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Colombian Architecture News: Buildings

post updated 1 June 2026

Colombia Architecture Designs – chronological list

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Colombian Architecture News in 2026 – latest South American properties, chronological:

29 May 2026
Juan Valdez 1959 Bogotá restaurant
Design: CREARQ

photo : Monica Barreneche
The Juan Valdez flagship store was conceived as an immersive architectural narrative that spatializes the cultural identity of Colombian coffee production. Rather than functioning as a conventional retail interior, the project approaches architecture as a medium through which territory, memory, craftsmanship, and ritual are materially and atmospherically expressed.

23 February 2026
La Memoria del Rio, Bogotá
Design: Alsar-Atelier

photo : Alsar-Atelier
La Memoria del Río operates at the intersection of public art, urban activation, and ephemeral architecture, conceived as a temporary civic infrastructure capable of reactivating underused spaces throughout Bogotá through cultural programming and collective occupation. Rather than functioning as a static installation, the project proposes a flexible spatial framework that enables performances, exhibitions, encounters, and public gatherings, transforming architecture into an instrument of urban and social engagement.

19 January 2026
Lagomar Lake Pavillion and Bar, Girardot, Cundinamarca
Architects: Obreval

photo : Ivan Ortiz Ponce
Originally conceived as a dock supporting the hotel’s water sports program, the project evolves architecturally into a floating pavilion housing a bar and restaurant. Positioned at the threshold between land and sea, the structure operates as both infrastructural element and social destination, accommodating everyday leisure alongside private events, performances, and small-scale concerts through a flexible and adaptable spatial configuration.

6 January 2026
Garden of the Soul Well-Being Studio Medellin
Design: Estudio Dedós

photo : Mateo Soto
Garden of the Soul is an interior yoga and wellness space in which lighting functions as a primary architectural material, shaping an atmosphere of introspection, calm, and sensory immersion. Designed by ESTUDIO DEDÓS, the project explores how light can structure spatial perception and emotional experience, transforming the interior into an environment attuned to mindfulness, contemplation, and bodily awareness.

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Colombian Architecture News in 2025

Colombian Architectural News in 2025 – South American Property Information, chronological:

20 October 2025
Nocaima Retreat, Cundinamarca, Colombia property design
Architects: Obreval

picture : Ivan Ortiz Ponce, Par Fotógrafos
The project reinterprets vernacular architectural elements—including bamboo construction, pitched roofs, and open-air corridors—not as nostalgic references, but as active spatial and environmental devices. Through careful material and tectonic transformation, these familiar forms are repositioned within a contemporary architectural language that simultaneously acknowledges and challenges their cultural, climatic, and constructive origins.

30 June 2025
Casa N, Cundinamarca
Architects: CREARQ

photo : Mateo Soto
The architects conceive the project not as a singular object, but as an atmospheric system. Two distinct volumes are arranged in orbit around a central patio, understood as an intentional void that mediates all spatial relationships and allows nature to operate as the primary architectural presence.

6 March 2025
A Leaf on the Hillside House, Barichara, Santander Department
Architect: Alsar Atelier

photo : Simon Bosch Photography
Located on the northern edge of the Barichara–Villanueva road, the site is defined by a pronounced slope that frames both its constraints and its architectural potential. The central design challenge becomes how to articulate a contemporary composition that can sustain a sense of timelessness while engaging directly with an extreme and irregular topography.

26 February 2025
Montana Arriba Apartments Medellin
Design: ALH Taller

photo : Mauricio Carvajal
Montaña Arriba is a 12-apartment residential development in Medellín that embodies ALH Taller’s innovative approach to architecture. The project challenges conventional apartment layouts by integrating dynamic façade compositions and horizontal voids, resulting in striking double-height terraces within each unit.

25 February 2025
Espinosa Abad House Medellin
Design: ALH Taller

photo : Daniel Velez
At ALH Taller, we approached Casa Espinosa Abad in Medellín with a vision to create a residence that truly embodies the essence of its locale, blending natural materiality with thoughtful architectural design. The architecture office’s aim was to craft a bespoke living space that resonates with both its inhabitants and the surrounding urban context.

