DaSTers Community
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"Foundation DaST brings together individuals and organizations committed to building a sustainable future for Torrão and beyond. By joining us, you become part of a global network of changemakers, working together to drive positive transformation in our communities and our world."
Whether it’s through financial banking, lending a helping hand, or sharing your expertise, everyone can contribute. Play a role in shaping a sustainable tomorrow.
Together, we can amplify the impact of individual actions and harness the power of community involvement to drive meaningful change.
Join the DaSTers community today and become part of the journey towards a brighter, more sustainable future.
Joining the DaSTers community means aligning with our vision of designing a sustainable tomorrow for endangered cultural landscapes like Torrão.
Through collective efforts, we can pave the way for a brighter, more resilient future.
Send us a message to collaborate@foundationdast.org to explore collaboration oportunities on how to join us in designing a sustainable tomorrow!
our team
“To cherish the memory and aspirations of the population, to nurture the rural and urban landscape, to preserve traditional knowledge, to ensure harmonious and sustainable restoration, and to promote all forms of art and active tourism for the common good”
Foundation Team
Frederic Coustols
Landscape Collector
Founder & Mentor of Foundation DaST
Maria Mendonça
Artist and Entrepreneur
Co-Founder of Foundation DaST
António da Costa
Professor at IST
History & Architecture Consultant
Carlos Bragança Santos
Water Specialist
Urban & Landscape Planning Consultant
Sammy Gao
London School of Economics
International Embassador
Jess Yu
Architecture Professor
International Embassador
partners & collaborators
Rita Neves
Founder of Placemakers Portugal
Tourism and Digital Marketing
Marc Vaz
Founder of Creative Digital Design
Digital Brand Management & Marketing
Gonçalo Leandro
Founder of WOA and Hexagono
Creative, Arts & Restoration Consultant
Filipa Leandro
Earth Charter Educator
Entrepreneur & Environmentalist Consultant
and a special thanks to
Nathaniel Lande, Selma Prodanovic, Ariel Huber, Catia Miriam Costa, Leandro Erlich, Luna Paiva, Teresa Heitor, Anne Marie Ganet, Chayan Khoi, Agata et Mario Caeiro, Jana Matejkova-Middleton, Rory Middleton, Jean Coustols, Brendan Leeuven, Stephanie Pander, Misha de Podestad, Guillaume de Laubier, Rui Goncalves, Chuck Kent, Asuncao Christa, Maria Clotilde Almeida, Muhammad Farhan, Jutta Matthess, Jean Yves Loude, Herve Le Tellier, Olivier Rolin, Gabrielle de Saint Venant, Camille Watson, Jorge Goncalves, Dzhamilia Chernii, Manuel Correia Guedes, José Reis, Joao Caraça, Michel Batlle, Elisha Abas, Isabel Caldeira, Sivan Askayo, Feng Gao, Simon James Phillips, Marja de Vries, Maria de Morais, Faisal Sabeen, Zebede, António P. Machado, Alex van Gelder, Zhao Wen Liang, Annabel Brooks, Anneli Faiers, Constance Duarte Ferreira, Prof Geping Bao, Feng Shu, Che Peping, Chen Yi Wei, Chen Yiping, Apple Wan Chen, Catherine Bouat, Bill Chen, Kevan Cheng, Coco Liu, Guy Quesseveur, Dominique Colliot, Luc Vincent, Haitong Zhu, Jenny Chu, Lier, Lin Chunhua, Maria João Granate, Lynn Guan, Michel Bouchet, Qin Jian Ming, Sandiamano, Simon S.Q., Wu, Yves Dauge, Eva Lin, Francois Vignaux, Nicolas Corboz, Bruno Cot, Weng Da Da, Fat, Feng Jiang, Gao Wei, Jiang Gehry, Shaoping Guan, Han Dequan, He Tian Tian, Huang Hongbo, Zhao Hui, Jia Yun, Laogen Farmers, Lee Ziruo, Li Bo, Li Ming Zheng, Li Wendy, Ann Li Liao, Lin Ying Hao, Liu Daogang, Liu Zouhang Wang, Zhao bi Long, Shouyun Lu, Luo Lijun, Maoeraichiyu, Qiu Nian, Qiu Lan, Odar, Shi Hongjian, Sanwal Hussain, Su Yi, Sue, Tina, Wan Wan Tingting, Dixie Wang Guanyu, Wang Sirph, Yu Ki Wang Yuying, SM Amanullah, Wang