Día 31

Parque de los Pies Descalzos Día 31 | 30 de septiembre This afternoon I went out observe and experience what most consider is the primary project to change the consciousness of what could be possible in this great city, Parque de los Pies Descalzos (Park of the barefeet). Designed by Felipe Uribe de Bedout, Parque de los los…

Día 29

Parque Biblioteca Belén Día 29 | 28 de septiembre Today I went towards the southwest sector of the city to visit Biblioteca Belén. Biblioteca Belén is named after the comuna for which it’s situated. Designed by Hiroshi Naito, Belén is the only Library Park designed by a non-Colombian Architect. The Biblioteca is similar in the…

Día 27

Biblioteca León de Greiff Día 27 | 26 de septiembre This Afternoon I visited Biblioteca León de Greiff, another project of Giancarlo Manzzanti. Situated within the East side barrio of La Landera and built on the site of the former La Landera Men’s Jail, the Biblioteca is named after one of the Medellín literary greats…

Día 24

San Javier Día 24 | 23 de septiembre This afternoon I returned to the barrio San Javier to visit Biblioteca Sacerdote José Luis Arroyave Restrepo and Institución Educativa la Independencia. San Javier is a unique barrio and comuna within the rolling hills of the western most edge of the city. Estacion San Javier sits at…