Avenida La Playa: Landscaping Valuation of an Urban Walk in Medellín’s Downtown
Keywords:
La Playa Avenue, urban design, public space, Medellín, urban memory, landscapeAbstract
A recent concern in different Latin American cities is the recovering of traditional centers. This is how projects that generate comfortable and attractive urban spaces have been prioritized to allow the exchange of new activities in them. In the case of Medellin, Colombia, ambitious projects have sought an increase in public space indexes, however, it is necessary to study other recent works in which the particular interest is to enhance landscape elements and urban memory in existing spaces. This article reviews the La Playa urban walk in Medellin. The review stars describing the urban landscape project strategies that were applied in the design of the renovation and the urban and landscape elements that characterize the route of this promenade are analyzed. According to this reading, it is possible to approach an assessment of the public space, considering the first environmental benefits that result from its completion and the future possibilities of the ravine that gave rise to this city landmark.
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