GIS Consulting and Development for Urban Design and Planning

About me

I am an experienced urbanist and architect dedicated to creating sustainable urban spaces through a comprehensive approach, specializing in green-blue infrastructure, mobility planning, and designing with the existing. With extensive experience in urban design and planning across large, medium, and small-scale projects in Brazil, Germany, and other countries, I bring a solid understanding of diverse urban contexts and the design process itself.

Spatial analysis with GIS has been a fundamental tool throughout my career. In my previous roles, I successfully established GIS workflows and systems within the companies I worked for, including one of the largest planning companies in Germany, where I provided technical support and training for colleagues to enhance project efficiency and analysis alongside my planning activities.

30+ Trainees

8+ years experience

Carmem Aires

Rotterdam - The Netherlands

KvK: 94578486

Since 2024, I have been operating independently as a GIS expert, delivering tailored solutions that integrate advanced spatial analysis with urban planning strategies to support innovative, data-driven decision-making.

I am driven by research and innovation, continuously learning and refining my skills in new digital tools and state-of-the-art knowledge. Currently, I am further developing expertise in the field of Geomatics at TU Delft.

Adaptable and collaborative, as a trainer I am often evaluated as being patient, clear, and kind.

For insights into my work, please feel free to review my complete CV, my portfolio, my publications or reach out for a discussion.

Experience

URBAN DESIGNER & GIS SPECIALIST

ZZP | Rotterdam | NL | May/2024 - Present

URBAN DESIGNER & ARCHITECT

Rittmannsperger Architekten GmbH | Darmstadt | DE | Dez/2019 - July/2024

• GIS Consulting for Urban Design and Planning Processes

• Cartography, 3D modeling, remote sensing, spatial analysis

• ArcGIS Pro and QGIS Trainer

• Principal designer of urban design and landscape projects, Leader of small teams

• Architectural designer on feasibility studies for public buildings

• Facade design consultant to property owners

• Collaborator on urban design guidelines for historic villages

• Leader in the implementation of ArchiCAD and drawing standards

URBAN DESIGNER & MOBILITY PLANNER

AS+P GmbH | Frankfurt | DE | Dez/2017 - Nov/2019

• Leader of implementation of GIS, team support and geospatial analysis

• Assistant designer of complex master planning projects and urban design guidelines

INTERN ARCHITECT & URBANIST

23 SUL Arquitetura e Urbanismo | São Paulo | BR | Jan/2015 - Feb/2017

• Leader in the implementation of GIS and geospatial analysis for mobility master plans

• Assistant designer of metro stations, public buildings, airport structures and housing

• Awarded with 3rd prize for the master plan “Operação Urbana Água Branca”

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment | TU Delft | Environmental Technology & Design | Prof. Dr. Arjan van Timmeren | Delft | NL | Feb/2024 - Dez/2024

• Researcher on the project: “Green/Blue Infrastructure for Sustainable and Attractive Cities”

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism | University of São Paulo | Metrópole Fluvial Group | Prof. Dr. Alexandre Delijaicov | São Paulo | BR | Oct/2011 - Feb/2015

• Scholarship “Scientific Initiation”. (FUPAM, Brazil)

• Exhibition at IABR, 2014. (X International Architecture Biennale of Rotterdam) with the project “São Paulo Metropolitan Waterway Ring”

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | DELFT | NL | 2014

Education

MSc Geomatics for the Built Environment

UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO | SÃO PAULO | BR | 2017

Architecture and Urbanism | 5-Year Diploma | Average grade: 8,5/10 |

Thesis grade 10/10: ”Green Blue Infrastructure: Water Sensitive Drainage System for São Paulo”. Publication: Embrace the water - IWA Congress. Sweden, 2017.

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | DELFT | NL | 2013

MSc Urbanism | 12-month exchange at Masters programme

Academic merit scholarship from the University of São Paulo

Further Training

• Green roofs and facades. AKH Architektur Kammer Hessen. Wiesbaden.

• Green infrastructures and urban land-use planning. Institut für Städtebau. Berlin.

• Energy demand in buildings. EdX TU Delft. Online.

• Efficient buildings. Zebau Hamburg. Online.

• Negotiation training. Institut Fortbildung Bau. Stuttgart.

• Team leadership in planning offices. Institut Fortbildung Bau. Stuttgart.

• Rhino for architecture. Hotmart. Online

• Parametric design with grasshopper - beginner to advanced. Udemy. Online.

• Revit architecture. Ycon. São Paulo.

Highlights

AWARDS

• 3rd prize, “Darmstadt Hackathon for Water and Environment”. Germany, 2021

• Presenter and co-moderator “Embrace the water - IWA Congress”. Sweden, 2017

• Student assistant, course: “Smart Infrastructure and Mobility”. DIMI, TU Delft, 2014

• Chapel project for a needy community. Cotia, SP, Brazil, 2015

PUBLICATIONS

• Mogi das Cruzes: special central mobility area. ANTP, 2017 (Brazilian National Agency of Public Transportation)

• Cycling programme for Indaiatuba. ANTP, 2017 (Brazilian National Agency of Public Transportation)

• Green blue infrastructures. Overview of smart spatial strategies A+BE, TU Delft, 2015.

• São Paulo: the hydrological system, the urban environment and the Metropolitan Waterway Ring Project, Hidroanel. A+BE, TU Delft, 2014.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• 2017 Scholarship for postgraduate studies (not pursued). DAAD German Academic Exchange Service.

• 2012 Methods of city production. One-week excursion grant, Rio+20 Congress. Participation grant, Workshop

• SOS Ciudades. Participation grant. University of São Paulo.

Software and Languages

ArcGIS Pro, QGIS,

GRASS

AutoCAD, ArchiCAD

Revit

Rhino

Grasshopper

Sketch up

Vray/Enscape

Earth Engine

City Engine

depthMAP

Adobe CS

MS Office

Python

Portuguese (Native)

English (C1)

German (C1)

French (B2)

Spanish (B1)