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Panatropolis: Panama’s Airport City
Panatropolis is a new planned development near Panama’s Tocumen International Airport. I just recently heard news of this development, so I do need some time to digest it before I post any analysis, but here is the video proposal as well as a few images from the Panatropolis website. [singlepic id=46 w=600 h=240 float=center] Airport ...
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Young Designers Feature: Giro Urbano
A new feature of panamArq will focus on young designers throughout the world, with an emphasis on Panama and the Americas. The catch-22 with the design community is that in order to get recognized, you have to build or create something amazing, but in order to have the ability to build something amazing, you must ...
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BNP Tower & The Panama City Waterfront Initiative
The news that the Panamanian government is investing in a new financial tower designed by world famous Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in downtown Panama City has created much controversy; which is why I love being an architect, because I can just talk about the building and forget about all of the politics! First, the Financial Tower is ...
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Livable "Complete" Streets for Panama
I noticed this initiative by The National Complete Streets Coalition (via Wired Magazine) which seeks to create guidelines for more livable urban streets. The definition of “livable” in this case is that the streets are accommodating to all modes of transportation; autos, pedestrians, bicycles, and public transportation.
This is something which I believe should be adopted by Panama in order to fix the increasing problems of traffic, pollution, and an unlivable urban environment. -
Cinta Costera and Car Centric Design
Cinta Costera is the most recent transportation and land reclamation project in Panama City. The goal of the project was to expand the existing roadway and improve traffc organization while creating new recreational areas by reclaiming land from the bay. As anyone who has traveled to Panama will tell you, traffic is an immediate crisis. ...
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Panama, the Dubai of the Americas…..WHY?!
Many people have called Panama City, “The Dubai of Latin America”. Many developers and real estate agents are advertising it this way. The media is hyping it. My question is…. WHY????? Why does Panama City want to become a Dubai? Who wants Panama to be a Dubai? Is being the Dubai of the America something ...