Summary of Lección exprés de urbanismo en Bogotá | Capital En Línea

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Andrés Espinal, a Bogotá-based urban planner, discusses the city's evolution over the past 400 years and argues that the current trend of building large, centralized apartment complexes is detrimental to the city's environment, social life, and sense of community. He suggests that the city should focus on creating smaller, more intimate complexes instead.

• 00:00:00 Andrés Espinal, a Bogotá-based urban planner, is teaching a lesson on how the city has evolved over the past 400 years. He starts with the colonial period, when Bogotá was known as the "National Price" because of its rapid growth. Three large houses with two patios were built during this time. The colonial era was also marked by the arrival of new residents, many of whom were scared of the deep, enclosed backyard of the plantation house they were living in. This fear led to the development of new, more spacious homes in the form of suburbs. The 1950s saw the start of the city's current growth spurt, and new neighborhoods were planned based on modern principles of zoning and architecture. The 1960s saw the birth of the "modern family", which was characterized by greater mobility and an increased need for indoor space. As a result, new houses with more indoor space began to be built. The 1970s saw the arrival of the "new middle class", which desired more comfortable and spacious homes. This led to the construction of large, high-rise buildings. The 1980s and 1990s saw the development of the "hypermarket city", in which large, centralized shopping centers replaced traditional markets. This period also
• 00:05:00 This video discusses the negative effects of large apartment complexes on the city's environment, social life, and sense of community. It argues that the city should focus on creating smaller, more intimate complexes instead.