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The conference, which will be held at the Artillery Barracks on December 2, will feature the experiences of some of the most influential national architects in the field of urban regeneration, such as Ibón Areso, promoter of Ría 2000 Bilbao, Francisco Burgos, responsible from Madrid Río, Enrique Bardají, from Mahou-Calderón, and José María Ezquiaga, from Madrid CentroThe councilors Sustainable Development and Huerta, Antonio Navarro, and the Urban Agenda and Open Government, Mercedes Bernabé, have presented this morning the Expert Forum that will bring together in Murcia renowned architects of national and international prestige on the recovery and urban transformation in the framework of the South Connection project.On December 2, the Artillery Barracks will host this day in which successful experiences and regeneration initiatives that have changed the direction of cities, such as the cases of Bilbao and Madrid, will be presented.
This activity is carried out jointly with the Official College of Architects of the Region of Murcia, whose dean and vice dean, María José Peñalver and Juan Pedro Alarcón, respectively, have been present at today's event. “South Connection is a project focused on people, which will mean a great social, urban and economic transformation of Murcia.
And for this we need to know the opinion of the experts, whose experiences will help us to draw up our roadmap and the regeneration plans that our city needs ”, Mercedes Bernabé highlighted.The Forum of Experts, which will be entitled 'Recovery and Urban Transformation', is free and will take place during a single day tomorrow, from 10:00 to 13:30.
Those interested can participate through two modalities: in person, with a maximum capacity of 36 people and for which it will be necessary to register for events.murcia.es, and online, with open access from the YouTube channel of the Murcia City Council.The cases of Madrid Río, Ría 2000 Bilbao and Mahou-CalderónFor his part, Antonio Navarro stressed that "Murcia South Connection will recover more than 200,000 square meters of public spaces, which will not only transform the spaces in the south, but the concept of the city itself, more open and more integrated."In this way, the Expert Forum will address fundamental aspects for the life of the neighborhoods, such as urban recovery and mobility, health and sustainability, the environment, green spaces and connections, social structure, associations and relationships.
neighborhoods, identity and culture, as well as trade and economic activity.To talk about it, the City Council and the Official College of Architects of the Region of Murcia gather on this day professionals from the national level who will try to expose their experiences in other cities and, at the same time, learn about the development plans of South Connection .Highlights, Ibón Areso, former mayor of Bilbao and architect, promoter of Ría 2000 Bilbao, the project that transformed the Basque city by turning the old railway floors, shipyards and container squares into new green areas, modern neighborhoods, open-air art galleries and places of business with buildings of great architectural interest.The Forum will also feature Francisco Burgos, doctor architect and founder of Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos.
Among its projects, Madrid Río stands out, the most important work carried out in the capital of Spain in recent decades on the space freed up after the burying of the ring road that would run on the banks of the Manzanares River.
This enclave is today a connection point between the city center and the external landscapes that surround it with large green areas, sports spaces and children's play areas.Also noteworthy is the participation of Enrique Bardají, architect and CEO of E.
Bardají, responsible for projects such as Operation Chamartin or Mahou-Calderón, the latter designed to make the space freed after the demolition of the Vicente Calderón stadium and the old Mahou factory a more social, participatory and sustainable area; and José María Ezquiaga, architect and director of Ezquiaga Arquitectura Sociedad y Territorio, responsible for Madrid Centro, a project that recovered public space for pedestrian and cyclist mobility, economic activity, rest and meeting, as well as other major initiatives size in Latin American countries.Finally, the day will conclude with a presentation on 'The case of Murcia South Connection' and a round table with the participation of all the speakers.Actions of the participatory South ConnectionThe holding of this Forum of Experts is one of the actions framed in the first phase of the participatory process of South Connection, which will run until December 16 and will serve to give a voice to the residents of the neighborhoods and districts of El Carmen, San Pío X, Barriomar, Santiago el Mayor, El Progreso, Infante Juan Manuel, Patiño, Nonduermas and Los Dolores.Among the actions that are being carried out are the installation of ballot boxes in shops in the area so that residents can make their contributions and individual meetings with representatives of the more than 150 groups that carry out their activity in these towns.At the same time, the schools will also participate in this process through different educational actions and the neighbors will be able to have a more direct contact through virtual agoras.
This phase will end with the presentation of the participatory process to the Social Council of the City.All information on the participatory process, times and dates of the actions can be found on the murciaconexionsur.es web portal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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