7. WHO I ADMIRE

ALEJANDRO ARAVENA IS A CHILEAN ARCHITECT, BORNED IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE. HE STUDIED AT UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA. NOWADAYS HE TEACH ARCHITECTURE AT THE SAME PLACE. THIS MAN HAVE WON A LOT OF IMPORTANT AWARDS.

THE MAIN REASON OF WHY I ADMIRE THIS ARCHITECT, IS BECAUSE HE HAVE DONE A LOT OF GOOD PROYECTS, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE ONES THAT ARE RELATIONATED WITH SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE.

HIS BUILT WORK GIVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE THAT LIVES THE POVERTY, MITIGATES THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS, REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AND PROVIDES WELCOMING PUBLIC SPACES. HE INNOVATES AND SHOWS HOW ARCHITECTURE AT ITS BEST CAN IMPROVE AND CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES.

ONE OF HIS GREATTEST WORKS IS THE SET OF SOCIAL HOUSING THAT DESIGNED FOR MIGRANTS IN THE NORTH OF OUR COUNTRY IN 2003. IN IQUIQUE HE AND HIS TEAMWORK BUILT A LOT OF HOUSES WHICH APPEARED HALF-BUILT, WITH THE INTENTION THAT RESIDENTS EXTENDED AND IMPROVED THEIR SPACE AND THEIR HOME.

ARAVENA IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS MAKING A GREAT DESIGN , FOCUSSED IN A CONTINGENT PROBLEM THAT CLAIMS TO BE ABDUCTED: THE POOR QUALITY OF THE DESIGNS OF SOCIAL HOUSING, THAT IS URGENT TO SOLVED, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES WAITING FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.