Bridges to Nowhere // A desperate call for greatness evoking surpassed concrete models.

‘Caracas is a city that dreamt the Modern Dream in the early 50s due to the pushing of oil exchanges. Numerous buildings, private and public, were erected and highways became a symbol of its modernization. From a rural economy to an oil based production scheme, Caracas sought to become a city of progress. Being a relatively young city, that had scarcely 4km wide in the 1800s to a 40km wide city now a days, its development has been drastic and its construction fast. In the early 20th century the image of european cities was intended to revive in certain parts of the city as the city center has an urban scale allure that resembles those cities in which dwelling, shops and job sources are all in one place, with 7 story buildings alternating the old colonial houses with streets and sidewalks proportional to a mild pedestrian transit. However, transit became the form of progress, following the modern precept, the car and motor vehicles have been narrowly tied to the anxiety of progress since. Continue reading “Bridges to Nowhere” →