Marco Buinhas is a Master of Architecture and Director of Design with over 30 years of experience in urban planning and design. He has worked on projects in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Currently, he is the Design Director at enCity Urban Solutions in Singapore, where he leads master planning projects focused on strategic planning, transit-oriented development, urban regeneration, and water-sensitive urban design.

1. SENIOR PRINCIPAL, PLANNING + URBAN DESIGN
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN
Marco Buinhas
Master Degree (M.Arch) in Architectural Theory | pre-Bologna
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal [1998-2001]
Graduation in Architectural Design
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal [1989-1994]
Integrated Land-Use Planning Course
by Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority [2018]
TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CONTACT
marco.buinhas@encity.co
+65 902 706 24
02-08 Meissa, 100D Pasir Panjang Road,
Singapore 118520
Marco Buinhas has started his design practice in 1994, later joining Gonçalo Byrne’s office in Lisbon, Portugal, as an urban designer, leading and participating on a wide
range of studies, projects and competitions throughout Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, between 2000 and 2011. Between 2007 and 2008, as the princi-
pal urban designer at Gonçalo Byrne’s office, Marco leads Foster + Partners local design team. He had moved to Western Africa in 2012, working for FCL.AO as a principal
urban designer, being involved in several projects and some collaborative works with Eduardo Souto de Moura. In 2017 Marco joined CPG Consultants Pte. in Singapore as
senior principal urban designer, later becoming vice president of the Urban Planning division, leading design teams in markets such as China, Indonesia and Vietnam. In
2019 he joined Ramboll / Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl as associate director ‐master planning, leading the design on master planning projects in Indonesia and collaborative
work for China market.
Adding to his design practice, Marco started his teaching activities in 1997 as an assistant lecturer with practical classes on design studios at Faculdade de Arquitectura e
Artes da Universidade Lusiada de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal), as well as a visiting lecturer at Università degli Studi di Sassari ‐ Dipartimento di Architettura, Design, Urbanistica,
ad Alghero (Sardinia, Italy) and, more recently, as a guest critic at Singapore University of Technology and Design | MIT Design Centre and NUS‐SDE, M.Arch Design Studio
at National University of Singapore. He also has a creative practice as a writer and artist, with published work in Europe, Asia and US of America.
Specialties: Art + Urban Design + Architectural Design.

2. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
EXPERIENCE
Design Director
enCity Urban Solutions Pte. Ltd (2023 - now)
Associate Director | Master Planning
Ramboll / Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl, Singapore (2019 - 2023)
Senior Principal Urban Designer
CPG Consultants Pte Ltd, Singapore (2017 - 2018)
Senior Designer | Maker
Colin K. Okashimo and Associates Pte., Singapore (2016)
Principal Urban Designer
FCL.AO | CLCS, Angola (2012 – 2015)
Principal Urban Designer
Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos, Lda. Portugal (2000 – 2012)
Architect
PTJM Arquitectos Lda., Portugal (1999 – 2000)
Architect
MRB Gestão, Estudos e Projectos, Lda., Portugal (1998 – 1999)
Architect
Victor Neves, Arquitectura e Urbanismo Lda., Portugal (1994 – 1998)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Full Member | Ordem dos Arquitectos Portugueses
Membership Number 5570-S
“Architecture and Sustainable Design”, Core Studio 3 | Urban Living, MIT Design Center –
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, (2016)
“Faces”, Introduction to the exhibition “Faces (Caras | Não-Caras) at Instituto Camões,
Luanda, Angola, (2014)
“Lisboa, Cidade Transcultural”, Conference on urban renewal strategies at Induscria –
Platform | Creative Industries, Lisbon, Portugal, (2011)
“Modular”, Conference at the Architectural Award Ceremony as Invited Juri | PLADUR
International Prize – IX Edition Madrid, Spain, (2009)
“City and Citizenship”, Conference on urban design strategies | Ordem dos Arquitectos
Portugueses, Lisbon, Portugal, (2006)
“Habitar Portugal”, Introduction to the Exhibition “Habitar Portugal” (2003 Edition) |
Ordem dos Arquitectos Portugueses, Lisbon, Portugal, (2006)
PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES
2011 ‐ 1st Prize | Khan Antoun Bey Square and North Souks Urban Renewal In-
ternational Competition, Beirut, Lebanon
2010 ‐ 2nd Prize | Parco City‐Life Urban Renewal Master Plan
International Competition, Milano, Italy
1998 - 1st Prize | PRAÇA da Ribeira Master Plan Competition
RECOGNITIONS
ACADEMIC PRACTICE
Guest Critic | National University of Singapore, NUS‐SDE
MArch Design Studio (Studio Head: Anna Gasco) Singapore (2020)
Guest Lecturer | National University of Singapore, Architectural Design Studio II
(Studio Head: Ermanno Cirillo) Singapore (2018)
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD | MIT Design Centre)
as invited Juri at Core Studio 3 | Urban Living, Singapore, (2016)
Università degli Studi di Sassari, as visiting Lecturer at Dipartamento di Architettura, Design
Urbanistica ad Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, (2009)
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, as Assistant Professor on Architectural Design Labs II + III
Departamento de Arquitectura e Artes, Lisbon, Portugal, (1997-2012)

3. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
PUBLICATIONS
Strategic Planning
• Plan Directeur d’Amenagement et d’Urbanisme pour la Wilaya d’Alger (1,190km2) Algiers, Algeria
• Ajuda~Belém Strategic Analysis (60Ha) Lisbon, Portugal
Transport Oriented Development
• Kota Harapan Indah Transport Oriented Development Master Plan, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia
• Amadora New Centre Concept Master Plan, Amadora, Portugal
Urban Regeneration
• Nima Drain Urban Redevelopment | UAE
• NEOM Vertical Urbanism Prototype | Accra, Ghana
• Pujiang River Master Plan | Chengdu, China
• C30 Residential Area Concept Master Plan (30Ha) | District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• NGO GIA TU Redevelopment Area Master Plan (6,7Ha) | District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• QUINTA da Arca d’Água Master Plan (22Ha) | Abrantes, Portugal
• PARCO City-Life Urban Renewal Master Plan (9Ha), Milano, Italy | International Competition 2nd Prize
• QUARTEIRÃO Sul do Largo do Rato Master Plan (1,5Ha) | Lisbon, Portugal
• FALAGUEIRA Master Plan (6,5Ha) | Amadora, Portugal
• ESTORIL-Sol Master Plan (1,5Ha) | Cascais, Portugal
• EXPO 98 Residential Complex (1Ha) | Lisbon, Portugal
• PRAÇA da Ribeira Master Plan (2Ha), Esposende, Portugal | Competition - 1st Prize
Water-Sensitive Urban Planning/ Urban Design
• TAOPU Forest Park | Shanghai, China
• FANGTA Township Concept Master Plan (630Ha) | Yan’an, China
• CAVA de Viriato Master Plan | Viseu, Portugal
Urban Design / Landscape Design / Land Art
• COMALAND Residential Area Concept Master Plan (80Ha) | Van Giang, Hanoi, Vietnam
• GIA LAM Township Concept Master Plan (87Ha) | Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam
• ONEHub Saigon High-Tech Park |SHTP (32Ha) | HCMC, District 9, Vietnam
• MARINA Luanda Master Plan | Residential, Recreational & Commercial Development + Maritime Infrastructure Design (80Ha)
Luanda, Angola
• KHAN ANTOUN BEY Square & North Souks Urban Renewal (6Ha), Beirut, Lebanon | International Competition 1st Prize
• DOHA Bay Master Plan (12Ha) | Doha, Qatar
• CAVA de Viriato Master Plan (44Ha) | Viseu, Portugal
Township/District Planning
• Project NEO Concept Master Plan | Bac Giang, Vietnam
• LANCANG New Town Concept Master Plan | Lancang County, Yunnan, China
• PKP City Concept Master Plan | Batam, Indonesia
• Anggrek MAS III Concept Master Plan | Batam, Indonesia
• Ecopark Master Plan Revision (744Ha) | Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam
• COMALAND Residential Area Concept Master Plan | Van Giang, Hung Yen Province, Vietnam
Mixed-Use Development/ Urban Design
• ALNG Permanent Residential Housing | PRH Master Plan (151Ha) | River Congo Delta, Soyo, Angola
KEY PROJECTS
“Homes of the Holy”, Art Book, Epigram Books, Singapore,
ISBN: 9789814757539, [2016]
“Faces”, Introduction and Press Release, Instituto Camões,
Luanda, Angola, [2014]
“Inverted Landscapes”, Article, Oris Magazine for Architec-
ture and Culture #76, Zagreb, Croatia, [2012]
“A Kind of Love Affair with the Land”, Article, Boletim Ar-
quitectos, Ordem dos Arquitectos Portugueses, Lisbon, Por-
tugal, [2012]
“Gonçalo Byrne, Geografias Vivas”, Introduction, Edições
Caleidoscópio, Lisbon, Portugal, ISBN: 9789728897109 [2016]
EXHIBITIONS
“Lusíada - 30 Anos de Arquitectura”, Architectural Exhibition
as one of the selected 30 architects, Museu Nacional dos
Coches, Lisbon, Portugal, [2017]
“Gonçalo Byrne: Geografias Vivas”, integrating Gonçalo
Byrne Arquitectos team of designers, Centro Cultural de
Belém, Lisbon, Portugal, [2006]
“Gonçalo Byrne: Geografias Vivas”, integrating Gonçalo
Byrne Arquitectos team of designers, VI Architectural Bien-
nal, São Paulo, Brazil, [2005]
PUBLIC ARTWORKS
“We Are Atlantis”, Mural, Mixed Media (15.00 x 2.00 m)
BOCA, 8 Ann Siang Hill, Singapore 069788, Singapore (2017)