Independencia as a garden-neighborhood. A residential and public space model from a cooperative background (1926-1953)

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Alicia Campos Gajardo
Ronald Harris Diez
Daniel González Erices
Raúl Pacheco Aravena

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The residential architecture of Santiago’s Independencia district –the construction of which began the first quarter of the twentieth century, arranged in homogenous complexes around public spaces made up of green areas or playgrounds– has experienced a dramatic change with the emergence of collective housing high-rise buildings, revealing the lack of understanding or valuation of the formal features that have identified this commune over time. This research is aimed at making a contribution to the knowledge of 10 residential complexes located in this commune, linking them to the idea of “garden-neighborhood” in what used to be the city’s northern periphery. The focus is placed on cooperative actions developed as a way to manage working-class housing lending meaning to public spaces.

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Campos Gajardo, A., Harris Diez, R., González Erices, D., & Pacheco Aravena, R. (2024). Independencia as a garden-neighborhood. A residential and public space model from a cooperative background (1926-1953). AUS [Arquitectura / Urbanismo / Sustentabilidad], (34), 63–73. https://doi.org/10.4206/aus.2023.n34-08
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Alicia Campos Gajardo, Departamento de Arquitectura, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad de Chile, Chile.

Arquitecta, Universidad de Chile.

Doctora en Arquitectura y Patrimonio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España.

Académica Departamento de Arquitectura, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Ronald Harris Diez, Instituto de Estética, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.

Arquitecto, Universidad de Chile.

Licenciado en Estética, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Doctor en Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España.

Académico Instituto de Estética, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Daniel González Erices, Facultad de Artes Liberales, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile.

Licenciado en Estética, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Doctor en Filosofía, Estética e Historia del Arte, Universidad de Chile.

Académico Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Facultad de Artes Liberales.

Raúl Pacheco Aravena, Universidad de Chile, Chile.

Arquitecto, Universidad de Chile.

Egresado Máster en Edición. Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.