On March 30, 2012, former and current students were excited to welcome our project advisor Juan Torres to the School of Architecture. He gave a lecture to students and faculty members on participatory budgeting and planning in Santo Domingo, translated by Lindsey Carte, Jared Genova, and Danielle Rojas. Juan Torres’ visit was facilitated with funding from the School of Architecture and the Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies. At the time of his visit, Juan was a municipal planning official with the municipality of Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional. He currently works in private practice as an architect and engineer. Welcome to Texas, Juan!