Rodrigo Patricio (Porto, Portugal, 1972) studied architecture at the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture (FAUP), from 1990 and at the Delft University of Technology in 1995. In 1996 was awarded the Degree in Architecture by the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture and in 2015 the title of Specialist in Architecture Design. Before founding his own firm -RPA- in 1998, Rodrigo Patricio worked with Rem Koolhaas at OMA -Office for Metropolitan Architecture- in Rotterdam and with Jean Nouvel at AJN -Architectures Jean Nouvel- in Paris. Rodrigo Patricio has been a Visiting Critic at the Delft University of Technology and at the National Superior School of Architecture and Landscape in Bordeaux, Assistant Professor at the University School of Arts of Coimbra and lecturer at the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture.

Miki Itabashi (Yokohama, Japan, 1982) studied architecture at the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture (FAUP), from 2000 and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2005, having been awarded the Degree in Architecture by the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture in 2007. Before joining RPA Miki Itabashi worked with Metro Arquitetos Associados in São Paulo, with Jofre Roca Estudi d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and with Franca Arquitectura in Porto. Since 2010 Miki Itabashi attends the School of Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto having attended one year-term at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo.

Sandra Brito (Braga, Portugal, 1979) studied architecture at the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture (FAUP), from 2000 and at the National School of Architecture of Nancy, France, in 2004, and was awarded the Degree in Architecture by the University of Porto Faculty of Architecture in 2006. Prior joining RPA Sandra Brito worked with Ana Sousa da Costa & Helder Casal Ribeiro, with Francisco Barata Fernandes & Madalena Pinto da Silva, Carlos Guimarães & Luís Soares Carneiro, and with MVCC Arquitectos in Porto. Since 2014 Sandra Brito attends the Doctoral Studies in Architecture at FAUP being also a researcher on Landscapes and Societies at Lab2PT of the University of Minho.