Beyond the Grid: Urban Planning and Design
15-Minute City Design Concept
Introduction and Research Questions Fifteen minute cities are a strategic urban design plan that have been quickly gaining popularity in several countries. The concept entails giving city residents access to all their needs within a fifteen minute walk or...
Transportation and Movement in El Salvador
Research Questions/Intro My research kit is about transportation in El Salvador. This research kit explores how much research there is on the history of urbanization here compared to other regions of Latin America. There is a current trend in global cities to move...
Parks and Green Spaces: Why are they Important?
Intro & Research Questions If one carries out the research proposed in this research kit, they will be seeking to gain an understanding of how parks and natural spaces are incorporated into urban planning. Additionally, they will examine the benefits that...
The Influence of Pablo Escobar and the Urbanization of Medellin, Colombia
The Influence of Pablo Escobar and the Urbanization of Medellin, Colombia By: Molly McEntee and Thomas McInerney Research Kit Introduction This research kit will be focused on Medellin, Colombia, during the era of Pablo Escobar, starting in the 1980s. It will be...
Southwestern Architectural Influences
Research Questions/Intro Latin America has a very fascinating culture due to its diversity and cultural blends. Much of this diversity stems from its history of conquest and colonization which brought a variety of groups of people into conflict with one another but...
Protest in Plazas and Elsewhere: Where Protests form, and Why. By Tristan N. and Jack W.
How has urban space facilitated protests and revolutions throughout Latin American history? Has the preferred urban space for protest changed overtime (ex. from plazas to highways)? How has U.S. intervention in Latin American politics shaped the course of protests...