Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a city that searchs for its own space

Authors

  • Mauricio Mazoni Architect , Arquitecto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/ciudades.09.2005.135-160

Keywords:

grid, radio-concentric model, ring, neighbourhood unit, informal sector

Abstract

This text analyzes the urban structure of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, from its colonial origins, with a grid plan, to the growth produced in S. XX. It explains the causes an the urban plannings, based on a radio- concentric model, that the city has followed.

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Portada Ciudades 09, 2005/2006 (La Guaira)

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Published

2018-02-01

Issue

No. 09 (2005): The Latin American city: Beyond the grid

Section

Monographic section

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a city that searchs for its own space. (2018). Ciudades, 09, 135-160. https://doi.org/10.24197/ciudades.09.2005.135-160