Slum upgrading programs; urban renewal; Latin America; Medellín; Rio de Janeiro Article co-authored with David Labarthe, published in the book Otro urbanismo para Lima: Más allá del mejoramiento de barrios, Molnarova, Rodríguez Rivero, Espinoza & Fort Meyer. (eds.) PUCP, UCSUR, GRADE, Lima Barriadas, favelas, villas miseria or comunas are found in the main Latin American […]
Implemented by the Municipality of Lima between 2012 and 2014, Barrio Mío aimed regenerating vulnerable areas of the city through infrastructure projects and support to community-led initiatives. The program implemented risk-mitigation infrastructure, such as contention walls and improved access to slopes, developed participatory strategic plans to stir public investment, and coordinated the deployment of municipal […]
Basic Habitat Conditions program financed by AECID and implemented by NGO CESAL under the agreement to “enhance the living conditions of people living in vulnerable areas, through fostering spatial planning instruments, specifically on habitat conditions, water and sewage, construction and improving of existing infrastructures”. I worked as a junior architect in the team between 2011 […]