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Holcim Awards 2008 Latin America

Mountain trail for land preservation and urban demarcation, Bogotá, Colombia

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Type of project:
Regional planning
Start of construction:
November 2008
Main author:
Diana Wiesner, landscape architect, Arquitectura y Paisaje, Bogotá, Colombia


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Project Summary
The city is surrounded by an impressive mountain range. The project, Mountain trail for land preservation and urban demarcation, connects eight million inhabitants to their natural environment. The 52 kilometer long path links neighborhoods to each other, improving social mix and cohesion, while marking the border between built space and forest reserve.

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Presentation of Holcim Awards Acknowledgement 2008 Latin America by members of the regional jury Fernando Diez (left), Director of the History and Theory Department at the Universidad de Palermo, Argentina and Bruno Stagno, Principal of Bruno Stagno Arquitecto y Asociados, Costa Rica to Diana Wiesner (right), Arquitectura y Paisaje.

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Mountain trail for land preservation and urban demarcation, Bogotá, Colombia

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photos of team and prize hand-over

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