Paula Alvarado
Paula Alvarado is a journalist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has been focusing in Latin American sustainable design and environmental issues since 2005, and through that work has become a well known figure in the local green scene.
Apart from covering the Latin American beat for TreeHugger.com, she edits a Spanish and Portuguese version of TreeHugger for Discovery Latin America and co-organizes the monthly meetings for green entrepreneurs and professionals Green Drinks Buenos Aires.
Since 2007 she also shares which designers, artists and places of Buenos Aires inspire her at BA Inspiration, which was named by WGSN one of the Top 10 Design/Interiors Blogs from Latin America.
Previously, she worked as a consumer trendspotter and cultural interpreter for the U.S. company Iconoculture.
Paula has been profiled-in and interviewed-for stories in magazines such as Elle Argentina, Brazil's ABC Design, and LAN Chile's IN, among other media, and invited to give talks on sustainable design at institutions such as the Universidad Catolica Argentina and Universidad de Moron.
Paula is a vegetarian, moves by bicycle, has a special fondness for all kinds of plants and dogs, and she thinks one of the coolest things someone told her was: "Oh, so you're one of those travelers."
Latest Stories from Paula Alvarado
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Oscar Niemeyer's Bold Response to Latin American Suburban Sprawl in the XX Century
Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.
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New Film Series Aims to Highlight How Change Happens from the Bottom Up
The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.
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Multi Purpose, Flat Pack Aluminium Christmas Tree for the Ultimate Minimalist
Created by Argentine designer José Manuel Rebert Alarcon, the sleek alternative to a dead tree allows other uses during the year.
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Recycled Office in Brazil Features Cool Shelves from Recovered Pallets
An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.
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Low Impact Standing Cinema Pops Up in the Streets of Guimarães, Portugal
The latest urban intervention to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture is an unusual film venue for pedestrians.
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Sleek Curved Design Transforms 550 Sq. Feet Apartment in the French Alps
Tiny-room specialists H2O Architects have come up with a superb design which accommodates four private sleeping areas while still doing this place's views justice.
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The Box: Ralph Erskine's Precursory Tiny House in the Swedish Woods
Even with the growing number of tiny apartments and multi-functional homes coming up in the media these days this project shows the English architect had it right in the 1940s.
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Alternative Social Housing: Prefab, Add-On Homes to Densify Suburbs
How to provide housing for the masses getting out of poverty and out of slums in the developing world, without creating sprawl? Argentine architects propose attaching new homes to existing structures.
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Cool Bike Cinema Draws Attention to Vacant Lots in Madrid
Spanish collective Basurama built a movable cinema mounted on a bike and used it to expose empty spots which could be turned into public spaces temporarily.
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Pallets, Tires, Garbage Bags and Plastic Drums Turned into Lovely Playground in Niamey
Spanish collective Basurama arrived in Niamey, Niger, to assist locals in the construction of new leisure spaces with local, low cost materials.
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Multi-Purpose Folding Screen Doubles as Library, Rack, Mirror and Ironing Board
In an attempt to re-think the original function of the folding screen, Argentine designer Leonardo Fortunato created the Diecut Screen multi-purpose piece.
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Salvador's Walkways and Rede Sarah's Awesome Hospitals: The Legacy of Architect Lele
Joao Filgueiras Lima, known as Lele, has a remarkable portfolio which has begun to raise attention. We take a look at his pedestrianization work in Salvador and his approach to futuristic health centers.
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Unexpected Green, Repurposed Industrial and More from Buenos Aires' Top Interior Design Show
A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.
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Recycled Rug Evoking Pasturelands Greens Beautiful Home Office in Buenos Aires
The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city.
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Organic Food Debate Continues: Pleasure Over Sustainability?
Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?
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Bike Schools Turn Kids into Future Urban Cyclists in Brazil
The largest city in America, home to the worst traffic jam in history and the highest number of helicopters in the world, is trying to start a bike revolution in elementary schools.
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Chairs with Fabrics Weaved by the Warao in Venezuela Mix the Ancestral and the Contemporary
Designer Maria Antonia Godigna spent two years studying the spinning techniques of the Warao and created a line of furniture with Moriche, the palm fiber produced by them.
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A Landmark Ruling Against Agrochemicals in Argentina Receives Mixed Reactions
In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time.
