The two architects work in association in the studio Ricardo Carvalho + Joana Vilhena since 1999 . They built both private and public work , such as schools, an hotel and a museum.
The work of the studio has been presented at conferences and exhibitions in Europe, America, China and Japan.
In 2009 they joined the exhibition " Overlappings : Six Portuguese Architecture Studios " at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London . The exhibition was shown after in Barcelona. In 2011, Milan and Lisbon.
In 2011 joined the exhibition " Tradition is Innovation" in the Ozone Gallery in Tokyo . This exhibition was in 2011 at the Biennale of Architecture in São Paulo , Brazil.
In 2012 they joined the exhibition " Lisbon Ground ", Official Portuguese Representation at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale .
In 2013 they opened a solo exhibition " LIGA 11 : A Room for Mexico City " in Mexico City .