Puerto Madero and Porto Maravilha： The Transformation Process of Port Areas into Tourist Zones

Transformations in the use of urban space in contemporary cities have common features and projects in the global era take similar themes, such as requalifications of port areas and waterfronts. The main objective of this paper is to revisit the process of urban transformation and valorization of the port areas of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, completed in 1990 and 2015, respectively. It recapitulates their historical processes from decay to recovery as tourist zones, following the implementation of the ＂Strategic Plan of Antiguo Puerto Madero＂, from 1990, in Buenos Aires, and of ＂Urban Operation Porto Maravilha＂, from 2009, in Rio de Janeiro. While planning and strategies differ as they sought distinct locations in different times, they were similar in attracting massive investment from the real estate market. Therefore, consequences of the projects for the cities and the local population are a more important issue than formal results achieved.

Madero热带风情餐厅

这座餐厅位于危地马拉首都危地马拉城,交通最繁忙的公路线旁。立方体的外立面设计了搞怪的镶嵌汽车装饰,让快速通过和堵在路上的司机们不禁会心一笑。然而与外面嘈杂的环境相反,内部的餐厅就像一个绿洲,五彩缤纷,颜色和纹理都充满了层次感。室内直接与行人通道相连,如同温室一样,锯齿状的天窗为中间区域提供了充足的光线,同时也起到了被动式降温的作用。