Lima 2100: Collective Resilience Through Adaptive Urbanism

Abstract

Lima 2100: Collective Resilience through Adaptive Urbanism is a transdisciplinary project addressing issues of climate change, social equity, and urban health in Lima, Peru. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as part of their American Arts Incubator, an international creative exchange program. Assistant Professor of Architecture Gabriel Kaprielian was selected as the Lead Artist and tasked with developing a month-long program through international collaboration and partnership of the ZERO1, the U.S. Embassy in Peru, the Contemporary Art Museum (MAC Lima), the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC), along with 25 participating artist, architects, and activists. Focusing on the challenge of urban development in Lima, the primary goal was to empower local residents with new skills and a framework to understand and respond to their built environment past, present, and future. This was expressed through personal works of adaptive urbanism to create collective resilience, drawing inspiration from global movements such as Black Lives Matter to a history of Peruvian activism rooted in indigenous culture and female leadership. The project describes a method of utilizing art and technology as platforms for discourse to envision speculative futures of urban environments that are inclusive, healthy, and sustainable.