Tag Archives: Natural hazards

RESILIENCE: A NEW FRAMEWORK IS NEEDED

Posted on 2020-04-08 by Ricardo

During my college years, in California, as I pursued studies in environmental design, architecture and urban planning, I became interested in finding out what happens when a building interacts with a natural hazard. What external forces are applied to the … Continue reading →

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NEW BOOK: “PARAISO PROTEGIDO – Hacia una cultura de mitigacion” Is ready for shipment!

Posted on 2012-03-06 by Ricardo

“The architect Ricardo A. Alvarez generously compiled passages from his ample and multidisciplinary knowledge to shape Paraiso Protegido,a book that in addition to being a critical text in the definition of our identity will, within a very short time, become … Continue reading →

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