Recent Courses

ARCH311

Architecture Design III

ARCH344

Theories of Urban Design

ARCH212

Architecture Design II

ARCH498

Senior Project I

ARCH122

History and Theory of Architecture

ARCH140

HUMAN FACTORS & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

ARCH251

Construction Technology I

ARCH411

Architecture Design V

ARCH499

Senior Project II

ARCH341

Theories of Housing Design

Semester Courses

ARCH311

Architecture Design III

ARCH344

Theories of Urban Design

ARCH498

Senior Project I

Education

  • D

    DIPLOMA / 2011

    Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo - Municipalities Geographic Information System - GIS Political Management in Municipalities

    Viana do Castelo , Portugal

  • D

    DIPLOMA / 2020

    University of Bahrain - UTEL - Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice

    Manama , Kingdom of Bahrain

  • D

    DOCTORATE / 2021

    Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto - FAUP

    Porto , Portugal

Experience

  • 2010 - 2014

    MELGAÇO

    Melgaço Municipality - CMM - Urban Planning Department

    5/1/2010 - 12/31/2014

    Leading Architect

    Melgaço,Portugal

  • 2015 - 2021

    MANAMA

    Lecturer and PhD Researcher

    1/1/2015 - 8/31/2021

    University of Bahrain - College of Engineering - Department of Architecture - UoB

    Manama,Kingdom of Bahrain

  • 2021 - 2022

    DUBLIN

    FLG | FURTHER LEARNING GROUP, Ireland, UK, Australia

    9/1/2021 - 8/20/2022

    Lecturer

    Dublin,Ireland

  • 2022 - 2023

    DAMMAN

    Assistant Professor - Head of Department

    8/22/2022 - 8/22/2023

    Alasala Colleges - College of Architecture and Design - Department of Architecture - CAD

    Damman,Saudi Arabia

Professional Society

  • UK

    Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

  • Portugal

    Ordem dos Arquitectos Portuguesa

Publications

  • 2020-12-06

    conference

    Sonia Lamela Lamela S.

    Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL 2020-12-06

    Effect of group tutoring on promoting students independent learning in architecture studio

  • 2018-01-01

    conference

    Joao Pinelo Silva Pinelo Silva J. ,Motaz Mestarehi Mestarehi M. ,Sonia Lamela Lamela S.

    IET Conference Publications 2018-01-01

    Cloud platform Bahrain parks: Real-time participatory tool for planning, designing, and managing public parks

INTERESTS

  • Photography