i

Revista de Arquitectura accepted for inclusion in SciELO Chile collection

 

Call for papers 2026 Revista de Arquitectura  N.º 50. + N.º 51

 

Call for papers Revista de Arquitectura N.°50

 

ARCHITECTURE AND INVESTIGATION + FREE THEME

50th Issue | 35th Anniversary

Deadline for paper submissions: March 2, 2026

https://dearquitectura.uchile.cl/index.php/RA/announcement/view/396

 

No. 51. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURES AND URBAN PROJECTS:
New Themes and Dimensions of the City + FREE THEME.

Deadline for paper submissions:  June 22, 2026

https://dearquitectura.uchile.cl/index.php/RA/announcement/view/397

 

The dilution of the emergency. Urban visions

Authors

  • Bernardo Valdés E. Actualmente es docente de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad Diego Portales
Download

Abstract

This article is a critical account of the process of building a new capital city for the Province of Palena, in the Chilean Patagonia. from the eruption of the Chaiten Volcano which destroyed the homonym city, to the decision by state authorities to reject the project in december 2010. This is a personal view from the author who was part of the team that worked for the chilean Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning.

Keywords:

Chaitén , Sustainable Urbanism , Urban Policies , Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning Chile , New Cities