The Alliance
We are a global alliance of designers, engineers, academics, nonprofits, and citizens.
We are working together, donating our time, expertise, and resources to achieve a common goal: a comprehensive and resilient planning and design strategy for Puerto Rico.
Active Collaborators
Academic Institutions
Boston Architectural College
Private Industry
Perkins&Will
Alvarez-Díaz&Villalón Architecture and Interior Design
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Marc Wouters Studio
Non Profit Organizations
Voluntariado de Ingenieros y Profesionales de Puerto Rico
DesignED4Resilience
For the first two years of the initiative, we established an advisory committee and are grateful to the founding partners, collaborators and individuals who lend their expertise, talent, and thought leadership to get resilientSEE-Puerto Rico off the ground and running.
The founding advisory committee included Yarice Hidalgo, Development Strategist, and Non-Profit Consultant; Dr. Humberto Cavallín, Associate Professor at UPR School of Architecture; Dr. Cecilio García, Associate Professor at UPR and Co-Founder of Instituto Nacional de Energía y Sostenibilidad Isleña (INESI); Dr. Marla Pérez Lugo, Associate Professor at UPR and Co-Founder of INESI; Ramón Bueno, Climate Change and Development Specialist; and Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz, Architect and President and Co-Founder of Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón Architecture & Interior Design.
Founding Partners
Academic Institutions
Universidad de Puerto Rico: Escuela de Arquitectura, INESI - Instituto Nacional de Energía y Sostenibilidad Isleña
MIT Urban Risk Lab
Northeastern University, Global Resilience Institute
Tufts University, The Fletcher School
Private Industry
Perkins&Will
Alvarez-Díaz&Villalón Architecture & Interior Design
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Moffatt Nichol
Climate Adaptation Partners – Resilience through Collaborative Partnerships
Founding Collaborators
ECCO, Ernesto Cruz Consultoria Organizacional
Climable
Studio Enée
Marc Wouters Studio
Ereras Arquitectos
Sociedad Puertorriquena de Planificación
Main Spring International
Clean Water Action
I2UD
Design Ed Resilience
Founding Individuals
Claire McKenna, Engineer
Alyssa M. Melendez, Nutrition Specialist
Nayla Bezares, Nutrition Specialist
Angel Pagan-Ocasio, Civil Engineer
Ramón Bueno, Climate Change and Development Specialist
Yarice Hidalgo, Development Strategist and Non-Profit Consultant