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The green ring of Vitoria-Gasteiz, a story of recovery and improvement of green spaces in Madrid

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Vitoria-Gasteiz is a city located in northeastern Spain and is part of the Basque Country. A little less than 15 years the authorities began to design a "green belt" around it, in order to restore and enhance the green areas peripheral to the city. Here, as in almost every city, were undergoing a process of gradual degradation.

In turn, this physical border was intended to draw a line the expansive growth of the development projects of the era, including the creation of new industrial parks, residential neighborhoods and new roads on rural and agricultural land, located on the outskirts of the city's traditional radio.

Image from the website www.vitoria-gasteiz.org

The green belt project includes a series of measures, ranging from the recovery of areas were once wetlands, their renaturation, the re-channeling of rainwater were flooding in urban areas, the introduction of animals such as deer, creating gardens for people of the 3rd age, guided walks, bicycle paths, among others.

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to know more about this wonderful initiative that has succeeded on 20 October last Vitoria has been recognized by the European Community as "European Green Capital."

Click here and enter the page of the Green Belt.

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Photo: Alum and teachers of the Master Building energy efficient and environmental rehabilitation, UEM.

Francisca Jimenez, who is leading the BIOESPACIOS, has benefited from the Government of Chile, through CONICYT (National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research) and its system Scholarship grants Chile-call 2010 , for a Masters abroad.

Thus, from October 2010 until July 2011, the professional will reside in the city of Madrid, Spain to attend the Master " Efficient building and energy and environmental rehabilitation " , issued by the Senior Center Building , an institution under the UEM .

To date, this transfer has already taken place. From there he writes:

"(..) Today, a few days of arriving, I can say that this change of context brings many new . The most obvious is the time to delve into topics of interest , open new doors or ways of looking at the architecture, the phenomenon-and need-for the rehabilitation of cities and neighborhoods, there is the experience of achieving new learning , perhaps find answers to old questions ..

On the other hand, is in everyday life, the almost inevitable confrontation with what is happening here (Spain, Madrid, Europe) and what happens in Chile on buildings, cities, people, public space. There is much to share and discuss ..


hope, especially through the graphical information, to convey the emotion and feelings that are on here, seeing so many different realities sometimes and others, so strangely familiar (.. ) "

* Pictured: Madrid and the old town.

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Bioespacios CONSTRUCTION thatch, A BUILDING SYSTEM WITH LONG HISTORY AND EFFECT. FACEBOOK

We invite you to listen to a radio interview Pedreros to Karen, a young architect, formed in Concepción, talking about green building, reconstruction, experience with thatch, and more.

Karen worked for years in a rural housing project for the communities of Laja and Contulmo (managed by the Foundation for Overcoming Poverty and where Francisca Jimenez was regional coordinator).

This project was pioneer in proposing a series of innovations that make homes more appropriate the context in which they were located in rural accent. One such innovation was to propose thatch constructions.

Click here to listen to the interview .

The photos are a piece of an old building in thatch that was exposed after the demolition Lastarria , Stgo. Photo Francisca Jiménez, September 2010.

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BIOESPACIOS

With the idea to develop and facilitate the participation of people on issues as we consider relevant architecture office, BIOESPACIOS decided some time ago to start their participation in the virtual network FACEBOOK.

So he created his own page, also called BIOESPACIOS (click here) , and that is the main window of the company in FACEBOOK.

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also created two groups. Ceilings one plant, called "ceilings plant in Chile, IS EASY" , and one on building with raw earth: "Building with raw earth in Chile" .

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These spaces are also a way for anyone who needs it, channel your queries and need advice on our domain. Visit paragraphs "Consulting" and "Special Reconstruction" for more detail.

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The recent earthquake has rattled more than the land. Reappear questions about how to build, what materials are most suitable for each of the localities, which are the most viable solutions for rebuilding rural villages and even in the city. That's why we believe they are as current issues published here: The raw land as a construction material is occupying an important place in the phenomenon of reconstruction, in its different variants. Furthermore, the need to add value to our buildings, the importance of harmonizing them with current environmental demands, also made of green roofs a viable and attractive.

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You are invited from now to visit these Web sites, to meet and share.