Distrito Artístico, Bogotá D.C. - Colombia

Abstract

Artistic District is proposed as an integrated space for art and design, where each discipline is developed in a suitable environment and equipped according to the needs of each profession. A place of the artist and for the artist, in which a community and an education in art is generated, destined for any person with an interest in art and design, regardless of age or profession, and who shares a common interest for artistic and cultural learning. A space that welcomes and encourages growth, creativity and artistic discipline, located in the old factory of Cerveceria Andina, designated today as an asset of cultural interest, which is included in the Partial Plan of Triangle Bavaria, for the urban renewal of the industrial zone of Bogotá. The project aims to position itself as an innovative milestone that promotes art in the country, one which encourages the growth of the artistic and cultural sector of Colombia, having great acceptance and appropriation by citizens, and that likewise, through its social impact and infrastructure, can represent an example to follow at an international level. A project that is part of the evolution of Bogotá as a compact, safe, participatory, sustainable, resilient and inclusive city, based on the ideal of the city of today and tomorrow, established in the New Urban Agenda, a guide proposed by the United Nations (UN), that is incorporated in the future of Colombia, as a country that draws its roadmap for sustainable urban development, committed with the future of its cities and its citizens.