about

studio

terra is a landscape architecture studio based in Lisbon. Understanding the identity and materials that define each place is essential to understanding and transforming any space. Our approach is based on a process- and function-oriented practice that creates, restores and enhances urban and natural environments. terra seeks to deliver practical, implementable solutions that improve quality of life and promote the sustainable use of resources.

team

Duarte Natário

Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (2010) and postgraduate qualification in Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology from the same institution (2017).

In 2012, he was awarded the IFLA Sir Geoffrey JellicoeResearch Scholarship. He writes about landscape and urban planning and has contributed to the newspaper Público.

He directed the documentary Everything Is Landscape (2019), exploring the history of landscape architecture in Portugal. He is also a collaborator at the Landscape Observatory of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. He is a managing partner of terra.

João Francisco Coelho

Architect with a Master's degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (2004–2010).

He completed an internship in Berlin at Welter+Welter Architekten, where he subsequently worked for four years (2011–2015), contributing to the design and construction of large-scale residential buildings.

He worked in Lisbon at In'loki – território e arquitetura (2015–2020), developing projects at various scales, with a focus on office buildings and refurbishment.

He has collaborated with terra since 2021.

Laura Fortuna

Architect with a Master's degree in Green Space and Landscape Design from the Università degli Studi di Genova (2021–2024) and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences and Technologies from the Università degli Studi di Padova.

She gained international academic experience, including an exchange programme in Brazil and another at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia of the University of Lisbon. She completed an internship at PROAP in Lisbon.

She has collaborated with terra since 2025.

Joana Azevedo

Landscape architect with a Master's degree from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (2005–2011) and an internship at Burle Marx Escritório de Paisagismo, the practice founded by one of the most influential figures in modernist landscape architecture (2011). She received a postgraduate scholarship from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro through the outreach programme Meu Lugar, Nosso Mundo (Memória e Paisagem). She expanded her background into other artistic fields, collaborating on audiovisual, fashion and design projects. She has increasingly specialised in communications and marketing for architecture studios and artistic projects through social media, having completed a digital marketing course at Brother Doers School, a school of creativity. She has collaborated with terra since 2023.

collaborators

Viktor Vingelold (2026)

Luiza Santos (2026)

Maria Paula Vega (2026)

Angelica Buco (2026)

former collaborators

Pedro Casalta (2021)

Vasco Duarte (2023)

Madalena Branco (2023)

Aude Majorel (2024)

Anna Solti (2024)

Diana Estrela (2025/2026)

Giorgia Gallazzi (2026)