Digital reconstruction of Barros Lima’s design for São Torcato Sanctuary, 1825

Pedro de Azambuja Varela is an architect (FAUP, 2006) with a PhD in stereotomy (2020). His research explores digital fabrication, robotic construction, and reconfigurable molds for vaulted structures. He has built pioneering cork and rammed earth vaults, taught at FAUP, and published widely in international conferences and journals. Currently, he teaches CAAD at FAUP and investigates constructive stereotomy, bridging historical techniques with contemporary digital methods.

João Luís Marques is an architect (FAUP, 2006) with PhD (2017) specializied in modern Portuguese religious architecture. He teached courses on Portuguese architectural history and, currently, he is teaching History of Ancient and Medieval Architecture anda Oporto City’s History. He is a researcher at FAUP's Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism and a member of the international platform Observatório de Arquitectura Religiosa Contemporánea. In 2020, he founded his own architectural  firm, focusing on architecture, design, and heritage and consultancy.

Afonso de Matos Silva, born in Viana do Castelo in 2000, is completing his Master’s in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), working on his thesis ‘3D modelling of an abandoned project: S. Torcato’s Sanctuary from Luis Inácio Barros Lima’s drawings’. His research focuses on digital visualization, photogrammetry, and 3D modeling. He has participated in workshops on heritage reconstruction, with interests in parametric modeling and historical research.