Vanessa Costalonga Martins
Vanessa Costalonga Martins
Student / Programme Doctorate at D-BAUG
ETH Zürich
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Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Exhibitor at the XVIII Venice Architecture Biennale, Arsenale |
| 2023 | European Cultural Centre 2023 ECC Awards - Shorlisted "Design" |
| 2023 | Exhibitor at the XVIII Venice Architecture Biennale, Palazzo Mora |
| 2023 | German Design Award 2023 “Special Mention - Eco Design” - LivMatS Pavilion |
| 2023 | Houzee Award 2023: Platinum Winner - LivMatS Pavilion |
| 2022 | Green Product Award 2022 - LivMatS Pavilion |
| 2021 | Exhibitor at the XVII Venice Architecture Biennale, Arsenale |
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Vanessa Costalonga is an architect specialising in computational design, digital fabrication, and material research in architecture. She holds a professional Diploma in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Brasília and an MSc in integrative technologies and architectural design research from the University of Stuttgart, where she also worked as a Research Associate at the Department of Bio-based Materials and Materials Cycles in Architecture (BioMat), within the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE).
With a diverse professional background, Vanessa has practised as an architect internationally, including at Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Italy, as well as in South Africa and her native Brazil, completing projects across a range of scales. Vanessa has also presented her work at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021, 2023 and 2025. As a doctoral researcher at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architectureat ETH Zurich, she investigates the reuse of bricks in informal construction, particularly examining how digital technologies can enhance reuse and participation in this context.