2024-11-21T21:57:28-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/73735594/colon-panama-a-once-vibrant-and-beautiful-city-struggles Orhan Ayyüce 2013-05-23T12:56:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:10:02-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u9/u9a78ev3cluo0yla.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Civil society has to get things done here - Kurt Dillon, architect, Urbio</p></em><br /><br /><p>"In recognition of its historic role in the development of modern international trade and transportation, as well as its cultural and environmental value, the Historic Center of Colon was declared a historic monument in 2002. Despite its protected status, the center continues to suffer the effect of more than 30 years of neglect and abuse. This short, Spanish-language documentary offers criteria for a democratic project of urban conservation and economic revitalization that begins with the dispelling of stereotypes and the valorization of Colon's exceptional cultural heritage."</p><p><a href="https://www.wmf.org/content/historic-center-city-colon-project-its-conservation-revitalization-and-sustainable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Historic Center of the City of Colon: A project for its conservation, revitalization and sustainable management.</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/73735593/colon-panama-a-once-vibrant-and-beautiful-city-struggles Orhan Ayyüce 2013-05-23T02:07:43-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:10:02-04:00 <em><p>Civil society has to get things done here - Kurt Dillon, architect, Urbio</p></em><br /><br /><p> <img alt="" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/03/24/world/PANAMA/PANAMA-articleLarge.jpg"><em>Photo by Meredith Kohut for NYT</em></p> <p> "In recognition of its historic role in the development of modern international trade and transportation, as well as its cultural and environmental value, the Historic Center of Colon was declared a historic monument in 2002. Despite its protected status, the center continues to suffer the effect of more than 30 years of neglect and abuse. This short, Spanish-language documentary offers criteria for a democratic project of urban conservation and economic revitalization that begins with the dispelling of stereotypes and the valorization of Colon's exceptional cultural heritage."</p> <p> <a href="http://www.wmf.org/historic-center-colon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Historic Center of the City of Colon: A project for its conservation, revitalization and sustainable management.</a></p>