Around 2005, Medellín, begun to attract international eyes for its urban interventions on public space, public equipement and particularly, with regard to ‘slum upgrading (the city’s Metrocable system is one Continue reading
I wanted to share a very interesting link to a book edited by Gerard Martin on the transformation of Medellin. The book is in spanish, but it is quite graphic Continue reading
Following is a link a to good, quick article on Medellin’s transformation. It nicely resumes and simplifies the situation, as well as compliments the information already present in FAVELissues (on Continue reading
2-La ‘Niña’: too much water? “La maldita ‘Niña‘ ha sido el karma de mi Gobierno” (The darn “Niña’ has been the karma of my government). Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia THE Continue reading
With the New Year picking up speed and the passed year quickly dissolving in our memory, I want to take this opportunity to recap on a couple of remnants from Continue reading
The upgrading of ‘slums’ in Latin American cities attracts the global eye. Although governments, planners and architects have long intervened in informal settlements -or favelas- it is only recently that Continue reading
Intro Post by Jose Antonio Ramirez “Now is the time for politics of love”- proclaimed Gustavo Petro, the recently elected major of Bogota, after his decisive victory last Sunday, October Continue reading
Intro Post by Paula Restrepo Everyone that has ever set a foot in a slum has realized that – as informal and disorganized as they might seem – things have Continue reading
As the aerial cable car- or metrocable- is quickly gaining attention and traction, becoming one of the new paradigms in addressing urban informality, I wanted to share this short video of the 2 Continue reading
Medellín will be hosting an international workshop at the National University Campus from the 12th to the 14th December 2011. The event, entitled “Governance, mobility and poverty reduction: Lessons from Continue reading
The library Parks are part of former mayor, Sergio Fajardo’s strategy: “Medellin the most educated”. The interventions are specifically called Library Parks because of their aim to achieving an urban Continue reading
As a quick post I want to illustrate the conditions and buildings used for public housing in Medellin. The area that I am focusing in is Aurora (public housing by Continue reading
When visiting the area, I had the good fortune of walking with a person who worked in the Cultural Center but also grew up in Moravia and was doing his Continue reading
Moravia is located at the very urban core of the city. It is a settlement of approximately 104 acres in area, with around 40 000 people and according to report, Continue reading
Following is a link to a short article on Medellin ( thank you Renee )-simply to get your minds spinning a little… http://www.utne.com/Politics/How-Architecture-Transformed-a-Violent-City-Medellin-6481.aspx In addition, I am placing the link Continue reading
Trying to clean up its past associations and scars received during the 1980s as “the world’s cocaine capital,” Medellín has implemented several initiatives designed to upgrade the city’s shantytowns, areas Continue reading
Medellín was established on the riverside as a mining and coffee town. The mining and coffee production led to the city’s industrialization, yet the city remained extremely isolated from the Continue reading
Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia, has been a major industrial hub, a financial nexus, and the center of a booming legal export trade in coffee, gold and textiles, Continue reading
