About Architect Dorival Mota
Qualified Part 2 Architectural Assistant

I am a part II qualified Architect, with over 13 years of UK and international experience in Architecture and Project Management, with a proven track record in commercial, residential and industrial infrastructure planning and design, through to conception. I am adept in innovative design and client-responsive solutions with expertise in problem-solving and delivering excellence. I have acquired repeated success guiding projects with emerging industries to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures and within tight deadlines. I am passionate about architecture and have a clear understanding of the implementation of building codes. I possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills, coupled with an eye for design and good time management abilities.
Featured articles and news
Construction Products Reform Green Paper and Consultation
Still time to respond as consultation closes on 21 May 2025.
Resilient façade systems for smog reduction in Shanghai
A technical approach using computer simulation and analysis of solar radiation, wind patterns, and ventilation.
Digital technology, transformation and cybersecurity
Supporting SMEs through Digitalisation in Construction.
Villa Wolf in Gubin, history and reconstruction. Book review.
Construction contract awards down £1bn
Decline over the past two months compared to the same period last year, follows the positive start to the year.
Editor's broadbrush view on forms of electrical heating in context.
The pace of heating change; BSRIA market intelligence
Electric Dreams, Boiler Realities.
New President of ECA announced
Ruth Devine MBE becomes the 112th President of the Electrical Contractors Association.
New CIAT Professional Standards Competency Framework
Supercedes the 2019 Professional Standards Framework from 1 May 2025.
Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds
Free exhibition at the RIBA Architecture Gallery until 31 May.
PPN 021: Payment Spot Checks in Public Sub-Contracts
Published following consultation and influence from ECA.
Designing Buildings reaches 20,000 articles
We take a look back at some of the stranger contributions.
Lessons learned from other industries.
The Buildings of the Malting Industry. Book review.
Conserving places with climate resilience in mind.
Combating burnout.