Estrategias de diseño y gestión urbanística para la apropiación social del espacio urbano. Parque Luis Cordero (Azogues, Ecuador)

Abstract

Luis Cordero park, located in a landmark neighborhood of Azogues city, has been subjected to various architectural and urban interventions in an attempt to achieve its recovery. However, these actions, centered on technocratic approaches, have failed to generate effective social appropriation of the space, leaving the park in a state of abandonment and deterioration with a negative impact on urban life. Faced with this reality, the need arises to rethink the approach to actions in urban space, adopting an experimental and critical perspective. In this context, this work aims to contribute to the social appropriation of Luis Cordero Park through design and urban management strategies focused on collective participation and socio-artistic practices that channel enjoyment in the space. To achieve this, a qualitative methodology is implemented that explores spatial phenomena and practices in Luis Cordero park, through observation and socio-spatial experimentation techniques. This theoretical-experimental approach is primarily based on the proposals of Henri Lefebvre and other authors who have deepened this topic from the perspective of architecture and urbanism. The research manages to demonstrate a conceptual intuition thanks to the socio-artistic practices experienced in the space. These findings are subjected to a process of critical discussion that allows the secrets of social appropriation of space to be unraveled, guiding the formulation of concrete design and urban management strategies for the production of enjoyment in the park, as the seed of a differential space production process.