As part of the World Habitat Day celebrations, the platform SPACE10 has launched "Urbanismo Comunitario," a 20-minute documentary on informal settlements in Medellín, Colombia. Amid rapid urbanization and forced displacement, the number of people living in informal settlements is growing. The UN estimates that by 2030, three billion people will be living in these territories. The documentary examines new alternatives for housing construction in informal settlements, based on community collaboration, material innovation, and the co-development of solutions in partnership with communities.
As part of SPACE10's residency program, Esteban Gomez, design research lead, visited Vereda Granizal—an informal settlement in Medellín, Colombia, with an approximate population of 30,000 people and 5,000 homes. There, Gomez connected with community members, academic researchers, architects, and representatives from government and non-governmental organizations. These individuals are interviewed in the short film to provide a broad, detailed understanding of the daily lives of the territory's inhabitants.
