The meeting is aimed at stakeholders in the construction sector.
SANTO DOMINGO– “Planning and Urbanism: The Medellín Case” is the title of the talk that the Association of Housing Developers and Builders of Santiago (Aprocovici) will hold this month, with the intention of sharing the experience and knowledge of several experts from that South American country, in light of the challenges facing the Heart City, given the significant growth experienced in recent years.
The event, which will take place next Wednesday, August 28th at 3:00 PM at the Marriott Residence Inn hotel in Santiago, will feature architect Giovanna Spera, urban planner Jorge Pérez Jaramillo, and lawyer and consultant Camilo Chaverra, the latter holding a master's degree in territorial studies, as published by the organization through its Instagram social network.
Pérez Jaramillo
He is a Colombian architect and urban planner, a member of MDE Urban, and a university professor. He has served as planning director for Medellín, deputy director of the Aburrá Valley Metropolitan Area, advisor to the Union of Cities and Local Governments (UCGL), and member of the Chaire-ETI La Sorbonne Chair for the “15-Minute City.” He is also the author of the book “Medellín, Urbanism and Society,” published by Turner (Madrid, 2019).
Giovanna Spera
An architect graduated from the Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB) in Medellín, Colombia. She holds a Master's degree in Urban Planning from the Faculty of Engineering at La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, and attended the course "Urban Rules of Architecture" taught by Professor Joaquin Sabaté in Barcelona, Spain, as an intercampus scholarship recipient. She also worked as a researcher at the Urban Planning Laboratory of the same university under the direction of Professor Maria Rubert de Ventós.
Technical coordinator of the team formulating the first Strategic Territorial Planning Plan (PEMOT) for the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, Colombia.
Advisor for the Administrative Planning Department in the formulation of Strategic Intervention Areas within the framework of the review of the Territorial Planning Plan (POT) and the formulation of the Medellín River Macroprojects.
She has been a consultant on urban development and urban design for private companies and develops her own urban planning, public space and architecture projects in her private office.
Camilo Chevarra
He is a graduate of the University of Antioquia, with 11 years of experience, a specialist in public law, with a master's degree in territorial studies from the Santo Tomás University in Medellín.
Aprocovici is the association that brings together developers and builders from the Cibao region, and it develops a continuous training program for its members, with the purpose of strengthening the work they do and keeping them up to date with market trends.
