Twenty-eight years ago, Medellín was the most dangerous city on earth.

The need for change was urgent. Such extreme conditions led to a huge urban experimentation and organization.

As divided as it was, where the establishment was hated and figures of authority treated with distrust, the gap between the rich and the poor, had to be bridged through joint decision-making and co-design.

The projects were seen as chains of interventions that stitched the city together.

But also key to Medellín’s transformation was an attitude towards urbanism as a tool for promoting social mobility and equity.

All of this hard work created what is Medellín today with it’s innovation, beauty and amazing people.