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!
Juan Torres with students during his visit to austin in March 2012.
Solange Muñoz and Shawn M. Strange, students who participated in the first iteration of the practicum course wrote about what cannot be learned in the classroom for the LLILAS annual publication Portal.
Solange and Shawn describe the particular challenges and rewards of participatory mapping and planning. Read the full article here.
Portal, which debuted in 2006, is an annual publication of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, designed to reflect the broad reach of LLILAS Benson as a collaborative partnership in Latin American area studies and scholarly resources and collections. In addition to highlighting the many projects and people affiliated with LLILAS Benson, Portal also features in-depth articles by faculty, students, and staff on issues of interest. Submissions by students and faculty are welcomed and encouraged. Check out additional issues of Portalhere.
An initiative of the University of Texas School of Architecture to address infrastructure challenges in informal settlements
