Jorge Humberto Canastra Marum, born in Matosinhos in 1979, has built an extensive career in academia and researchHe was a FCT research fellow in 2006 and currently holds a position as a tenured Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior''s Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Celebrating 20 years of teaching in the Architecture course at UBI, his teaching expertise is recognized internationally, having served as a visiting lecturer at TUDelft in the Netherlands, ETSAVA in Valladolid, the Dipartimento di Culture del Progetto at Università Iuav di Venezia, National Technical University of Athens, and Faculty of Architecture at the University of PortoMarum is the coordinator of the 5th year and teaches ''Design V'' at UBI''s Integrated Master in Architecture, and he also leads the optional course ''Architectural Design Communication''He lectures and oversees the ''Design and Building Seminar I'' in UBI''s Doctoral Program in Architecture. Throughout his tenure, he has taught various theoretical and practical subjects, primarily in Architectural Design courses, occasionally branching out to ''Urban Design'' and ''Drawing and Geometry'' from the 1st to the 5th year at UBI¿s Master in Architecture. His research involvement is as significant as his teaching. He is the lead researcher on the R&D project in collaboration with the public administration, titled "Research and Architectural Practice Project for the creation of the Trancoso Museum, Rehabilitation of the Solar dos Costas, Lopes e Tavares, and Requalification of Largo Doutor Eduardo Cabral," Ref. MDT-R2-2020, and on the project "Research and Dissemination on the Architectural and Cultural Heritage of the Historic Center of Trancoso" Ref. PAT-CHT-2019/CVP-730110000-6, ongoing since 2020He also participates in the international R&D project "Planimetric, spatial and photogrammetric analysis of pioneering audiovisual installations in the Iberian Peninsula since 1975" Ref. PGC2018-095359-B-I00 (UV-ETSA) funded by Spain''s Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities and the "Contrast: Network of multidisciplinary artistic initiatives in Art, Architecture, Design and Photography" (FAUP-ACC) financed by DGArtes. As a researcher, he has conducted scientific research evaluations as an expert member of the Erasmus+ Program''s R&D project proposals and final report evaluators'' pool for 2021-2027 and as an expert of the Santander Scientific Initiation Scholarship evaluators'' poolHe coordinated a highly rated R&D Unit and a 4.5 million euros architectural project obtained through an agreement between UBI and the public administration (Ref. MDT-R2-2020) Trancoso Municipality. Marum has supervised several Master''s dissertations in Architecture and currently mentors 2 Ph.D. students with FCT-funded scholarships. Several of these dissertations have been awarded scientific merit prizes in national and international student competitions, like the Valor Pneu Award and Archiprix Portugal, reflecting the scientific community''s recognition.