Curaduría y urbanismo en la ciudad de Cuenca: reflexión y propuesta

Abstract

Curatorship, currently, has a strong interest in the city and urban issues and is shown as one of the most effective disciplines to explore and externalize the different issues that affect the city and public spaces. The present thesis investigate and link certain aspects between contemporary curatorship and tactical urbanism, whose main characteristic is the constitution of socially sustainable public spaces. The current reality shows that the condition of public space, as a place of opportunities for the community, is in crisis. For this reason, the first chapter briefly analyzes the main urban problems facing public spaces today. Chapter two corresponds to an analysis of the state of art and curatorship, with the presentation of several theoretical and practical precedents associated with the urban space. For this, a four theoretical approaches are presented where links are woven between curatorial specificity and public spaces. Chapter three aims to deepen the analysis of four particular cases with the recognition of different curatorial strategies and values associated with the sustainability of public spaces. Finally, in chapter four, potentially creative strategies to vitalize the public space of the city of Cuenca are presented.