Antecedents of remodeling of Buenos Aires City
Impacts on Puerto Madero

Introduction

From the middle of the the decade of the 20's, several plans to integrate the area of Puerto Madero to the rest of the city came one after another. Its location, limiting with the central area and its extension, made of this area the right place to the expansion of commercial, business and administrative activities. On the other hand, its situation as a link with the coast line conferred it an important role in the recovery of leisure areas, that were becoming more necessary as time went by.

In the beginning, the projects focused on the leisure issue, whilst in the last years, it shifted to the construction issue. The Master Plan for the area had the merit to compensate the commercial, administrative and leisure uses, including also residential uses, which gave this area its characteristical urban unity.

Plans:

· 1923 - 1925: Plan of the Aesthethic Building Commission
· 1930 / 31: Plan of Eng. Juan Briano
· 1938 / 40: Plan of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
· 1959 / 60: Regulator Plan of Buenos Aires City
· 1969: Rector Plan of year 2000 - ORDAM / CONADE
· 1971: Renewal Plan of Buenos Aires South Zone
· 1981 / 82: Enlargement of the Central Area
· 1985 A: CPU Proposal - City Hall of Buenos Aires
· 1985 B: Agreement Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (UBA) and State Secretary of Transport (Borthagaray)
· 1985 - 1990: Cooperation Agreement between the City Hall of Buenos Aires and the City Hall of Barcelona: Strategic Plan for the Antiguo Puerto Madero.
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