Bogota's Eudemony

Cross-review of the "Centro Felicidad" in Chapinero and the exhibition "Paradises and Gardens. Nature represented".

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/astragalo.2025.i37.12

Keywords:

Bogotá, contemporary architecture, museum exhibitions, urban nature, architectural criticism

Abstract

Review of a contemporary architectural work in Bogotá and an exhibition, both of which explore the idea of urban nature.

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Author Biography

José Javier Alayón González, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá

José Javier Alayón González holds a master's degree in Landscape Architecture (2007) and a PhD in Architectural Design (2010), both obtained in Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelone, Spain. Since 2017 is associate professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He has focused his research on the Latin American Modern Movement, especially on exhibition architecture and urban planning of fairs, on which he has published several articles in scientific journals. Among others: “Pavilions of Colombia. Showcases of nature between 1851 and 2015” (Dearq, 2024) and “Under roof natures. Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela’s pavilions at Brussels 1958” (Zarch, 2019). He currently researches on Latin American landscape and works on the design and updating of academic programs in architecture and landscape architecture

References

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Cendales Paredes, Claudia del Pilar. 2020. La Vida Privada de Los Parques y Jardines Públicos : Bogotá 1886-1938. Bogotá: Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural. https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=f52763ce-caba-3c74-a31d-10e5b18994fe.

Foucault, Michel. Octubre 1984. Des Espace Autres. Architecture, Mouvement, Continuité 5: 46-49

Wohlleben, P. 2023. La vida secreta de los árboles. (18ª edición). Barcelona: Ediciones Obelisco.Escobar, A. 2022. Sobre el reequipamiento ontológico de las ciudades. Astrágalo. Cultura De La Arquitectura Y La Ciudad, 1(30), 45–58. https://doi.org/10.12795/astragalo.2022.i30.02

Published

2025-02-26

How to Cite

Alayón González, J. J. (2025). Bogota’s Eudemony: Cross-review of the "Centro Felicidad" in Chapinero and the exhibition "Paradises and Gardens. Nature represented". Astragalo. Culture of Architecture and the City, 1(37 (EXTRA), 203–212. https://doi.org/10.12795/astragalo.2025.i37.12