Ana Brandão is an architect and assistant researcher at DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte, Ph.D. in Public Space and Urban Regeneration (Universitat de Barcelona, 2015). She has research expertise in interdisciplinary work on the intersection of public space, urban design, and urban planning. Currently, she is a researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte developing work on where and how to redesign public spaces to deal with transition challenges in the extensive city.