Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo
Founder, MDE Urban Lab, Colombia
Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo is an architect and urban and regional planner, based in Medellín, Colombia. He was the city’s Chief Planner (2012-15). He participated in the definition of several strategic projects such as the Parques del Río (“River Parks”) and the Unidades de Vida Articulada (UVAs or “Articulated Living Units”) among many others.
Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 - Jury Meeting Latin America
“Cities evolve through imaginative restructuring, not endless expansion.” – Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo, architect and urban planner from Medellín and founder of MDE Urban Lab, highlights how projects like Parques del Río and UVAs demonstrate that transformations within existing urban fabric can drive resilient and inclusive cities.
He served as Dean of the School of Architecture at both Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and Universidad Santo Tomás in Medellín, where he remains a professor, and is a visiting professor at several universities around the world.
He published Medellín: Urbanismo y Sociedad in 2019, about the processes of urban transformation in the city, and writes a+u, Arquitectura Viva, and The Architectural Review, among others.
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Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 Jury Meetings Conclude in Medellín
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Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo calls for urban transformation that builds on what already exists to enhance resilience and inclusivity.
“Cities evolve through imaginative restructuring, not endless expansion.”
Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo calls for urban transformation that builds on what already exists to enhance resilience and inclusivity.
“Cities evolve through imaginative restructuring, not endless expansion.”
The Latin America regional jury convened at the Museum of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia to evaluate submissions for the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025.
Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 Jury Meetings Conclude in Medellín
The Latin America regional jury convened at the Museum of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia to evaluate submissions for the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025.