Medellin's Architectural Renaissance

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A renaissance through architecture has been unfolding throughout the past several years in Colombia’s second largest city – Medellin. Home to 3.5 million inhabitants it was plagued by violence in the 1980’s and 1990’s. However, through an ambitious plan headed by former mayor Sergio Fajardo, the cityscape has undergone a dramatic shift since his election in 2003. One of the defining principles of this initiative that invested millions into civic architecture and public infrastructure was to build in some of the roughest districts of the city. More details after the break.

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Cite: Tim Winstanley. "Medellin's Architectural Renaissance" 06 Sep 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/162375/medellins-architectural-renaissance> ISSN 0719-8884

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