Abstract

CAPRA, Fabio. Disquisición sobre las contradicciones del contexto contemporáneo, caso Caracas. Cuad. urbano [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.17, pp.47-70. ISSN 1853-3655.

In the ongoing debate between seemingly conflicting conditions, the author contrasts several features of urban landscape to dig deeper into the understanding of the current Caracas. An interpretative process allows viewing the city from a daily perspective of joy and suffering. The process takes into account different scales of approach, the relationship between buildings and emptiness, and the role of green in the city. Gradually the carelessness of Caracas's urban landscape becomes evident, fed by little attention to the small scale, the clustering of individualistic interventions and the neglect of the natural component. Final considerations will show the urban landscape as a complex reality that requires that it be addressed from different perspectives.

Keywords : City, architecture, urban design, landscape, urban landscape.

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