Decolonising the City: Public Space as Cultural Resistance in Santiago de Chile

Protest has become a ubiquitous part of urban life as a result of the conditions that command processes of urbanisation. This project concerns itself with the advocation for spatial agency in cities by understanding how public space can contribute a form of cultural resistance within turbulent political and social contexts. The thesis aims to be...

The role of third sector organisations in the management of social condominiums in Chile: the case of Proyecto Propio

In Chile, social condominiums are a significant part of housing for low-income households. After decades of occupancy, this housing stock shows signs of rapid deterioration and devaluation due to neglected maintenance. Given the weak governmental support in management practices, third sector organisations are positioning themselves as...

Countering socio-economic segregation through planning instruments: The case of Santiago de Chile.

This thesis reviews the effectiveness of Chilean Regulatory Plans (Regional, Metropolitan and Municipal) to counter act Santiago’s socio economic segregation patterns. Particular types of segregation, country’s housing policy, Santiago’s land market dynamics and transport & infrastructure investments are analyzed to allow identify what is...

Santiago de Chile: Prototypes of Colonization

The project's aim is the implementation of urban, architectonic and social strategies for mutual improvements of neighborhoods in Santiago de Chile.

Urban thresholds: Public space and housing for the borders of La Victoria and San Joaquin, Santiago de Chile

The conditions of uneven asymmetrical development in Santiago de Chile are explored through the concept of urban thresholds: the divide between the neighbourhoods of La Victoria and San Joaquin, the transition between public and private space, a collaboration between autoconstruction and controlled development, and the boundary between...

Socioeconomic And Spatial Integration Strategies for Lo Valledor Housing Area In Santiago De Chile

Historical constrains and history of environmental degradation nowadays is clearly visible in fragmentation of certain urban areas and uneven distribution of wealth. Polarization is common throughout the entire city always because of economic rather than social emphasis of development . Pockets of wealth contrast with wastelands of uniformity,...