Juan Tapias

Visual Storyteller & Documentary Photographer - Architect
      
El Barrio Prado
Location: Barranquilla
Nationality: Colombiano
Biography: Juan Tapias is a Colombian photographer based in Bogotá, Colombia. Tapias is a documentary and conceptual photographer whose work explores everyday narratives of human life, culture, and its impact on the built environment. He is trained... MORE
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El Barrio Prado
Copyright Juan Tapias 2024
Updated Jun 2023
Topics Architecture, Art, Conceptual, Conservation, Culture, Culture stories, Documentary, Editorial, Essays, Historical, History, Journalism, Latin America, Personal Projects, Photography, Stock, Street, Travel
Summary
The Prado neighborhood, as it is currently known, has preserved its facades over time and offers a variety of architectural styles. Being able to walk its streets, locate each construction and immerse yourself in the heritage of the inhabitants of Barranquilla.

The facades present a diverse color palette that enriches the urban landscape, without overshadowing the beauty of the natural gardens. The neighborhood has adopted constructive and functional patterns taken as a reference from European garden cities.

Un recorrido por un barrio patrimonial.
Colombia 2018

El barrio Prado, como se le conoce actualmente, ha conservado sus fachadas a lo largo del tiempo y ofrece una variedad de estilos arquitectónicos. Poder recorrer sus calles, ubicar cada construcción y sumergirse en el patrimonio de los habitantes de Barranquilla.

Las fachadas presentan una paleta de colores diversa que enriquece el paisaje urbano, sin opacar la belleza de los jardines naturales. El barrio ha adoptado patrones constructivos y funcionales tomados como referencia de las ciudades jardín europeas.
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