Fernando Botero Park Library / G Ateliers Architecture

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Architects: G Ateliers Architecture
Location: San Cristóbal, Medellín, Antioquia,
Design Principal: Orlando Garcia
Project Team: Adriana Salazar
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Orlando Garcia

‘Carabineros’ Fort / EDU Medellín

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Architects: EDU Medellín
Location: Medellín, Colombia
Design Team: Juan Mejia, Gustavo Adolfo Restrepo, John Octavio Ortiz, Alejandra Gomez, Maria Elena Arango, Adolfo Emilio Arboleda, Julian Yepes, Isabel Mejia, Alba Milena Garcia, Diego Alberto Serna, Victor Hugo Garcia, Jerónimo Franco, Jose Puentes, Andres Montoya, Gustavo Ramirez
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Courtesy of Medellín

Santo Domingo Savio Kindergarten / Plan B arquitectos

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Architects: Plan B arquitectos
Location: Medellín, Colombia
Project Manager: + Federico Mesa
Work Team: Juan Pablo Giraldo, Juan Camilo Ramirez, Miguel Martos, Carlos Blanco
Project Year: 2012
Project Area: 1,500 sqm
Photographs: Sergio Gomez, Courtesy of Plan B arquitectos

VIDEO: Aquatic Centre / LCLAOFFICE + Edgar Mazo + Sebastián Mejia, by Cristobal Palma

Back in 2010, we featured the Aquatic Centre for the Southamerican Games designed by LCLAOFFICE + Edgar Mazo + Sebastián Mejia (former Paisajes Emergentes). Today, we have an amazing video of the Aquatic Centre that Cristobal Palma shared with us.

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Family House in Medellin / Oscar Mesa

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Architect: Oscar Mesa
Location: Medellin,
Total Area: 900 sqm
Year of Completion: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Oscar Mesa

  

Girardota’s Metropolitan Coliseum Competition Winner

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The Girardota’s Metropolitan Coliseum Competition winners were announced. First Prize goes to the team of Juan Sebastián Larrota, Felipe Robayo, Sebastián Gaviria, AlcuboArquitectos (Alejandro Martínez, Marcela Marulanda) and G-Arquitectura (Juan David García, Natalia Mejía). More images and architect’s description after the break.

CAI Perifericos / EDU

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Architects: Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano EDU - Medellin Taller de Diseño Gerencia de Proyectos Urbanos
Location: Medellín,
Year: 2009 – 2011
Photographs: Courtesy of EDU

Belen Police Station / EDU

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Architects: EDU
Location: – , Zona Sur Occidental – Comuna 16 Belén, Carrera 73 con calle 14
Project Team: Arq. John Octavio Ortiz; Arq. Carlos Mario Rodriguez, Arq. Andres Lujan, Arq. Carmen Hurtado, Prac. Arq. Patricia Arango
Construction: Coninsa Ramon HS.A
Project area: 4.098 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of EDU

Casa M / Plan B Arquitectos

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Architect: Plan B Arquitectos
Location: Medellín, El Poblado Quarter,
Project Manager: + Federico Mesa
Project Team: Daniel Tobón, Carlos Blanco, Sebastián Serna, Ivanovha Benedetto
Text: Plan B Arquitectos
Project Year: 2011
Area: 360 sqm
Photographs: Sergio Gomez

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.

Four Sport Scenarios / Giancarlo Mazzanti + Felipe Mesa (Plan:b)

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Architects: Giancarlo Mazzanti + Felipe Mesa (Plan:b)
Location: Medellín, Colombia
Constructor: Coninsa-Ramón H
Structural Engineering: Nicolás Parra y Daniel Lozano – CNI Ingenieros
Electrical Engineering: EBINGEL
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Iwan Baan

Disconnected Pavilion / Plan B Arquitectos

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Architects: Plan: b Arquitectos – + Federico Mesa
Location: Medellín,
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Sergio Gómez

Casa las Palmas / Carlos Eduardo Molina Londoño Architect

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Location: Medellín,
Client: Claudia Lopez, Gustavo Rojas
Photographs: Carlos Tobon

Aquatic Centre for Southamerican Games / Paisajes Emergentes

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Architects: Paisajes Emergentes / , Sebastian Mejia, Luis Callejas
Location: , Colombia
Landscape design: Paisajes Emergentes + Andres Ospina Duque
Coordination: Farid Maya
Collaborators: Juanita González, Eliana Beltrán, Sebastián Betancur, Andrés Zapata, Clara Arango and Adriana Tamayo
Project Collaborators: Farid Maya, Sebastián Monsalve, Luis Tobón, Iván Forgionni, Juan Sebastián Pérez, Andrés Zapata, Sebastián Serna, Juan Esteban Gómez, Érica Martínez and Aura Cuartas
Structural engineering: Jorge Aristizabal
Client: Medellín Mayor’s office, Inder, Coldeportes
Project Area: 16,000 sqm
Budget: US $10,000,000
Project Year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Iwan Baan

Santa Elena House / Antonio Sofan

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Architects: Antonio Sofan
Location: ,
Project Team: Saul Miranda
Consulting structural and civil engineers: John Jairo Cuartas
Project Area: 106 sqm
Construction Cost: €150,000
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Carlos Tobon