Author: ed. Correa Felipe
Place: Harverd
Publisher: Harverd University Graduate School & Design
Year: 2012
Pages: 416
ISBN: 978-1-934510-34-6
Source: Received from Rahul Mehrotra
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Planning
Keyword: America Project Research, Urbanism
Shelf: C1R6
Accession No: B979
Contents: Acknowledgements Forword Notes from Quito Introduction The Fundamental City 1 The Elastic Grid The Fundamental City 2 The Distant Gaze: Jones Odriozola and En Route Modernity The Compact City The Symbolic Dimension of Transportation Infrastructure in South America: From the Sublime to the Everyday The Draped City A Designed Policy: The Road to New Urban Centers Sub-Surface Spines The Metro as Spine Singular Projects Credits
Abstract: *A Line in the Andes* explores the relationship between urban form, transportation infrastructure, and socio-political ambition in shaping South American cities, focusing on Quito, Ecuador. Through essays on topics like metro systems, grids, and symbolic infrastructure, the book highlights how design and policy intersect in urban development. It draws comparisons to New York City, using its grid and metro as references to understand Andean urbanism’s ambitions and challenges. By examining projects and figures like Jones Odriozola, the book presents a framework for cities in the Global South to pursue more integrated, equitable, and culturally resonant urban futures through infrastructure-led planning.