{"id":29213,"date":"2026-10-15T17:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/interventions\/la-tebaida\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T17:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:31:08","slug":"la-tebaida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/interventions\/la-tebaida\/","title":{"rendered":"La Tebaida"},"content":{"rendered":"

TA Arquitectura invites us to discover <\/span>La Tebaida<\/b>, a public space revitalized after the 1999 earthquake. Located within Colombia\u2019s Coffee Cultural Landscape, the project seeks to enhance the natural component and create a meaningful space. Through simple geometries, it recovers the layout, vegetation, and historic elements that strengthen the municipality\u2019s urban memory.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In 1999, the earth shook beneath Colombia\u2019s Coffee Axis. In La Tebaida, the earthquake affected most of the municipality\u2019s buildings and, with them, much of the public space that, until then, had shaped the daily lives of its inhabitants. The revitalization of La Tebaida\u2019s public space stems from this: not as a project that starts from scratch, but as an attempt to recognize and recover what the earthquake left loose.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Tarde en la plaza c\u00edvica\/ Afternoon at the civic plaza Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

La Tebaida, although not officially recognized as such, is located within the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, a region comprising forty-seven municipalities that was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on June 25, 2011. Despite being part of this widely recognized and visited territory, the municipality has remained outside the region\u2019s tourism circuits and the broader collective interest surrounding it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Im\u00e1gen a\u00e9rea del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero de Colombia\/ Aerial image of the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

The project\u2019s design is based on two premises. The first is to highlight and enhance the predominant natural component by preserving the existing vegetation in the plazas and planting new species along the roads that connect them; the second is to create a comfortable and meaningful public space for residents and visitors, prioritizing pedestrians and incorporating constant references to the history and customs of the place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Espacios de transici\u00f3n revitalizados\/ Revitalized transitional spaces
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"

Calle 12 antes de la revitalizaci\u00f3n\/ Street 12 before revitalization
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Alcald\u00eda de La Tebaida<\/p><\/div>\n

The logic: what survived becomes the starting point for the design. The geometries of the new layouts recover the language and traditional activities of the public space, identified through the few elements that remained standing.<\/span><\/p>\n

A design that draws from what survived the earthquake, where the geometries recover the language and traditional activities of the public space.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"

Senderos internos habitados\/ Inhabited internal pathways
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

The first stage of the intervention focuses on Plaza Bol\u00edvar, the municipality\u2019s founding space, and the roads that connect it to Plaza Nueva. The design of this area is based on recognizing its initial geometric layout, in an effort to highlight the historical and cultural value of the place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Plaza Bolivar, planta proyecto de revitalizaci\u00f3n\/ Plaza Bol\u00edvar, plan of the revitalization project
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: TA Arquitectura<\/p><\/div>\n

In the three blocks connecting both plazas, the main strategy was to recover the ground through new planters and strengthen the environmental connection by planting tree species that had previously been absent from these streets. Two of these streets were completely pedestrianized and brought to a single level: a pedestrian-oriented street where non-motorized modes of transportation are prioritized, and motor vehicles are permitted only under specific restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Plaza Nueva, planta proyecto de revitalizaci\u00f3n\/ Plaza Nueva, revitalization project plan
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: TA Arquitectura<\/p><\/div>\n

The second stage focuses on Plaza Nueva, the area where commerce in La Tebaida has traditionally taken place. Unlike the orderly geometry of the first stage, here the design adopts more organic and dynamic forms, consistent with the commercial use and the constant movement of visitors that characterizes the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Conservar las din\u00e1micas de la plaza\/ Preserve the dynamics of the plaza
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"

Foto antigua de jeeps tradicionales\/ Old photograph of traditional Jeeps
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Alcald\u00eda de La Tebaida<\/p><\/div>\n

Some historic elements were preserved and became an integral part of the proposal, such as the original benches in Parque Bol\u00edvar, donated by the municipality\u2019s founding families. Commemorative plaques were also installed along the route, narrating the history of La Tebaida to visitors. These elements were already there and directly evoke those who founded the place. Their permanence is what connects the renewed space with what existed before the earthquake.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Exaltar los s\u00edmbolos tradicionales de la plaza\/ Highlight the traditional symbols of the plaza
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"

Vista antigua del monumento original\/ Old view of the original monument
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Alcald\u00eda de La Tebaida<\/p><\/div>\n

The revitalization of La Tebaida\u2019s public space does not reconstruct what the 1999 earthquake destroyed. Through a proposal based on simple geometries, the project recovers the layout, vegetation, and surviving elements, putting them at the service of those who walk through the space today. In this way, it contributes to the town\u2019s urban memory and lays the foundation for its future development within the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Activar el espacio con p\u00e9rgola y servicios\/ Activate the space with a pergola and amenities
Fotograf\u00eda\/Photography: Mauricio Carvajal<\/p><\/div>\n

Bio of the Team:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

TA Arquitectura is a design and consulting studio working at the intersection of architecture, landscape, public space, and urban planning, based in the city of Medell\u00edn.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TA Arquitectura invites us to discover La Tebaida, a public space revitalized after the 1999 earthquake. Located within Colombia\u2019s Coffee Cultural Landscape, the project seeks to enhance the natural component and create a meaningful space. Through simple geometries, it recovers the layout, vegetation, and historic elements that strengthen the municipality\u2019s urban memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":491,"featured_media":29212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interventions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t