According to architect Alejandro Echeverri, Medellín has successfully promoted the idea that it has undergone a process of profound inclusion and urban transformation. Every year, the city receives countless visitors who, according to the Colombian architect, seem more convinced than the residents themselves that the city has found answers to its socio-spatial challenges. Working with the National University of Colombia and families affected by the armed conflict between late 2014 and early 2016, I observed the nuances between the progress the city achieved through direct intervention in vulnerable territories and the challenges that persist alongside rising socioeconomic inequality.
