ventures in architecture by student teams. The emphasis of this intensively interactive and uniquely structured module is on applying concepts and techniques studied in various functional areas to the new venture development environment. In preparing the business plan, issues that are addressed include how to screen for effective venture ideas, how to identify and define the fundamental issues relevant to the new venture, how to identify the venture's market niche and define its business strategy and what type of financing should be raised – how, when, by whom and how much. A solid understanding of business basics is required. Actual business plans will be used to address these issues.
Entrepreneurship (3cr) - LBT407 / LIS407 / LBA241 / LAR240 || LBA210 Entrepreneurship (2cr) / LBA241 Entrepreneurship (3cr)
