About Filipa Valente

Architect, Experience & Environmental Interaction Designer

I am currently based in Los Angeles, California, after having completed a Masters in Design Research on Media Art and Architecture (MediaSCAPES) at SciArc (Southern California Institute of Architecture).

I am a practicing Architect and graduated from the Graduate Diploma and BSc in Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London UK. Through work experience and since my graduation in 2008 I have had the opportunity to work for different architectural practices around the world and also have been able to pursue some of my own personal work and frequent collaborations. During the past years I have held positions at Zaha Hadid Architects, Amanda Levete Architects and Wilkinson Eyre Architects in London.

As an Architect, my work is strongly rooted in the field of architecture, but I am extremely interested in combining this field with a strong passion for experience design, environmental interaction and media art. My current research explores relationships between generative and virtual space design, our bodies and the creation of interactive environments to enrich the experience of space.