He was a professor at the New University of Lisbon and at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies. He was the Administrator, from 1986 to 1990, and President, from 1990 to 1992, of the public town-planning company of Lisbon.
He was a professor at the New University of Lisbon and the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies. He headed the municipal planning department from 1986 to 1990 and then became its leader from 1990 to 1992.