PORTFOLIO

The lack of planning and the excessive growth of the city of Medellín and its surrounding
municipalities has disconnected the city along the axis of the Medellín River and divided
the city into two. Pedestrian crossings are unable to suffice the necessities of the population
and have derived in the loss of sense of belonging of the river which, during many
years, was the place of interaction and creation of activities to the people of Medellín.
The river and the 2 highways, three mega-infrastructures or motor way interceptors
have caused a disconnection between both sides of the city thus have resulted in the
emergence of two “land islands” or detached sites: Tulio Ospina Sports Park and Central
Park Racetrack.
Natural watercourses and drainage are destroyed as a result of urbanization, the natural
retention of runoff waters by plants and soil vanishes which leads to a diminishment in the
natural water storage capacity. This increases the rain water runoff rates and the overall
volume resulting in a higher risk of urban flooding.