Sustainable constructions: building materials, certifications and LCA Authors: Rocha-Tamayo, Eduardo

“…To serve that purpose, the article presents various certifications granted throughout the world to help the professionals above mentioned to put up “green” structures; other specifications for building materials to be considered “sustainable”; and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) techniques to analyze constructions’ cradle-to-grave behavior, for measuring building’s environmental impact as well as corroborating its sustainability.…”

Residential segregation and spatial social division: variables for an analysis of urban structure in Puerto Vallarta, México Authors: Díaz-Núñez, Verónica Livier, Acosta, Jorge

“…As a conclusion, it is made clear that the resulting maps provide valuable knowledge and information about the city, since they reveal the zones with the best offer of utilities and urban networks, as well as those more precarious, the lack of infrastructure and public amenities, poor utility quality and public service deficiencies.…”

The role of green roofs on atmospheric carbon removal in the neotropics. A revision Authors: Ramírez, Wilson A., Bolaños, Tomás

“…The majority of them relate to thermal outcomes of green roofs on buildings, a lesser percentage deal with analyzing urban/environmental benefits of green roofs, and just a few discuss CO2 absorption capacity of green roofs based on already-published information. …”

Proposal to nominate Chapinero as creative and cultural district in Bogota Authors: Herrera-Medina, Eleonora, Mujica, María, Molina, Luis, Molina, Luis

“…Then, Chapinero’s capacity as creative and cultural district in Bogota is analyzed from the point of view of the activities being held at the locality, as well as the industries established within its boundaries. …”

They accuse: architecture and urban criticism… written by novelists Authors: Muñoz, Mauricio

“…By comparing two quite opposite descriptions of the same city by different writers, the article begins proposing a reflection about which is the type of narration truly necessary when studying the relationship between the city and literature. …”

American Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica (Aves: Rallidae) feeding biology in the Middle Parana River flood-plain, Argentina Authors: Pamela F. Olguin

“…Resultant spectrum was composed by 16 taxonomical entities, 2 vegetable fractions and 14 animal fractions; trophic diversity by stomach (H) ranged between 0,5 and 1,23; accumulated trophic diversity (Hk) was 2,9; IRI values were as follows: Belostoma sp. 1241, Arachnida n.i. 1134, Paspalum repens 704, Polygonum accuminatum 574; seasonal trophic niche amplitude was 0,88 (summer), 0,7 (spring), 0,76 (fall), and 0,8 (winter); alimentary efficiency was 97,6%; prey sizes percentage was 66% for organisms ranging from 0 to 10 mm; and average intestinal coefficient was 2,72. …”

Imagination and representation: cognitive mapping of Merida Historic Centre by students at Yucatan Autonomous University Authors: Fuentes-Gómez, José

“…Researchers sorted all maps into four different categories and analyzed the marked distinctions towards place perception, the physical/spatial correspondence between maps and reality, the absences and presences of architectural and urban landmarks, the relation between the map and the specific studies in which students are involved in, and the main objects and references included in the maps, as well as their frequency. …”

La Violence in Colombia: an artistic perspective Authors: Silva-Cañaveral, Sandra Johana

“…The article is the product of a research/creation dealing with the relation between art and violence in Colombia. It begins by giving a brief description of three well-delimited violent periods according to outstanding historians, and by closely analyzing the Massacre of Trujillo as understood by Historical Memory, a group part of the National Reparation and Reconciliation Commission. …”

A sensitive experience of the city Authors: Prada-Jurado, Mauricio

“…It also studies the relationship between art and the city, in view of the fact that artists cast in their works their own vision of the urban, disclosing through them their individual metropolis, meaning, the one they perceive and interpret, becoming the spokesperson of the mass of anonymous inhabitants. …”

Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops (Aves: Rallidae) feeding biology in the Middle Parana River flood-plain, Argentina Authors: F. Olguin, Pamela

“…The resultant spectrum was composed by 10 taxonomical entities, 7 animal fractions and 3 vegetable fractions; trophic diversity by stomach (H) ranged between 0 and 1, while accumulated trophic diversity (Hk) was 2,57; main IRI values were as follows: Polygonum accuminatum 1204, Planorbidae 872 and Paspalum repens 451; alimentary efficiency was 97,5%; more frequent prey sizes oscillated between 0 and 10 mm; habitat preference was 2,4; and the average intestinal coefficient was 2,79.…”

