Panel 3. The Professional Practice of Latin American Architecture and Its Relationship to Land Use and Planning

The aim of this roundtable is to explore perspectives on the tensions inherent in land use regulation and territorial planning, drawing on experiences that highlight the responses of both the state and communities to these processes within the Latin American context; these are key elements and the focus of study for the Master’s Program in Planning and Management of Sustainable Territorial Habitat at the School of Architecture of La Gran Colombia University

To begin with, it is important to bear in mind that theories of territorial development seek to understand the reasons why one territory develops more than another. Therefore, it is necessary to understand territorial planning and its various instruments, along with proposals formulated by local governments that seek to resolve the territory’s urban, rural, and social problems. At the same time, there are communities with alternative proposals that challenge the decisions governments seek to implement in planning and management processes, based on the following guiding question: What role should architecture professionals play in relation to territorial planning and management?