He heads the architectural practice Tiago do Vale Architects.

He enrolled in the University of Coimbra's Department of Architecture in 1996 studying, among others, under Fernando Távora and Gonçalo Byrne.

He went on to integrate the University of Coimbra's managing bodies, both as a Senator and as an Assembly Member.

Tiago do Vale regularly lectures and writes about architectural matters.

[1] Do Vale was curator of the 2014's "Urban Dialogues, International Architecture Congress", in Portugal and of the 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions of the “Mesturas, International Architecture Encounters Galicia-Portugal” (Spain and Portugal).