This project is a urban design framework proposal for a site in the district of Usme in the city of Bogota, Colombia. It is an environmental analysis, critique of the purposed plan, and recommendation for a new plan that is framed by environment and ecological interventions.

1. USING ENVIRONMENT AS A FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN DESIGN IN USME An Environmental Analysis, Critique of Metrovivienda’s Plan and Recommendations for Design Intervention

3. EARLY RESEARCH

12. CONTEXT

16. EXISTING SITE

17. TERRITORY

18. TOPOGRAPHY

19. TERRIAN

20. SLOPE

21. WATERSHED

22. HYDROLOGY

23. FLOOD ZONE

24. RAIN

25. VEGETATION

26. PROTECTED

27. ECOLOGY

28. ROADS

29. URBAN

30. BUILDINGS

31. INDUSTRIAL

32. AGRICULTURE

33. UNUTILIZED

35. METROVIVIENDA’S PLAN

37. DEVELOPS ON EXISTING AGRICULTURE

39. LOTS OF ROADS, CUL-DE-SAC’S, AND A GIANT HIGHWAY

41. CUTS OFF MAJOR ECOLOGICAL AREAS

43. DEVELOPS ON RISK AREAS

45. PLACES A FACTORY NEXT TO A SCHOOL

48. ALTERNATIVE PLAN

50. CONVERT RISK AREAS TO PRESERVED LAND

52. MAKE EXISTING AGRICULTURE RESILIENT

54. THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

55. AND THE USE OF TARRACING + AGROECOLOGY

56. DEVELOP SAFE UNUTILIZED AREA

59. REDEFINE BORDERS

60. BY ELIMINATING OLD ONES

61. AND MAKING NEW ONES BASED ON NATURAL FEATURES

62. Implement Socio-Ecological Infrastructure

64. What is Socio-Ecological Infrastructure?

69. How it works?

93. ¡GRACIAS!