Who We Are
We are a group of curious urbanists, artists, designers, and wanderers, moving through the cities we call home with a radical hope: that together, we can reclaim social and cultural spaces that reconnect us to ourselves, to each other, and to the land. Come walk with us!
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Initiator
Vivian Gomes is an architect and urban designer who moves between design, storytelling, and care. A barefoot urbanist, she walks between land and water, memory and imagination, exploring how cities can breathe with the rhythms of nature and culture.
As initiator of studio mangue, Vivian weaves form, movement, belonging, collective memory, and imagination into design practice, seeing urbanism as both structure and story, a way of reconnecting people to place and to one another. Her work brings social value and awareness to planning, urban design, and consultation, guided by empathy, curiosity, and collaboration.
Vivian is also a lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University and an active collaborator with non-profits and community initiatives. Through her Jane’s Walks in Little Portugal, she explores the everyday stories that make neighbourhoods vibrant, where porches, streets, and memories intertwine.
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Collaborator
Rogério Felix is an architect and urban designer, photographer, art director, and craftsman. He develops projects that merge architectural design language with reflections on the landscape, exploring the dialogue between the natural and the built.