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DisLocal: Bridging Architecture, Policy, and the Global Periphery

DisLocal is an international cooperation network that integrates Venezuelan architectural expertise with global sustainable development. We operate as an on-site experimental laboratory, moving beyond theory to implement real-time solutions in challenging socio-economic environments.

Our Approach

  • Consultancy: we provide urban, digital, evaluation, and development solutions as a private firm with an NGO arm for social projects. 

  • Education: An experience-based curriculum offering university credits, internships, and capacity-building for local governments.

  • Sustainability: A rigorous focus on net-zero processes, resource efficiency, and carbon-neutral urbanism.

  • Collaboration: We bridge the gap between academic research and institutional action, partnering with organizations such as the UN, CAF, and IADB.

The Global Circuit

Our annual cycle rotates through different global contexts—always maintaining our core commitment to Venezuela. By merging urban development models with peripheral exploration, we empower professionals with the local tools necessary to face global challenges.

Get In Touch

Contact

info@dislocal.org

Alternatively please contact: 

mabegarcia@gmail.com

+58 414 938 9838

Bergen, Norway as Affiliate of University of Bergen

Washington DC, USA 

Paris, France 

Based in

All contents developed © DisLocal Lab and DisLocal Studio 2026. CREDITS; Executive Director/Principle: Maria (Mabe) Garcia Rincon; Co-Director/Principle: Marcos Coronel Bravo; Media Director: Khristian Ceballos; Architectural Coordinated Vision and Branding: Sara Valente and Marcelo Ertorteguy (Stereotank, Inc) and Julio Kowolenko, Rodrigo Armas (Caracas Atelier); Architect: Barbara de Sousa; Landscape Architect: Daniel Otero; Costa Rica: Antonio Salas, Walter Leone; Photographers: Julio Mesa (Casa Mara), Angel Mendoza (Rio Turbio), Website Background videos and photographies: Madelaine Mendoza and Barbara de Sousa; Paris 2024 Photography and Videos: Maria Beatriz Garcia | email: info@dislocal.org | Signed MoU affiliate of University of Bergen’s, Norway, Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP)

 

Institutional Governance & Proprietary Notice: All contents developed © DisLocal Lab (2024-2026) and © DisLocal Studio 2023-2025 operate under distinct contractual agreements, budgetary frameworks, and proprietary rights. Only the Executive Director and the Co-Director under credits are legally authorized to execute signatures or enter into binding agreements on behalf of their respective entities.(Lab: Maria Beatriz Garcia; Studio: Marcos Coronel). Project proposals initiated by tertiary members under DisLocal Lab or DisLocal Studio must be submitted formally in writing, including summarized meeting details, at info@dislocal.org explicitly copied. Commitments made outside of this official transparent institutional framework do not constitute legally binding proposals or representation by the organization. The Lab is not conducting projects with national entities due to the transitional nature of the current governmental institutions. All projects are international in scope, or with vetted municipal entities, universities, or civil society organizations and grassroots activist organizations. Please note current projects have their own distinct © DisLocal Lab and © Studio


Paris, France
Caracas, Venezuela
San Jose, Costa Rica
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