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 - Page 10
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Stunning Library In Tropical Colombia Has Permeable Rock And Wood Walls
Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and
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Every Lamp In Buenos Aires Restaurant Made With Recycled Wine Bottles (Photos)
Although we've seen wine bottles reused in lamps bases, other forms of lightning and even in gardens, La Dorita restaurant chain in Buenos Aires went all the way with them and its restaurants offer an impressive spectacle:
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Cozy New Store For Exquisite Sustainable Fashion Brand In Buenos Aires (Photos)
The exquisite sustainable fashion brand Cubreme (featured in TreeHugger a few years ago) has opened a new showroom to host its flawless organic wool coats and accessories, and its new line of agroecologic cotton home-wear in
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Randomly Placed Solar Panels, Green Second Skin Give Stunning Look To Hotel In Chile
Designed as an apartment venue and later turned into a hotel, GEN is a 26-storey building designed by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido located in Santiago de Chile with the usual green credentials but with two cool details:
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Adorable Piggies Rescued From Factory Farm Celebrate Four Months Of Freedom In Chile (Photos)
Vegan activism in South America is not as extended as in the northern hemisphere (or, at least, not as communicated), perhaps because horrifying factory farming practices took more time to come here.
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BRT Keeps Going In Latin America: Construction Of First Line Begins In Buenos Aires
Ever since Jaime Lerner used it to radically transform transit in Curitiba, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems have spread all over the world. Why wouldn't them? They work similar to subway networks but above the ground, and cost a
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12 Post-Apocalypse Floating Cities and Homes: From Crazy Concepts to Reality (Slideshow)
Nobody really knows how much the planet will warm up in the following years and what the consequences will be. But the growing number of natural disasters in 2010, and the recent wave of animal deaths
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12 Post-Apocalypse Floating Cities and Homes: From Crazy Concepts to Reality
Nobody really knows how much the planet will warm up in the following years and what the consequences will be. But the growing number of natural disasters in 2010, and the recent wave of animal deaths sure made many of us think about an apocalypse. The f
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Green Roofed Shipping Container, Recycled Furniture At Lovely Pop Up Cultural Center in Buenos Aires
Designed to set up 'educational points' at different areas of the city, a new pop up, nomad cultural center has opened at the explanade of the Proa foundation in La Boca neighborhood, Buenos Aires.
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Rolled Wool Felt Stool/Table + Pencil Cup Make For Cute DIY Projects
Argentine design firm Masekos has a fresh take on the rolled fabric tied with a belt idea: their stool is made with natural wool felt mixed with fabric scraps in the middle, which give the item some color. The piece, which also works
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Discarded Cement Sacks Make For A Great Looking Monobloc Chair In Mexico
Felix, the chair in the picture above, is an experiment by Mexican studio Talco --whose wooden crates wall we featured last week; for a series of furniture made from waste from construction.
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Mexican Design For Vertical Window Farming Is Tidy, Cool, But Is It Worth It?
Although you can build you own window farm with a set of plastic bottles and some instructions, Mexican designer Jose de la O --author of the previously featured chic alternative to water-fly-repellent; has come up with a sleek
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Wooden Food Crates Wall In Mexico Shows Cool, Original Use For This Material
Discarded food crates, whether wooden or plastic, are an amazing material we've seen repurposed in pavillions, furniture, and mobile spaces. In a fresh approach, Mexican design and architecture studio Talco turned the things into
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Bike Sharing Keeps Moving Forward: Now In The Interior Of Argentina
Photo: Santa Fe Government. It may be faltering in Barcelona, but bike sharing is definitely moving forward in more than 200 cities around the world. The latest addition to the trend in South America is a new program in Santa Fe province, about 300
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Scare Flies Away With Water With This Chic Version Of The Popular Latin American Bug Repellent
If you walk the streets of Latin America, especially rural or crowded places with food where flies love to hang out, you're going to see a lot of transparent bags and plastic bottles
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Tree Shaped Structure Of Mexican Apartment Is Stronger, Safer, But Uses Less Material
The Nicolas San Juan apartment building by Mexican studio Taller 13 is green wherever you look: it has solar water heating, rainwater collection, proper wall isolation, uses certified wood and non toxic paint, and it even has a waste management system.
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Natural Dyes For Textiles Made From Agricultural Waste In Argentina
Although natural dyes for textiles are widely spread in the green world (with a production house in Chicago and many DIY tutorials around), the Argentine National Institute for Industrial
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SatoriLab Lighting: More Than Just Neat Lamps From Discarded Materials (Photos)
The result of a new workshop by SatoriLab, these cool lamps were designed and produced by design students with discarded cosmetics and computer materials donated by brands like SANYO and Natura.
