The potential of public spaces and buildings in neighborhoods of the Commune of Independence

Authors

  • María Isabel Pavez Reyes

Abstract

In this article there is an exploration of what is the state of unused spaces in Independencia (Municipality in Santiago Chile) and what are the potentialities in the development of public and semi public spaces as a collaboration towards the conservation, reconstruction, complementing, restoration of such spaces as part of a plan to design public spaces, regularization of the sites and buildings, that is more sensitive and less expensive and its goal is to draw new residents to this historical area in the metropolitan peri center.

Keywords:

Public spaces, coordination of the urban and architectural heritage, local streets layout, historical peri center of Santiago Chile, municipality of Independencia.

Author Biography

María Isabel Pavez Reyes

Investigadora en el departamento de urbanismo de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Chile.