{"id":3040,"date":"2018-10-04T12:03:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T10:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/2018\/10\/04\/waiting-in-the-sky-testbeds-for-a-vertical-future-in-torre-david\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:49:55","slug":"waiting-in-the-sky-testbeds-for-a-vertical-future-in-torre-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/it\/2018\/10\/04\/waiting-in-the-sky-testbeds-for-a-vertical-future-in-torre-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting in the Sky &#8211; Testbeds for a Vertical Future in Torre David"},"content":{"rendered":"While much has been written about the fate of buildings that outlast their program, typically in the post-industrial context, this essay \u00abWaiting In The Sky: Test Beds for a Vertical Future in Torre David\u00bb addresses the topic from a different angle: vertically. Taking the Centro Financiero Confinanzas \u2013 or Torre David \u2013 in the center of Caracas, Venezuela as a case study, the essay explores how existing perspectives on urban renewal may be applied to the emerging context of abandoned tall buildings.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nIn:\u00a0New Geographies \u2013 Harvard GSD.\u00a0Magazine, Volume: 10.\u00a0Publisher: Actar.\n\nThe release is planned in December, a link to the magazine will be published here as soon as available.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1250\" data-id=\"3046\" src=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz\" class=\"wp-image-3046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1250\" data-id=\"3050\" src=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz1.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz\" class=\"wp-image-3050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz1.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1250\" data-id=\"3054\" src=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz2.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz\" class=\"wp-image-3054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz2.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1250\" data-id=\"3058\" src=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz3.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz\" class=\"wp-image-3058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz3.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1250\" data-id=\"3062\" src=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz5.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz\" class=\"wp-image-3062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz5.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1875\" data-id=\"3066\" src=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz6.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz\" class=\"wp-image-3066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz6.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xoxo.capsule.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Copyright_ETH_Zurich_U-TT__Daniel_Schwartz6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waiting in the Sky. Copyright: ETH Zurich, U-TT, Daniel Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While much has been written about the fate of buildings that outlast their program, typically in the post-industrial context, this essay \u00abWaiting In The Sky: Test Beds for a Vertical Future in Torre David\u00bb addresses the topic from a different angle: vertically. 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