Founded in 2020 by Camille Esquivel, a second generation Filipinx-Canadian and first generation architect-planner, SQVL is a NY-based think tank with a mission of making architecture, research, and the planning process accessible to communities who need them the most through technical and engagement services.
nyc geothermal transect
2019
Missing MigrantS
2017 | In collaboration with Sean nelsen
MANGROVE REFORESTATION PROGRAM
RECOVERY PLAN
2017 | IN COLLABORATION WITH LAINEY FREELS (M.PUBLIC HEALTH) + EUI NA KIM (MS.UP)
PROPOSAL FOR A MANGROVE FORESTRY PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR SLUM RESIDENTS OF PARANAQUE, MANILA, PHILIPPINES, WHILE PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.
PROJECT INCLUDES A MEMORANDUM OF uNDERSTANDING WITH THE MUNICIPALITY, AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT TO TEACH CHILDREN AND YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP (YEAR 1), THE PILOT PROGRAM PLANTING 50 TREES ALONG THE RIVER (YEAR 2), AND SCALE-UP TO PLANT THE FOREST ALL ALONG THE RIVER (YEAR 3 AND BEYOND).