Wei Jun, Weiqing Liu, Wu Hun, Captain Wu Jianzhao, Nenuphar Wu Jiawei, Wu Wu Juanyu, Xu Ven Na, Qian Yang, Yang Seng, Joyce Yang Zhuosi, Yang Yangyang, Bohdan Petrov, Gaston Ye Ziteng, David Yu, Xiaoxiao Zang, Sissi Zhang, Swordman Zhang Xueyuan, Hugo Zhang Xun, Jane Zhao Zheng, Shi Zhenyu, Yiming Deng, Hao Hu, Yun Jia, Xiaoyun Jian, Jing ning, Wanyan Peng, Li Tang, Liuzhuang Wang, Qing Wang, Gonçalo Leandro, Rong Yi, Yan Xue, Virginie Zehr, Liudmila Makhmutova, Zelda Perkins, Yvette Durand, Yara Kes, Isabelle van Passel, Ebehard Wistuba, Bettina Winterfeld, Gully Wells, Ralph Watson, Wim Wenders, Virginie Henaff, Sophie Capot-Rey, Sandy Dhuyvetter, Kateryna Vovk, Lulu Townsend, Lionel Tardif, Tara Mandy, Patricia Andrade, Studio Architecture Miami Adib Cure, Margreet Markerink, Jon Steinberg, Aline Spagnoli, Sophie Roberts, Susan Herrick-Luraschi, Sarah Spankie, Natalia Naichuk, Sarah Sheridan, Rose Sheperd, Gwen Robinson, Robert B. Bradfield, Reena Bhoyroo, Reiner Weichert, Tony Smith, Peter Wise, Carie A. Penabad, Serry Osmena, Naomi Skinner, Bijoy Jain, Svitlana Derevenska, George H. Muller, Marc Vaz, Igor Miksch, Mikael and Nadine Hudson, Ian Hamlinton, Mao’s brothers, Helder Metello de Napoles, Jaclyn McNutt, Todd Maurer, Maryse Vassalo, George Martin, Christine Callet-Fanjaud, Marcel Marette, Christian and Cynthia de Monbrison, Lucanor Alentejo, Caroline Challan Belvar, Guy de Casteja, Malik Si-Hassen, Luis Soveral, Lucy Perceval, Louise Mc Elvogue, Kunz Lebensart-ag, David Kaufman, Lisa Johnson, Jerome Dupuis, Jane Knight, Emma Hemmings, Liz Hasell, Sabrina de Bree, Alexandra Harnden, Nelson Cavalheiro, Natacha Penot, James Greyson, Gracie Cavnar, Eric Goraieb, Rupert Eden, Gary Chang, Michel Debord, France David, Claire Delbos, Christine Banksz, Yves Dauge, Lynn Guan, Christina Querol Carceller, Pascale Darre, Abdul Waheed, Melillo Giuseppe, Jacqueline Bissat, Clare Beresford, Silvia Veira, Ganna Kovalyova, Judy Bill Carson, Jeremy Irons, Raquel Carilho, Carlos Cezanne, Bruce Mau, Richard Zimmler, William Vos, Emmanuel Bourgeois, Bernard Bonnamour, The Seed Saver’s Network, Sonia Wong Wong, Marie Odile Sejeau, Nadiya Tsap, Paula Cadima, Jose Carlos, Patrícia Westheimer, Nina Fidchenko, João Erse, Prof. Fernando Nunes da Silva, Luis Araújo, Mikhaylo Kurtiak, Joana Saboeira, Luís Pimentel, Luisa Videira, Luís Machado, Philippe Gendre, Rita Ortiz, Jean Landre, Pascal Landre, Sgouyun Lu, Bruno Cot, Li (head of Baixa Community), Adi Shamir Baron, Lazarev Alexander G, Meshcheryakov Sergey, Andrei Markov, Zhmak Marina, Gorelova Anastasiya, Keller Viktor, Kozachenko Olga, Valaeva Mariya, Mindzaeva Madina, Kotlyarova Ekaterina, Perekhodko Dmitriy, Donchenko Julia, Mnatsakanyan Laura, Shcherbakov Ivan, Barbara Pyle, Gorbatenko Ekaterina, Petukhova Ekaterina, Bitkulova Violetta, Goryainov Anton, Adelia et Phillipe Ries, Bernard Festy, Zoya Mohajery, Jeanne Boratav-Barzilai, Quitterie Coustols, Dimitri Bogdanos, Bernard Dabos, Luís Godinho, Camilla Cañeque, João M Correia, Howard Altmann, Desiree Dolron, Nathalie Heidsick de Saint Phalle, Duarte Leandro, Denis Piel, Diane Weston, Patricia Engelhorn, Rene Citroen, Bruno Garnero, Antonio Salvador da Costa, Siddharthi Shangavi, Lola Redon Coustols, Ritu Dalmia, Richard Werly, Philipp et Andrea Kindt, Judith Brouste, Ranvir Sha, Rui Pinto Gonçalves, Marta Alvim, Marina Carvalho, Sara Yan, Tim Madeira, Vasco Luz, Filipa Silveira, Phil Hawes, Antonio Castel Branco, Prof Ribeiro Telles, Prof Guo Qian, Marta Leitao, Mariana Paixão, João Vestia, Clarissa Bortolon, Diogo Pires, Mariana Duarte, Lilit Arutyunyan, Tanveer Akhtar, Filipa Leandro, Francisco Amado, Zara Ferreira, Sandra Cristina Felix Pacheco de Matos, Manuel Amaral de Ataide Banazol, Katherine Both, Rita Costa Nascimento.
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