Linear public spaces in Latin-American cities Authors: Arango, Silvia

“…The article undertakes the issue of linear public spaces in Latin-American cities, understanding them as crossing points that involve leisure and amusement, casual and frivolous encounters where collective routines become the stage of city life and —as it also happens in the theater— grow to be locations to see and to be seen, spaces to identify with all social groups, places to assert the sense of community. …”

Public space: narratives and desires Authors: Pérgolis, Juan Carlos, Moreno, Danilo

“…Urban life exemplify the simultaneous, the multiple and the fragmented, and literature, with its capacity to suggest images and convey emotions, depicts life’s sense through small events that become a milestone for individual memories that narrative converts into moments and places for encounters. …”

Bogota at the turn of the 20th century: the end of the bucolic city. The image of the city in Cromos magazine from 1916 to 1920 Authors: Martínez-Osorio, Gilberto

“…The article proposes an analysis about Bogota through the chronicles and photographs published between 1916 and 1920 in Cromos magazine emphasizing on the repercussions and implications that urban structures have had upon city’s inhabitants—, as a research method that complements the conventional historical analysis offered by architecture and urbanism. …”

El Graffiti as an art form and the construction of politics: multiple realms and perceptions. An overview of Bogota Authors: Chacón-Cervera, Juan Camilo, Cuesta, Oscar

“…The article proposes a meditation on art becoming a space for interaction, creation and transformation of different realms in which politics are a cornerstone in the constitution of subjectivities. …”

Multifunctional modular system: children’s furniture for ages 3 to 9 Authors: Charry-Barreto, Antonia

“…It traces a typical profile of direct and indirect users (children and parents/tutors, respectively), and defines the usual activity zones for kids between 3 to 9 years of age in order to identify the specific functions demanded on their furniture and to determine design strategies and guidelines. …”

Reflections on the academic commitment of architecture schools towards current urbanization tendencies in Latin America Authors: Niño Soto, Alexander, Muñoz, Mauricio

“…In this context, the school of architecture at the Antonio Nariño University (UAN, as per the Spanish acronym), benefiting from its presence in 9 Colombian cities  Bogota, Neiva, Palmira, Ibague, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga, Cucuta, Popayan y Puerto Colombia—, aims to bring up its students under an actual state of urban, regional and spatial conditions, revolving its undergraduate program around a curricular structure composed of lines of study, thematic units, key concepts’ application and research projects.…”

Bicentennial memory: Bogota’s Eastern Mountains (1810-2010). A review of the current state of knowledge Authors: Franco, Erika

“…Review article that compiles mostly published literature about Bogota’s Eastern Mountains over the last two centuries, between 1810 and 2010, including 255 written works among research consultancy reports, government projects, regulatory bodies’ follow-ups and evaluations, undergraduate and graduate thesis, letters, news bulletins, scientific papers of national and international journals, books, official policies, and audiovisual presentations. …”

El Spatial planning: towards an integration of recent sustainable guidelines (a methodological approach for Autlan de la Grana, Jalisco, Mexico) Authors: García-Yerena, María Luisa

“…It addresses three main topics: a) the crisis of urban planning and the search for new horizons, b) constructing a social cooperating-bonding project, and c) Autlan de la Grana Urban Development Plan processes and implementation, which particularly focused on formulating spatial planning policies and guidelines to steer the city’s urban furtherance towards the identification and definition of strategic projects and measures guaranteeing sustainable growth for the benefit of its inhabitants, and lastly, on the way to propelling a culture of social participation among all different members of society and the government.…”

Toward a historiography of product design with an emphasis on Colombia Authors: Camacho-Lotero, Sergio

“…The article makes a historiographical revision of product design on three different scales: the world, Latin America and Colombia. It begins by providing a brief recollection of how the history of product design has been addressed over the years, followed by pairing up the most widespread points of view of design historians, mainly American and English, with some histories of industrial design written in Latin America and, particularly, in Colombia. …”

La Main Ecological Structure at a local level. A proposal for the urban renovation of Fenicia, Las Aguas, Bogota Authors: Andrade, Germán I., Montenegro, Fernanda, Remolina, Fernando, Wiesner, Diana

“…The proposal includes planning, public green space design, and urban biodiversity management as a way to overcome the tension between contrasting and conflicting land uses.…”