Founding Principal Roberto Viola was invited to speak at the Primer Congreso Regional Infraestructura y Paisaje organized by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Guatemala, Sede San Marcos.
The event focused on outlining a possible vision for infrastructure, landscape, urban design and architecture practice in a post-pandemic world.
Along with Roberto, speakers included:
Maria Fernandez, architect from Spain working with the UN in Guatemala, who has spent several years developing a framework to build a much-needed hospital facility in the capital city.
Rodolfo Solares, architect from Guatemala and founding member of local office Seis Arquitectos who has been for years promoting and planning the re-implementation of the Parque de la Aurora in the capital city.
Monica Pallares, landscape architect in Mexico and member of IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects). The institution has been developing practical guidelines to help implement and create awareness of the importance of nature in well-being of urban conditions.
Luis Castillo, architect from Guatemala studying matters related to sustainability and infrastructure in Guatemala in the context of Central America.
In addition, there were a series of presentations given by Edy Maldonado and Jose Roberto Orozco focusing on the vulnerability of Guatemala given its geographical condition; and the introduction of a new legal framework aimed to improve general infrastructural conditions such as access to fresh water, waste reduction and management and air pollution.
The congress aimed to create an awareness about the tools that could be implemented at different scales of the built environment in order to better work with the natural conditions and become more resilient and adaptable to sudden changes.
iVY thanks the organizers and sponsors for the opportunity to share ideas in such an interesting and fruitful event.
For more information:
https://colegiodearquitectos.org.gt/
https://colegiodearquitectos.org.gt/category/informacion/sedes/subsede-san-marcos/
