On August 9, 2013 were announced the four finalists in the first round for the Design Competition Medellín River Park (including two Spanish). Within hours, Monday October 7, in a second round, the finalists will present their blueprints for the middle sector designs and October 23 will be announced the winner.

The Madrid Río model is being copied by other cities to regenerate, not always well considered, rivers. Medellin launched a few months Concurso Público Internacional Anteproyecto Urbanístico, Paisajístico, Arquitectónico y sus Estudios Complementarios del Parque del Río Medellín / "The International Public Competition Draft Urban, Landscape, Architectural and Complementary Studies Medellín River Park" for the purpose of selecting the best proposal for urban development and architectural landscape for the Medellin River Park.

On August 9, the jury of Martha Cecilia Fajardo, Peter G. Rowe, Luis Fernando Arbelaez, Manuel Delgado, Ginés Garrido, Jorge Perez and Laura Spinadel, review in three days a total of 342 panels of the 57 proposals submitted. For this second phase, the four selected initial ideas develop to the level of blueprint for the midstream industry, delivering their ideas the next day 7. The result will be announced officially approx. two weeks later, on October 23.

Below the four selected alternates and honorable mentions LUCK TO ALL!! Shorlist.-

- RE9. Espinet Ubach Arquitectes I Associats – SLP + Francisco Gilberto Villegas Díaz. Colombia + Spain.

- ER5. Ctrl G Estudio de Arquitectura SAS + Andrés Perea - María Teresa Arenillas, Francisco Javier González, Manuel Vega-Leal.** Colombia + Spain.

- AZ9. Mapas + LAP. Colombia.

- WJ5. Latitud - Sebastián Monsalve Gómez.Colombia.

ALTERNATIVES / ELIGIBLE:

- GT6. Marcos Manuel Arroyave Fernández + Colectivo 720 - Luis Orlando Tombé. Colombia.

- PC7. Javier Vera Arquitectos S.A.S + Arquitecto José Luis Infanzon Priore. Colombia + Spain.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

- BY1. Diego Alonso López Chalarca

- SH9. Risco S.A + Proap + AEI

- IV9. Xaveer de Geyter Architectenibureau + Ingerop Conseil et Ingenierie + Tec Cuatro S.A.

- YL7. Cubicar Grupo Inmobiliario LTDA + Demos Arquitectos - John Freddy Valencia

- WD4. MTM + Dizzar

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Published on: October 3, 2013
Cite: "Shortlist Design Competition Medellín River Park" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/shortlist-design-competition-medellin-river-park> ISSN 1139-6415
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