PATRICIA GALAN

Head of Urban Design and Architecture

“Having worked in architecture and urban design for over ten years, I believe that urban resilience may be achieved only when environmental elements are included within the design. Furthermore, I have learned place ownership and community empowerment are key ingredients for the long term success of such a project. BioUrbem comes to integrate these areas through biodiversity sensitive urban design.”

CRISTINA HERNANDEZ

Head of Biodiversity Sensitive Design

“As a biologist, I have long sensed a disconnection between the ‘city’ and it’s ecosystem. Unable to find solutions solely through research, I took a more practical approach though sustainable landscape designs and now through urban design. BioUrbem embodies my core beliefs creating a partnership between environmental research, designers and the community to promote a resilient way of living.”