Isabel Marcos, architect since 1989, Ph.D on Semiotics (1996), from Aarhus University, Denmark, PhD on Comunication Sciences (1999), from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
The geography’s theory based on René Thom’s morphodynamic mathematics allows the articulation of 3 different fields (also named morphodynamic semiotics): theoretical geography (theories), representations’ geography (models), and applied geography (praxis). This researcher has been studying and developing this articulation since 1991, as the bibliographic data shows (https://www.isabelmarcos.net/references). The main research projects she is working on articulate morphodynamic semiotics with Thomian root (www.actuality-renethom.com), and object analysis, such as the conception of bordering and the visual representations of conspiracy theories (https://conspiracytheories.eu/). The results of these projects will be published in 2020-2022 by Routledge, Semiotica (éditions De Gruyter Mouton), Springer and Peter Lang (she is invited Editor).

Research Interests:

Geography’s Theory Based on René Thom’s Morphodynamic Mathematics. Morphodynamic Semiotics. Theoretical Geography (Theories). Representations’ Geography (Models). Applied Geography (Praxis).

Main Projects:

• Início - Fim 2017-2022
  Título Projeto: Actualité de René Thom
  Investigador Responsável: Isabel Marcos
  Grupo de Trabalho 4: Sistema de modelação e Planeamento
• Início - Fim 2016-2020 
  Título Projeto: The In/Visible Hand: The Visual Semiotics of conspiracy
  Investigador Responsável: Isabel Marcos
  Grupo de Trabalho 4: Sistema de modelação e Planeamento

• (2019), Marcos, Isabel; Ana Ferreira. “Territorial Branding: The example of Jean Nouvel’s ‘Louisiana Manifesto’”, in Nordic Journal of Architectural Research (European Association for Architectural Education), pp. 35-52, ISSN 1102-5824; (http://arkitekturforskning.net/na/article/view/1180);
• (2019), "Qu’est-ce qu’une frontière ? La rencontre entre la sémiotique et la théorie des catastrophes", in La sémiotique et son autre, (Biglari, Amir et Roelens, Nathalie, Eds.), Paris, Kimé, ISBN 978-2-84174-939-3;
• (2014). "Espace, sémiotique et cognition", (Isabel Marcos Ed.), in DEGRES-Revue de synthèse à orientation sémiologique, Bruxelles, n.º 156-157 (hiver 2013-printemps 2014), 184 pp., ISSN 0376-8163;
• (2014), Marcos, Isabel, and Bayle, Christophe, «Controverses: Théorie vs Praxis? (Controversies: Theory vs Praxis?)», in Géopoint 2014 : Controverses et géographies;
• (2013), "La sémiotique de l’espace-temps face à l’accélération de l’histoire", (Isabel Marcos Ed.) in DEGRES-Revue de synthèse à orientation sémiologique, n.º153, 116 pp., ISSN 07708378.