Lucia Pivaral
Designer and architecture in Guatemala
Lucia Pivaral
Designer and architecture in Guatemala
Non-conformist designer passionate for maximizing humanity's energy.
Born and raised Guatemalan, Architect, and Real-Estate Agent.
New York Urban Design at Columbia University GSAPP (Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation), and experienced in Construction and Sustainable Solutions (MoMA, NYC - Solar Ivy Technology).
After more than a year of R&D of bicycle machines to empower woman that have limited access to water or electricity, was awarded 2013 full scholarship for the Graduate Studies on Exponential Technologies held at Singularity University NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, United States. There she studied Renewable Energy and Exponential Technologies to solve global grand challenges. There, her team was awarded for the Startup Weekend Challenge.
As a passionate for Ecolonomics, co-founded Biketun: a community movement created to recover freedom in public space and open opportunites in Guatemala through healthy, bicycle transportation alternatives. As seen on: AllThatIWant, Gadling, Central American Politics, Publinews, Noti7 Guatemala, El Periodico, soy502.
Designer and Co-Founder of SKetchIN, upcycled and recycled laser cut designs Made in Guate, has worked with several organizations (i.e. Hug It Forward, YoAsumo, UFM) that promote education in Guatemala.
Solar Energy Advisor in Guatemala: electricity saving and water heating. *Email Me for more info.