Latin America

Caracas, The City that Built Itself

Utopian modernism turned on its head in Caracas, where residents have made fifty-year-old superblock housing projects into the locus of sprawling improvised settlements.
14 May 2009 - 10:00am
Triple Canopy

Preserving Historic Centers and Local Populations

The historic centers and plazas of Latin American cities are often viewed as prime prospects for preservation in the hopes of increasing tourism. Often this preservation has a negative affect on locals, but things are beginning to change.
4 October 2008 - 11:00am
Land Lines, Lincoln Institute Of Land Policy

Saving and Improving Slums

This article from the Harvard Design Magazine looks at slums in Latin America and discusses the important role they play in their cities. Preserving the positive qualities of these communities is increasingly preferred over slum clearance.
19 May 2008 - 6:00am
Harvard Design Magazine
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