How to revitalize a heritage district crossed by an urban highway? In the City of Buenos Aires, San Telmo is distinguished by its heritage, cultural and historical value, but also by being crossed by an urban highway. In the IDB CitiesLab university contest, we are looking for an integral, programmatic and sustainable urban-social project from a participatory, patrimonial and … [Read more...] about IDB CitiesLab: revitalizing the historic neighborhood of San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Juan Pablo Lopez Gross
Juan Pablo López Gross is a Venezuelan architect with more than 10 years of experience in innovation and social and urban and inclusion. He graduated from the Universidad Central de Venezuela with a Diploma in Public Leadership from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) in Caracas and a Master in Applied Political Studies sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in Madrid, Spain. Juan Pablo joined the IDB in October 2015 as a member of the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Program team, then he was a founding member of the Housing and Urban Development Division's Cities Lab and currently is as a Finance Operations Specialist at the IDB Group's Innovation Lab (IDB Lab). Previously, he was founder and operating director of the urban and citizen affairs consulting firm URBIX, Executive Secretary of the Local Public Planning Council of the Municipality of Chacao in Caracas and the youngest board member of the Venezuelan Association of Engineers and Architects. Additionally, Juan Pablo is a prominent activist, speaker and commentator on urban issues and innovation.