Gonzalo Lizarralde

Gonzalo’s work focuses on understanding project processes, risks, low-cost housing, and informality in urban settings. He is interested in the causes and consequences of rapid urban transformation triggered by natural disasters, climate change, socio-political conflicts, and economic instability. He is the holder of the Université de Montréal Fayolle-Magil Construction Research Chair in Architecture, the Built Environment and Sustainability. He is also the director of the IF Research Group (grif) and the Canadian Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Reconstruction Research Alliance (Oeuvre durable). He is a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.

Skills and Expertise

• Disaster Management
• Natural Disasters
• Disaster Preparedness
• Emergency Management
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Developing Countries
• Governance
• Project Management
• Architecture
• Urban Planning

Education

• PhD en aménagement Université de Montréal (2001 — 2004)
• Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) McGill University (1999 — 2001)
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1991 — 1995)

Companies

• Professeur Université de Montréal (2007)
• Director IF Research Group (grif), Université de Montréal (2007)
• Titulaire Chaire Fayolle-Magil Construction en architecture, bâtiment et durabilité (2017 — 2017)
• Invited Professor, Member of the Habitat and Sustainable Development Research Group Universidad del Valle (2012 — 2014)
• Invited Scholar Loughborough University (2013 — 2013)
• Professeur invité Université de Montréal (2007 — 2007)
• Lecturer McGill University (2006 — 2007)
• Lecturer University of Cape Town (2006 — 2006)
• Designer Sandra Donaldson architecte de paysage (2003 — 2005)