Islands in the city: Habitat and public space in the Curundú district of Panama

Authors

  • Mônica de Souza Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción
  • Gonzalo Cerda Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Keywords:

slum settlement, public space, popular habitat, housing, Panama

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to reflect on the changes, organization and continuity of production of urban space, considering the peculiarities and realities of living conditions and habitat of the population of the poorer neighborhoods. From this perspective, it examines the phenomenon of urban segregation, responsible for modifying social relations, making its residents believe, produce and reproduce new and old ways of living in and interacting with the spaces they inhabit. One of the areas of Curundú Corregimiento, located in Panama City, is used as a case study, a notorious area stigmatized for its violence and poverty. In this context, the article presents the pedagogical experience developed in the Escuela de Arquitectura y Diseño de América Latina y El Caribe-ISTHMUS, Panamá, showing the projects carried out by students in the Curundú district.

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Author Biographies

Mônica de Souza, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Doctoranda, DAU Doctorado en Arquitectura y Urbanismo

Gonzalo Cerda, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Académico Depto. Diseño y Teoría de la Arquitectura

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Published

2011-08-14

How to Cite

de Souza, M., & Cerda, G. (2011). Islands in the city: Habitat and public space in the Curundú district of Panama. ARQUITECTURAS DEL SUR, 29(39), 86–99. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/AS/article/view/808

Issue

V.29, N.39 (Agosto 2011): ESPACIO PÚBLICO

Section

Article

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