Rate My Professor Luiza Sobhie Muñoz

Luiza Sobhie Muñoz is an architect and urbanist affiliated with the School of Architecture and Urbanism at Universidade de São Paulo. She earned her undergraduate degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Campus de Presidente Prudente. She completed a master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo at Faculdade de Artes, Arquitetura e Comunicação of UNESP, with a focus on thermal comfort and landscaping. She also holds a specialization in Sustainable Architectural and Urbanistic Environmental Rehabilitation from the Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo at Universidade de Brasília. During her undergraduate studies, she conducted research in architectural and urbanistic heritage and pursued complementary training in design projects.

Muñoz served as a lecturer at Centro Universitário Antônio Eufrásio de Toledo de Presidente Prudente from 2018 to 2022 and as a substitute professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Campus FCT, from 2020 to 2022. She maintained a private practice as a liberal professional from 2015 to 2022, developing architecture and urbanism projects. She completed her PhD in Architecture and Urbanism with a concentration in Architecture Technology at FAUUSP from 2021 to 2026. Her doctoral research, supported by FAPESP grant 2021/04751-7, examined urban heating, lack of green spaces, and lack of space through a framework for climate adaptation at the microscale in São Paulo. She conducted a research internship abroad in Glasgow, Scotland, from 2023 to 2024 under the supervision of Professor Rohinton Emmanuel, supported by FAPESP grant 2023/03279-8, proposing a new green factor for São Paulo. She is a Planet Health Ambassador at IEA-USP and received second place in the ENVI-met UNI LAB Award 2023 in partnership with Daniel Felipe Yoshida under the guidance of Professors Denise Helena Silva Duarte and Paula Shinzato. Her research interests center on urban climate, green infrastructure, and climate adaptation in cities.