How 'compact cities' guide growth while protecting people and planet
Urban growth and sprawl strain resources and nature – compact city strategies and holistic planning offer solutions.
Architectural designer and coordinator with motivation towards the organic dynamics that shape human habitats. Martin Anzellini is part of the World Economic Forum Expert Task Force on Nature-Positive Cities. He is the founder of AGRA and HabArk, driving the development of a resilient, equitable, and beautiful built environment. He was the manager of Smart Cities and Urban Projects at Probogota and advisor to the Planning Secretariat of Bogota. Anzellini has managed and designed projects such as the TransMiCable Integral Project of Ciudad Bolivar, the resettlement of the Peace Settlement of Charras, the Headquarters of the District Council of Bogotá, public facilities and housing projects in different contexts and scales.
He was the director of the Department of Architecture at the Universidad Javeriana, a professor at CEPT, and a lecturer in several schools worldwide. Anzellini has exhibited and received awards at the Colombia, Chicago, Hong Kong, Venice, and Ibero-American Architecture Biennials, as well as at BIBO, ACI, the Build Architectural Award, the Solar Decathlon, and the GoSmart award. He was part of Disney's Colombian Cultural Trust for the Oscar-winning Encanto. He is the author of Habitat for Peace, Vernacular Techniques and the Rural Housing Guide for Bogotá, among other publications on sustainable construction, resilient landscapes, and planning guidelines. He is a Doctorate candidate at the University of Hawai'i.