Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center, Barranquilla / ETHZ + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya

Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center, Barranquilla / ETHZ + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya - Image 1 of 21 — © Alejandro Arango Escobar

Curated by Valentina Díaz

Architects: Alejandro Restrepo-Montoya Arquitectura, ETHZ
Area: 2200 m²
Year: 2025
Photographs:Alejandro Arango Escobar
Manufacturers: Serrano Gómez
Lead Architects: Hubert Klumpner, Diego Ceresuela-Wiesmann (ETHZ, Urban-Think Tank_next), Alejandro Restrepo (UPB Medellín)

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Text description provided by the architects. When Hubert Klumpner and Diego Ceresuela Wiesmann from ETH Zurich and Urbanthinktank_next, along with Alejandro Restrepo from UPB Medellín, became involved in the design of the Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center, the challenge was not simply to construct an urban facility in a new social housing neighborhood, but to formulate an infrastructure capable of supporting an urban process marked by displacement, migration, and the need to rebuild community.

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Published on July 08, 2026

Cite: "Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center, Barranquilla / ETHZ + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya" [Centro Cultural Villas de San Pablo, Barranquilla / ETHZ + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya] 08 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1092228/villas-de-san-pablo-cultural-center-barranquilla-ethz-plus-alejandro-restrepo-montoya> ISSN 0719-8884