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Abasto Barrio Cultural: Cultural Activity as a Driver of Urban Transformation and Development
The City of Buenos Aires’ Ministry of Culture is the driver of the comprehensive project known as Abasto Barrio Cultural, which views culture and community action as the cornerstone for the transformation of public space. It comes from the recognition of a rich multicultural ecosystem that is distinguished, above all, by the significant presence of Independent Cultural Spaces. Despite not being an official neighborhood, the so-called Barrio de Abasto enjoys the status of a “cultural neighborhood” for both for residents and visitors thanks to the collective and participatory construction derived from its cultural identity. The project proposes an innovative management model in which the state partners with various local culture stakeholders to offer tools intended to enhance cultural activity in the neighborhood and encourage transformations in public space through collaborative strategies. The project’s broad goals are:
To foster social ties, creating meeting spaces for the construction of citizenship and collective identities, strengthening democracy.
To reinforce links between cultural spaces and citizens, promoting independent cultural offerings.
To transform the public space into a cultural stage and platform, establishing the Abasto neighborhood as the District of Independent Culture, ensuring the permanence of local players, and avoiding gentrification.
Independent culture was strongly affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the Abasto Barrio Cultural project implemented an open and flexible work methodology offering tools for the sector’s resilience and recovery.
Abasto Barrio Cultural: Cultural Activity as a Driver of Urban Transformation and Development
The City of Buenos Aires’ Ministry of Culture is the driver of the comprehensive project known as Abasto Barrio Cultural, which views culture and community action as the cornerstone for the transformation of public space. It comes from the recognition of a rich multicultural ecosystem that is distinguished, above all, by the significant presence of Independent Cultural Spaces. Despite not being an official neighborhood, the so-called Barrio de Abasto enjoys the status of a “cultural neighborhood” for both for residents and visitors thanks to the collective and participatory construction derived from its cultural identity. The project proposes an innovative management model in which the state partners with various local culture stakeholders to offer tools intended to enhance cultural activity in the neighborhood and encourage transformations in public space through collaborative strategies. The project’s broad goals are:
To foster social ties, creating meeting spaces for the construction of citizenship and collective identities, strengthening democracy.
To reinforce links between cultural spaces and citizens, promoting independent cultural offerings.
To transform the public space into a cultural stage and platform, establishing the Abasto neighborhood as the District of Independent Culture, ensuring the permanence of local players, and avoiding gentrification.
Independent culture was strongly affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the Abasto Barrio Cultural project implemented an open and flexible work methodology offering tools for the sector’s resilience and recovery.
Abasto Barrio Cultural: Cultural Activity as a Driver of Urban Transformation and Development
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Rubbo, Anna (editor) / Du, Juan (editor) / Thomsen, Mette Ramsgaard (editor) / Tamke, Martin (editor) / Valcárcel, Emiliano Michelena (author) / Berman, Melina (author) / Avogadro, Enrique (author) / Suarez, Magdalena (author)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
2023-09-20
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Urban transformation , Cultural heritages and identities , Collaboration , Cultural sustainability , Independent culture , Multiculturalism and interculturalism , Cultural rights Energy , Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings , Sustainable Development , Design, general , Arts , Earth and Environmental Science
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