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Colombia’s second largest city wins Harvard award for urban design
http://colombiareports.co/colombia-medellin-wins-harvard-award-urban-design/Proyecto Urbanistico Nororiental Medellin (Photo) Medellin travel
Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, on Tuesday evening won the Veronica Rudge Green award for urban design at an award ceremony held at the prestigious Harvard university.
The award, which recognises ingenuity and innovation for archetectural design, was awarded to the Northeastern Urban Integration Project in Medellin.
The award not only honors city authorities for continued support of the project, but also the design leadership of architect Alejandro Echeverri.
The project has seen the rejuvenation of the Northeastern part of the city and has exhibited how urban design can overcome problems presented by difficult landscapes.