Earthen Architecture in Latin America: A Roundtable Discussion
1:15–3:15 p.m.
Friday, October 8

Registration Fee: No charge
Location:  Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
Dress Code: Business Casual
Note: This event will be simultaneously translated Spanish<>English

This roundtable discussion, hosted by the newly formed APT Latin America Chapter and the PROTERRA Network* will explore preservation technology practices in Latin America, with a focus on earthen architecture issues.

Led by the APT LA Chapter president, Andrés Gaviria (Colombia) and Mexican PROTERRA President, Luis Guerrero Baca, the pair will host a discussion with key members of the PROTERRA Network and recipients of the Getty Travel Support Funds. Discussion will involve the audience and will be enriched by the participation of professionals from all over the world.

*The PROTERRA Network is multilateral international project and technical cooperative whose focus is the dissemination of earth construction technologies within productive sectors to impact the social policies of Latin American countries. PROTERRA has more than 100 members including universities, research centers and companies from 17 Latin American countries.

Questions? Contact Andres Gaviria, gaviria.a@javeriana.edu.co