Alejandro Restrepo Montoya

Doctor of Engineering and Architecture, graduated with academic honors from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 2018. Architect and urban planner, graduated with academic honors from the Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB) of Medellín in 1996. Director of Strategic Urban Projects of Medellín from 2016 to 2019, and Director of Urban Planning and Architecture of Medellín since January 2024. Holder of three scientific invention patents in Colombia and Panama. He has projects in Sarajevo, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and various cities in Colombia. His work has been distinguished both internationally and nationally with professional and academic awards and recognitions. University professor in Switzerland, Germany, the United States, Japan, Brazil, and Colombia.

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Environmental Urbanism and Urban Geographies: Medellín 2024-2027 Urban Plan

CityMakers, The Global Community of Architects Who Learn from Exemplary Cities and Their Makers, is working with ArchDaily to publish a series of articles about Barcelona, Medellin, and Rotterdam. The authors are the architects, urban planners, and/or strategists of the projects that have transformed these three cities, which are visited in the "Schools of Cities" and studied in the "Documentary-Courses" made by CityMakers. On this occasion, Alejandro Restrepo Montoya, Director of Urban Planning and Architecture of Medellín, presents his article "Environmental Urbanism and Urban Geographies, Medellín 2024-2027"

Medellín's urban plan focuses on answering how urban planning can improve people's quality of life. By developing its proposal, the city is promoting the social benefits that these urban planning practices can generate. Medellín emphasizes the use of natural and environmental conditions, such as valleys, streams, rivers, mountains, and hills, to develop urban planning criteria that address social needs.

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