Julião Pinto Leite received his degree in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), completing it with an academic internship at Serôdio Furtado & Associados. Prior to joining OODA in 2018, he worked with Allies and Morrison in London and with José Carlos Cruz in Porto. He has been invited to speak at numerous international conferences, and he received the European 40 Under 40 Award 2022-2023, organized by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum in collaboration with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies. He is currently a jury member for the international competition for the urban expansion of the eastern part of Prague, in the Czech Republic.