Marcos is an architectural historian and an instructor in architectural design studios. He earned his doctoral degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT, Chicago, 2021), receiving the "College of Architecture Best Defended Dissertation Award" at the time. In Brazil, he received a research-focused master's degree (2014) from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), and a professional 5-year bachelor's degree in architecture and urban planning (2011) at the same institution. Besides his academic activities, Marcos has been actively involved with Docomomo, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Arquitetura Moderna.