Ana da Franca (born in Porto, Portugal) graduated in Architecture from the Universidade do Porto and achieves a Master's degree in Intervention Methodologies in Architectural Heritage by FAUP, Portugal. Her first work as an architect was in the project of the Pavilion of the Future for Lisbon EXPO'98, and in the same year founded Franca Arquitectura, where has been working as principal architect. Besides the architectural development and interior design, the office commits on rehabilitation, guided by the passion in intervening in the built city, and has won several awards through its path, like: National Real Estate Award'19 – Winner into Best Building / Energy Efficiency; International Architecture Award'19 - First Prize Residential category; Architect of the Year '20 – Winner into Educational Built category; Baku International Architecture Award'21 – Winner of Best Implemented Project in the Field of Rehabilitation; IV International Golden Trezzini Awards'21 - Honourable Mention into Best Implemented Restoration Category; Prémio Gulbenkian Património'22 - Honourable Mention; Portugal Prestige Awards'20/21 and '22/23 - Architecture Firm of The Year. In a global universe of over 300 projects, its work is mostly constructed in Portugal mainland and Azores, but it also has established an international experience, in Switzerland. Ana is passionately involved in all phases of design, centered on residential, tourist and office typologies, from the private sector but also from government institutions. In july 2002, joined the team of the Portuguese Architects Association, where worked as adviser in public contests. Nowadays, as an expert in the new regulation of urban lease, Ana represents the north section of this Association. She participates in various conferences and seminars, such as Patorreb - pathologies of buildings - often writes for magazine issues and is invited to be part of the jury of international competitions.