During the months of July and August 2021, Enlace Arquitectura and Ciudad Laboratorio, together with a multidisciplinary group of people, led 8 tours of various segments along the edge of the Guaire River in Caracas. The walks provided opportunities for people to discover the wonder of its landscape, its flora and fauna. The possibility of occupying the edge of the river, crossing from one bank to another, and contemplating the birds that live there, generates a new way for people to understand the city.
The findings from these tours are registered on the website www.rioguaire.org that also contains historical information and a manifesto to the river, and various articles ranging from historical, artistic, ecological perspectives to news, events and anecdotes recorded in the press. We are also working on a game for school children which has the goal of saving the Guaire River from the evils that have condemned it.
The project seeks to redeem the value of the river in people's imagination. Many cities once had polluted rivers that have been recovered. It's time to start reversing the narrative and the facts that have buried, denied, hidden and humiliated the Guaire River as the most enigmatic non-place in the city.
Lecture I - Se recupera el Río Guaire o lo enterramos para siempre / Mili Arellano y Bela Kunckel
Lecture III - entre--ríos / Lisa Blackmore
Lecture IV: Distintas miradas, distintos ríos - Nestor Torrealba
Lecture V: MAPOCHO 42K: El Paisaje del Río como espacio Memorable - Sandra Iturriaga y M42K_Lab
Lecture VI: Reconciliar la ciudad y el río. El caso de Parques del Río en Medellín - Jorge Pérez
Lecture VII: Reframing the Chicago River - Ernest Wong y Joana Zeiden
Lecture VIII: Un fragmento de riu sec. - IDensitat- Roser Colomar en colaboración con Jaume Puchalt
More information on the website www.rioguaire.org
