Proudly serrana (those who are native of mountainous regions), born in Covilhã in 1979, Lara claims that the constant curiosity that drives her comes from having grown up between two sets of cultures and customs. It was precisely this, her curiosity, that led her to Lisbon and Barcelona to study Architecture (FA-UTL and UPC-ETSAB) Above all else, Lara is someone passionate about what she does.
After a decade dedicated to classical architecture (in 2009, she was awarded the “Accessible Architecture” prize promoted by the Architects’ Order in Portugal), she combined that passion with her pride in being serrana and created WOOL | Covilhã Urban Art in 2011, the first festival dedicated to these artistic expressions in Portugal.