Speaking Engagements

2019

2018

  • Safe Homes for Puerto Rico | Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | December 2018
  • Resiliency Advisory Services Panel for the Municipality of Toa Baja | Urban Land Institute | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | December 2018
  • Places of Purpose (Tell them your story) Selected Work 2001-2018 | University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture, Rio Piedras Campus | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | December 2018
  • Best Hacks for Work-Life Balance | ANIMUS | Cristina Villalón | November 2018
  • How women can break the cycle of abdication and take control of their wealth | UBS - Own Your Worth | Cristina Villalón | October 2018
  • Puerto Rico Project Analysis Session: Municipality of Toa Baja | Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting in Boston, MA | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | October 2018
  • Mixed-Finance Communities in Puerto Rico | University of Pennsylvania Residencial Luis Lloréns Torres Puerto Rico Design Studio | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | October 2018
  • A year after Hurricane María | Interview with Oscar Haza | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | September 2018
  • A year after Hurricane María | Nación 2 | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | September 2018
  • A year after Hurricane María | An afternoon walk with Mario Moreno | Radio Caracol | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | September 2018
  • Panel: After María: lessons learned | Builders Association 2018 Convention | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | September 2018
  • Investing on a new future. | SIGMA Foundation | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | August 2018
  • Investing on a new future. | Rotary Club | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | June 2018
  • Implementing resilient design in Puerto Rico. | SESA PR Energy Forum | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | June 2018
  • Puerto Rico Report Launch | ReImagina | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | June 2018
  • Investment without resiliency is not investment forum | P3 Summit | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | June 2018
  • VIP Design Night | Pottery Barn | Cristina Villalón | May 2018
  • Places of Purpose Book Presentation in Puerto Rico | Contemporary Museum of Art of Puerto Rico | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz & Cristina Villalón | May 2018
  • Places of Purpose Book Presentation in Miami | Books & Books, Miami | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz & Cristina Villalón | May 2018
  • Refocus! It’s time to rethink the possibilities. | PPG Pro Summit 2018 | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz & Cristina Villalón | April 2018
  • Strategies for Housing Resilience in Puerto Rico Panel | Enterprise Communities | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | April 2018
  • Holistic design and campaign “What is the foam?” | Zuania Matos | Radio San Juan | Onda Cero | April 2018
  • Invest on a new future. | Challenges and Opportunities of the Dominican Private Sector Forum | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | April 2018
  • Survive, prosper or disappear. | CODDI Convention | Cristina Villalón | March 2018
  • Chamber of Commerce and Exportation – Export and Services Forum | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | February 2018
  • Puerto Rico Pathway to the Future Forum in New York City | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | February 2018
  • About housing and communities. | School of Architecture UPR RP | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | February 2018
  • Post-María Strategy Workshop | Urban Land Institute | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | January 2018
  • Cristina Villalón was a guest panelist at a Interior Design Portfolio Class | University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus | January 2018

2017

  • Convention of the Puerto Rico Home Builders Association. | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | November 2017
  • Puerto Rico Economic Development Growth Plan. | 2nd PROMESA Conference | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | September 2017
  • Energy Transfer and its Implications for the Economic Development of Puerto Rico. | US Green Building Council | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | August 2017
  • Let’s refocus: It’s time to rethink the possibilities. | Rotary Club | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | August 2017
  • How to develop the profession locally, by exporting globally. | CAAPPR Convention | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | June 2017
  • Debt Island: A Critical Analysis of ACT 20 and 22 in Puerto Rico. | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | June 2017
  • How to develop the profession locally, by exporting globally. | Parallel18 | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | May 2017
  • Perspectives, challenges and opportunities in the housing and construction sector. | Congreso de Arrendadores | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | May 2017
  • AD&V Sustainable Project Update | USGBC | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | April 2017
  • Perspectives and Challenges on Puerto Rico’s Economic Development, Under Our Current Fiscal Outlook | JSF Meeting | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | March 2017
  • Understanding Puerto Rico’s Real Estate Business Opportunities | BISNOW LATAM Caribbean Investment | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | March 2017
  • The Architect as an Entrepreneur | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | March 2017
  • Developing in Puerto Rico. | ULI Latin American & Caribbean Conference | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | February 2017
  • Colegio Marista’s SNHS Guest Speaker | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | February 2017
  • Where Are They Now Panel | Star On The Rise | Cristina Villalón | February 2017

2016

2015

2014

  • Puerto Rico Executive Investment Forum | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | Invited Speaker | San Juan, Puerto Rico | December 2014
  • University of Puerto Rico | Ricardo Alvarez-Díaz | Invited Critic | San Juan, Puerto Rico | December 2014
  • International Congress of Interior Design and Architecture | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz y Cristina Villalon | Invited speakers | Guadalajara, México | October 2014
  • University of Puerto Rico | Ricardo Alvarez-Díaz | Invited Critic | San Juan, Puerto Rico | October 2014
  • Developing the LOCAL profession through GLOBAL positioning | R. Alvarez-Diaz y Cristina Villalon | Invited speakers | CAAPPR – Semana de la Arquitectura | September 2014
  • The Architectural History of the Art Museum of PR | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz | panelist | Radio Proyecto | August 2014
  • Altogama, FIU: Latin American Luxury Retail Management Program | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | Invited Speaker | Miami, Florida | July 2014
  • How can we as Architects add value to the Profession | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | Panelist | PR Architects Convention | June 2014
  • Alvarez-Diaz & Villalon Work | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz/Cristina Villalon | Invited Speakers | San Juan School of Design/EDP University | May 2014
  • 30K in 5: Affordable Housing in Puerto Rico | Pecha Kucha at Seriously Creative | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz – Invited Speaker | San Juan, Puerto Rico | April 2014
  • Economic recovery through affordable Housing Development | Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz | Invited speaker | Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce | March 2014
  • Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz – His Work | Invited speaker | University of Notre Dame | February 2014

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