Sketching everyday since 2010 /

Hugo graduated in architecture in Oporto (ESAP), Portugal. Received his Ph.D. degree in Architecture and graphic expression from ETSAV (Valencia - Spain), sponsored by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). M.Sc  in Graphic Expression (ETSAV)
He is currently residing in Valencia, Spain, lecturing ( associate professor/lecturer) at the Superior Technical Architecture University of this city, (ETSAV) teaching courses on Architectural Form Analysis and landscape representation (Bachelor and Master degrees) .
He was instructor in Urban sketching workshops in NYC, Oporto and Valencia.
Visiting Researcher Scholar at American Academy of Art - Chicago, The Parsons SCE, New York City, Università degli Studi di Salerno and Sapienza - Università di Roma.
“Coup de couer”  international travel book award at Rendez-vous du carnet de voyage for his first published book "NYC - graphic chronicles".
Finalist at the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition (2016 and 2017)
Winner of the "Sketch 4 Freedom" Contest - Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park - NYC
Author of several published papers and lectures on graphic expression, architectural survey and drawing in divers Universities in USA, Europe and Middle East.
As an architect, worked, among other offices, at Santiago Calatrava (Valencia), Périphériques (Paris), MVRDV (Rotterdam/Paris) and QA Associates(Valencia), overlapping these activities with professional personal projects related to architecture, 3d laser survey, urban sketching and illustration.
His Urban Sketching drawings have been shown in Solo Exhibitions at New York , Valencia and Madrid and Collective Exhibitions at Venice, Valence,  Ferrara, Clermont Ferrand and Dallas (where he was finalist at the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition)
He worked as Storyboard artist at "We the animals" featured movie (Directed by the Emmy nominated Jeremiah Zagar, produced by Public Record, NYC)."NEXT Innovator Award" at  Sundance Film Festival 2018.
Since October 2010 he has been sketching every day and blogging about the performed drawings