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Colombian Building News in 2020 to 2024

Colombian Architectural News in 2024 – South America Properties:

28 Jan 2024
Engineering Faculty at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
Design: Juan Pablo Ortiz + TALLER Architects

photo (at)alejoarango_pr
Juan Pablo Ortiz + TALLER Architects present their collaborative work completed for the Engineering Faculty at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia.

Hotel Lagomar, Cundinamarca

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Modern architectural development designs. Contemporary South American built environment updates for 2019 & 2020:

7 Jun 2020
Grand Hyatt Bogotá Hotel
Design: Goettsch Partners

photo : James Steinkamp Photograph
The country’s first Grand Hyatt, “positioned as the crown jewel” of an 18-building commercial complex between the historic center and airport, adds to Goettsch Partners’ 30-plus hospitality works globally. This new, 372-room hotel complex with a 230-ft-tall elliptical tower marking the symbolic center of an 18-building commercial complex now under construction midway between Bogotá’s historic center and its airport.

6 Apr 2020
Center in Science & Biodiversity in Risaralda, Risaralda, Dosquebradas
Design: IDOM

image Courtesy architecture practice
The Center in Science & Biodiversity of Risaralda, CiBi, is a mixed-use building located in the municipality of Dosquebradas, in the department of Risaralda, Colombia. The region is internationally known for the richness of its Fauna and Flora.

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14 Aug 2019
Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos News

13 Aug 2020 + 4 Jan 2019
Masa Restaurant in Bogotá
Design: Studio Cadena

photo : Ambiente Familiar
New York City-based Studio Cadena has designed Masa, a new restaurant in a northern residential neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. The restaurant is built at residential scale, on the site of a former house that had gone through multiple residential and commercial iterations over the years.

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Colombia Property Developments in 2013 to 2018

1 Dec 2018
Medellin River Parks Botanical Park Master Plan – WAF Future Project of the Year Winner
Design: Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos

photo : Alejandro Arango

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20 Dec 2017
Residential Tower in Bogotá
Design: Bogle Architects

aerial view © Bogle Architects
Appointment to design the façade envelope of a 19-storey, high-end residential tower in Bogotá.

12 Dec 2017
Vitrvm Development in Bogota
Design: Richard Meier & Partners

image : vize
This building design by Richard Meier & Partners is their second project in South America after the completion of the Leblon Offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.

26 Jul 2017
Cartagena Airport Building Design, Cartagena de Indias
Design: CAZA Architects

image Courtesy architecture office

17 Jul 2017
Cancer Research and Treatment Centre, Bogota
Design: Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos and Construcciones Planificadas

image Courtesy architecture office

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27 Oct 2016
Bogota Corferias Master Plan – Centro internacional de negocios, Bogotá
Design: CAZA Architects

image Courtesy architecture office

19 Jul 2016
Zubabox in Bogota
Design: Squire and Partners

image Courtesy architecture office

3 Mar 2016
Secretaría Distrital de Integración Social in Bogota
Design: MOBO Architects

image Courtesy architecture office
This is a high-profile architecture competition win.

30 Oct 2016
9 ¾ Bookstore Cafe in Medellin
Design: PLASMA NODO architects

image Courtesy architecture office
The architecture office believe that cities need warm and nice meeting places that welcome us and invite us to learn having fun with our families and friends, sites where people not only buy but go and have a good time.

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21 May 2014
Casa 7A, Villeta
Architects: Arquitectura en Estudio + Natalia Heredia

photograph : David Uribe

18 Apr 2014
Library España – Biblioteca Pública Santo Domingo Colombia, Medellín
Architect: Mazzanti Arquitectos, Bogotá

photograph : Sergio Gómez, Lorenzo Castro
The Project is located on one of the hillsides of the city that have been affected by harsh violence since the 1980s because of several drug traffic networks that operate within its perimeter. It is part of the government’s social master plan program that aims to give equal economic and social opportunities to the population.

27 Feb 2014
Bogota Shopping Center
Design: Tamayo + Montilla Arquitectos

image Courtesy architecture office

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9 Jan 2013
La Calera Chapel Building, Bogotá
Design: Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos

photo : Alberto Fonseca
The chapel in la Calera has a basic geometry that tries to alter the territory as little as possible. It uses the natural features of the environment, the wind and the light, to create an essential harmony.