Type of project:
| Landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects
| Start of construction:
| July 2011 | Main author:
| Jose Castillo, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico | Further author:
| Saidee Springall, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico |
 Winners of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Latin America for Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (l-r): Saidee Springall and Jose Castillo, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico
Project description
The project is part of a general strategy introduced by the Mexican federal government for Ciudad Juarez, a city of 1.5 million people on the US-Mexican border, which with El Paso forms one of the world’s largest bi-national metropolitan areas. The city is located in a strategic position for drugs and arms trafficking and suffers from increasing levels of violence as the current administration’s efforts to curtail the drug trade are strongly resisted.
“We are all Juarez!” – a strategy including more than 150 commitments, intends to radically improve the city’s social, economic, and physical conditions. A component of the strategy is the Resilient public spaces master plan for the northwest sector of the city, which works at various scales and uses a multifaceted approach. It is based on the consolidation of existing water retention basins to mitigate future flooding, and their conversion into public spaces. Different facilities are introduced including agricultural terraces, workshops, commercial lots, playgrounds, sporting facilities, a skate park and progressive housing units. They provide space for economic, educational and recreational activities with the overall intention to strengthen community networks.
Comment of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America
The jury was impressed by the thoughtful and uncomplicated approach. The project has a great potential not to remain a singular action, but generate an impact for the local communities and neighborhoods and thus the entire city on an urban scale. Highly appreciated elements were the versatile focus, the inclusive approach to community workshops and NGOs, as well as the high aesthetic quality which validates the entire action of reuniting the society.
 Descripción del proyecto y el comentario del jurado en español (PDF, 84KB)
Image gallery
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
The transformed retention basin includes spaces for community workshops and local commerce, acting as a complement to an
existing community center.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
The conversion of retention basins into public spaces seeks to activate the neighborhood socially and economically in order to
mitigate the current violence rates.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Socio-economic processes.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Scopes of sustainability.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Social and spatial marginality.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Community workshop.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Neglected retention basin.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
New park / local workshops.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Risk due to eroded slope.
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Skatepark / urban agriculture.
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Holcim Awards 2011 Latin America presentation ceremony, Buenos Aires
Winners of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Latin America for Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (l-r): Saidee Springall and Jose Castillo, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico
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Holcim Awards 2011 Latin America presentation ceremony, Buenos Aires
(l-r): A. Leu, Executive Committee Member for Latin America, Holcim Ltd; C. Aguilar, Head of Jury & Dean of Architecture, Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA); E. Kretschmer, CEO, Holcim Apasco; Minister M. Mercado, Chargé d'Affairs, Embassy of Mexico in Argentina; M. Akermann, CEO, Holcim Ltd; winners S. Springall & J. Castillo, arquitectura 911sc
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Holcim Awards 2011 Latin America media breakfast in Buenos Aires, October 7, 2011
Jose Castillo, arquitectura 911sc, Mexico – winner of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Latin America for Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
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Urban regeneration master plan, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Team picture.
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