Play the Game

Authors

  • Juan Manuel Peláez Independiente, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v5i9.186

Keywords:

public work, Colombia, competitions, binding project, strategic planning

Abstract

This essay introduces a reflection on what means to be an architect addressing two points. The first one deals with the autobiographic; it probes into a profession that enables to ask about issues since childhood itself, define concepts and identify the particularities of every social group. The second one accounts for the particular situation of public work in Colombia where different governments have supported it not only as a way of overcoming social inequity but also as a means of acceptance and legitimization. The existence of an open procedure to gain access to important public work commissions is highlighted. It allows architects to be selected regardless of age and experience. It is within this context that own and others’ projects are considered taking into account the impact which Bogotá and Medellín schemes have had. A different way of allocating public expenditure has become evident in these cities giving rise to their enlargement towards the territory as a whole. It has also marked a turning point in the politician’s typical performance through architecture and, especially, competitions.

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Author Biography

Juan Manuel Peláez, Independiente, Colombia

Arquitecto por la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (1994) Máster en Historia, arte, arquitectura y ciudad por la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona, España (1996). En 1997 crea su estudio en la ciudad de Medellín. Desde 2018 se constituye como JUMP Arquitectos con Juan Esteban Ramírez como arquitecto asociado. Ha obtenido múltiples distinciones entre las que se destacan primeros puestos a concursos como el del Nuevo Edificio para Artes en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá (2014); Nuevo centro de investigación e innovación para Kimberly Clark Medellín (2012), prototipos educativos Región Caribe para el Ministerio de Educación Nacional (2011), Centro Cultural de España en Bogotá (2007); Plaza de Cisneros, Medellín (2002). Su obra ha sido presentada a través de invitaciones a congresos y exposiciones en Colombia, México, Rusia, EE.UU., Ecuador y Argentina.

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Published

2018-12-07

How to Cite

Peláez, J. M. (2018). Play the Game. A&P Continuidad, 5(9), 88–95. https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v5i9.186

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 9 (2018): ARCHITECTURE AND CRAFT

Section

Essays

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