Gonzalo Lizarralde focuses on understanding design processes, as well as on the analysis of risk, social housing policies, and urban informality. He explores the causes and consequences of rapid urban transformation triggered by natural disasters, climate change, sociopolitical conflicts, and economic instability. Since 2017, he has held the Fayolle-Magil Construction Chair in Architecture, Building, and Sustainability. He is also Director of the University Observatory on Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainable Reconstruction (Œuvre durable). He is one of the founders of i-Rec, an international network of specialists in risk reduction and post-disaster reconstruction. He has led or contributed to large-scale research projects with a total budget exceeding $11.4 million. He is the author of Unnatural Disasters (2020), The Invisible Houses (2014), and La qualité en architecture, urbanisme et paysage (2024), and co-editor of four additional books.
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