Urban development in creative era - Medellin Colombia
Presentation of the city
Medellin is the second-largest city in Colombia; it is situated in the Antioquia region near the Andes in South America.
In 2012, the population was 2,7 million of inhabitants but with the metropolitan area of Medellin, the population was more than 3,5 million people.
Medellin is not the capital of the country – it is Bogota.
During the 19th century, Medellin was a dynamic commercial center, first exporting gold, then producing and exporting coffee.
The Medellin Metropolitan Area produces 67% of the Department of Antioquia's GDP and 11% of the economy of Colombia. Medellin is important to the region for its universities, academies, commerce, industry, science, health services, flower growing, festivals and nightlife.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the city has regained industrial dynamism, with the construction of the Medellin Metro commuter rail, and liberalized development policies, improved security, and improved education.
According to the Washington Post, Medellin became a tourist destination.
Medellin is currently a candidate city to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Urban development in Medellin
Medellin has been involved in a series of economic, social and violence issues caused by drug trafficking and conflicts between communist guerrillas and paramilitaries. The city was in 1992 ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Today, things are different. On 21st of May, 2011, appeared in the local newspaper 'El Colombiano' an article titled: "Architecture has transformed Medellin”. The urban and social development of the city is remarkable; the number of violent incidents has decreased. The unemployment rate is low and the perception of safety on the people of Medellin is positive. This is made possible through integral collaborations between planners, designers and politicians to highlight areas of the city that have been ignored.
Traditionally, urban development projects in Colombia
Medellin is the second-largest city in Colombia; it is situated in the Antioquia region near the Andes in South America.
In 2012, the population was 2,7 million of inhabitants but with the metropolitan area of Medellin, the population was more than 3,5 million people.
Medellin is not the capital of the country – it is Bogota.
During the 19th century, Medellin was a dynamic commercial center, first exporting gold, then producing and exporting coffee.
The Medellin Metropolitan Area produces 67% of the Department of Antioquia's GDP and 11% of the economy of Colombia. Medellin is important to the region for its universities, academies, commerce, industry, science, health services, flower growing, festivals and nightlife.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the city has regained industrial dynamism, with the construction of the Medellin Metro commuter rail, and liberalized development policies, improved security, and improved education.
According to the Washington Post, Medellin became a tourist destination.
Medellin is currently a candidate city to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Urban development in Medellin
Medellin has been involved in a series of economic, social and violence issues caused by drug trafficking and conflicts between communist guerrillas and paramilitaries. The city was in 1992 ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Today, things are different. On 21st of May, 2011, appeared in the local newspaper 'El Colombiano' an article titled: "Architecture has transformed Medellin”. The urban and social development of the city is remarkable; the number of violent incidents has decreased. The unemployment rate is low and the perception of safety on the people of Medellin is positive. This is made possible through integral collaborations between planners, designers and politicians to highlight areas of the city that have been ignored.
Traditionally, urban development projects in Colombia