Study Architecture 
ProPEL 
Author(s): Marcel Sanchez Prieto & Adriana Cuellar
The digital library Casa de las Ideas is located along a canal that runs through the Colonia Camino Verde in Tijuana, Mexico. Adjacent buildings, mostly homes and businesses built informally, face the channel, where a large public activity, transportation and both formal and informal businesses are concentrated. Two challenges characterize this area: crime and flooding. The library is part of the urban development plan, an initiative by SEDESOL (Ministry of Social Development), which provides not only the channeling of the river, but the integration of a series of public spaces, parks, recreational areas, community center and a library along the river. The aim is to improve the quality of life of its residents and combat crime through the design of civic spaces, infrastructure and cultural programs.
https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.IntlP.2016.20
Volume Editors
Alfredo Andia, Umberto Bonomo, Macarena Cortes, Dana Cupkova & Vera Parlac
ISBN
978-1-944214-11-1
