João Paupério (Valongo, 1992) studied architecture at Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP) and co-founded atelier local (Valongo, 2019), together with Maria Rebelo. He has previously worked as an architect for Baukunst, in Brussels, and is currently a researcher and PhD candidate at CEAU-FAUP. With atelier local, he has mostly designed and written in and about the periphery, with very little means and a particular interest in the intersection of architecture, economy, ecology, and politics. In 2017-18, he was a teaching assistant to Prof. Adrien Verschuere, at UC Louvain (LOCI Tournai). He co-edited the book “Ceci n’est pas un Portrait” (Circo de Ideias, 2024) and co-authored the book “After five years of living” (exemplo books, 2024). In 2023, the issue of AMAG PT #04 was dedicated to the first works of atelier local, which have also been recognized in several national and international awards, such as Prémios Forma (winner, 2024), the Arquia Foundation Awards (finalist, 2024) or the Lisbon Triennale Début Award (shortlisted, 2025).