Propuesta de diseño de un centro multicultural en el municipio de Albania la Guajira.

Abstract

Colombia is a multi-ethnic and multicultural country, organized by 32 departments, characterized by diverse cultures, among these is the department of La Guajira, which has indigenous and Afro-Colombian cultures throughout the entire territory, one of the municipalities where These cultural practices are evidenced in the municipality of Albania, which has been characterized by its surprising growth and development due to the Cerrejón coal complex, in this growth a mixture of cultures has been evidenced. But there is no space to exhibit and preserve these customs, therefore, this project seeks to Generate a design proposal that involves urban and architectural spaces in a project of a cultural center for indigenous, native and Afro-descendant ethnic communities, taking as base the concepts, criteria and needs of these communities and develop spaces for their cultural manifestations in the municipality of Albania La Guajira; in the second period of the year 2020. To this end, the research question is the following: In what way can a cultural project be proposed with spaces that allow the development of cultural activities that manifest the idiosyncrasy of the cultures of the region? This space is important because it will allow the preservation of culture, the exhibition and exhibition of it, as well as the appreciation of the traditional cultures of Guajiras. In this sense, this question will be answered through a research study, in which the observation processes, interviews, will be given; These interviews will be carried out with the Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples of Albania, as well as with the organizational entities of the region. The findings found in this research show that the Afro-Colombian populations do not have a historical memory due to the taking of their territories because of the cerrejón, on the other hand, despite the fact that the indigenous people do have their history, there is very little priority so that they can expose their culture or transmit it. Therefore, the creation of a cultural space that facilitates the exhibition and exhibition of the cultures of the region and a forthcoming study is recommended so that not only indigenous and Afro-Colombian cultures are taken into account.