Summary
Pedro Leal is an experienced Architectural Project and Design Manager based in Porto with a career spanning project design, coordination and asset conversion across Portugal and internationally since the 1980s. He combines hands-on architectural design—ranging from historical mansion conversions and master planning to shopping centers, hotels and sports facilities—with project management credentials (IPMA Level D) and a track record of leading multidisciplinary teams for developers such as Sonae. As a senior practitioner he has moved fluidly between in-house roles and independent consultancy, delivering complex conversions and commercial product definitions (e.g., Porto Palace Hotel block, Sonae Business Park, Tivoli Shopping extension in Brazil). Notably, his early international internship in Lausanne and long tenure on large retail and real estate portfolios give him a pragmatic grasp of tendering, asset management and developer-driven design. He often tailors partnerships to project needs, blending technical advisory, cost/quantity input and tenant-mix strategy to turn design intent into viable commercial outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor in Architecture, Architecture, Bachelor in Architecture, Architecture at Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto
IPMA Level D - Certified Project Management Associate, IPMA Level D - Certified Project Management Associate at IPMA - International Project Management Association / APOGEP - Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Projetos
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French