17/09/2025
Francisco Pinto Basto
Co-Founder | Architect
Born in Lisbon, Francisco graduated in Architecture from the UAL University of Lisbon.
He started his professional experience in the practice of João de Almeida and Pedro Ferreira Pinto in Lisbon. At the end of 2009, he joined Foster + Partners in London, where he became an Associate Architect. At Foster + Partners he led projects in master planning, residential, mixed use, transport, and infrastructure. Amongst these, he was part of the team for the Panama airport up to the last phaseof construction, and the Slussen Masterplan in Stockholm, Sweden.
Francisco returned to Lisbon in the end of 2017 and founded Pinto Basto Architecture, where he began to develop projects in Portugal in the sectors of renovation, residential, retail and office, with a major focus in housing.