Jorge P. Silva was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1976. He graduated in architecture at the Lusíada University of Lisbon, in 1998 and started his professional activity in 1994, collaborating in a small studio in Lisbon. He collaborates with Aires Mateus since 1998. Jorge holds several lectures and conferences all over the world representing Aires Mateus. He also coordinates number of international design competitions and projects: in 2002 for the international competition for the Grand Egyptian Museum (special prize), in 2008 the competition for the renovation of the Botanical Garden and Park Mayer area in Lisbon (winning project), in 2019 mixed buildings in Brazza neighbourhood in Bordeaux.