Maria Lalanda, founder of MLalanda. I trained as an architect at the Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa and spent over a decade in London. I've worked for 8 years at Allies and Morrison, across every phase of a project — from early feasibility through construction — on masterplans, residential schemes, and office buildings, with strong BIM-led experience. After years shaping projects across the UK, I've brought that experience home to São Miguel, where I now design for island life, all of its own.