Maria Souto de Moura (b. 1990, Portugal) is an architect and visual artist based in Porto. She graduated in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) in 2014, where she was awarded the Viana de Lima Prize – Architecture. Since 2022, she has been teaching as a guest assistant in the Project 4 course at FAUP. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP). Between 2014 and 2023, she collaborated with Álvaro Siza’s studio, where she was responsible for significant projects including the Fundação Gramaxo, Joan Miró: Materiality and Metamorphosis, and the Álvaro Siza Wing of the Serralves Museum. Her independent architectural work includes the 1st Prize-winning project for Affordable Housing in Lordelo do Ouro, Porto (2021), in co-authorship. Since 2017, Maria has also developed a parallel visual art practice through her studio – maria souto de moura studio – exhibiting in group shows such as Arte na Leira (Caminha, since 2018), Nó at Galeria Cisterna (Lisbon, 2019), JustMad Art Fair (Madrid, 2020), I think I made you up at Plato (Évora, 2022), and 30 anos depois… at Galeria Fernando Santos (Porto, 2023). In 2017, she was selected for the national showcase Jovens Criadores with the pavilion Contemplação Particular, a collaboration with painter António Gonçalves, presented at the CCB, Lisbon. Maria is a co-founder of fr-ia, where she currently develops her professional practice, integrating architecture and visual art.