Representations of Crisis in Argentina : Remember the Present | Continental Drift
▻http://brianholmes.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/remember-the-present
Puerto Madero, the former port of Buenos Aires, was renovated in the mid-1990s under the direct influence of Barcelona’s trademark urbanism, within the broader paradigm of the “creative city.” Following the classic neoliberal model, the land was handed over to a private entity charged with seeking out the necessary investments, and granted any profit that might arise from the operation.
A strategic plan was drafted by Catalonian consultants; corporate buyers were sought around the world; architectural commissions were given to national and international firms. Today the construction is almost complete, and the post-industrial docks look as pretty as a postcard. The cranes that used to unload ships have been left standing, carefully repainted to preserve the patina of age, as if to say that work was once done here. The remodeled warehouses offer a mix of residential spaces, offices and urban entertainment destinations, with a private university at one end and a millionaire’s museum at the other, followed by a crown of hi-rise towers whose logos include Microsoft, Bell South and IBM: the perfect recipe for success in the “information economy.”
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