consulting

Gonzalo Lizarralde has more than 21 years of experience in consulting in architecture and construction.

Project implementation:
- Project planning
- Feasibility studies
- Design Management
- Urban studies

Architecture projects:
Gonzalo Lizarralde has worked in Colombia, Canada and South Africa. He has built residential and commercial projects and was awarded a design competition in the field of housing. He was Director of Design in the Firm Llana y Llana Arquitectos in which he was in charge of more than 6 major projects, including gas stations, office buildings, residential buildings and specialized facilities for a communications company.

Dr. Lizarralde is the director of the IF Research Group (grif) of Université de Montréal where he conducts research and contributes to knowledge transfer in the field of project management. His consulting services include:

- Evaluation and performance of construction projects
- Project feasibility (feasibility and pre-feasibility studies)
- Organizational design and procurement
- Risk management
- Urban studies

- Residential and commercial projects
- Low cost housing
- Post-disaster housing reconstruction
- Projects developed by community-based organizations
- Projects intended for community development
- Vulnerability studies
- Resilience

- Urban Study for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 2015-2017. Funded by the European Union. In partnership with UQAM, U. Luvain and U. Quisqueya.

- Feasibility Studies for Imprimerie Côte des Neiges. 2014-2015.

- Performance evaluation of 1200 unit low cost housing project in Facatativa,
Colombia, 2007.

- Consultant in technical solutions for the firm Sandra Donaldson Architecte paysagiste, 2002, 2005.

- Feasibility studies for the preliminary project, SAPOA « Property Development Competition», South Africa, 2006.

- Consulting in project management, evaluation and design for the South African NGO « Development Action Group », 2006.

- Feasibility studies and architectural design for the preliminary project, « Familia Romero », Colombia, 2005-06.

- Preliminary studies and architectural design for the « Casa Ramirez », built in 1995.

- Architectural design (awarded project) for the residential competition El Faro, Cartagena, Colombia, 1994.

- Various contracts with: Mundiven, 1997; Vetro, 1994; Gutierrez y Villabona Arqs, 1993; Bahamon Mendez Arq., 1993 et Efrain Riaño Arq., 1992.