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.
research + writing
energy, climate, disaster
responsibly powering the philippine islands with geothermal energy
THESIS (2021)
The Gendered chains of disaster
THE DANGERS WOMEN FACE POST-DISASTER, AS TOLD THROUGH STORIES FROM HURRICANE KATRINA
historical planning analysis (2017)
heat transects for nycha public housing
PROPOSAL
missing migrants in 2017
gis analysis and research study (2017)
the filipinx identity
covid-19 and the filipinx diaspora of care
research project with the center for spatial research (2021)
teaching filipinized or philippine architecture?
Understanding the History of Architectural Pedagogy in the Philippines and its Social Implications on the Nation’s Collective and Individual Identity
historic policy review (2019)
kaniya
weekly podcast highlighting nuanced filipinx experiences (2018
strategy + planning
equitable virtual spaces of engagement
independent research project
advisor: malo hutson
a strategic plan for urban dove school
independent research project
contracted by marble fairbanks (2018)
autism-friendly recreation complex: space program planning
pre-design phase
with dr. magda mostafa + JSA/MIX