01635nmm a22003017a 4500 ES-BaAUN 20240108092723.0 221102b ||| |o||j| 00| 0 eng d 2575-5374 ES-BaAUN eng ES-BaAUN Natura Futura architect. La Balsanera Productive Floating House urbanNext, December 4, 2023. 558 words. Expanding design practices, Juan Carlos Bamba, Middle Density, Natura Futura Arquitectura, Politics and economics, Project, Southern Coexistences Artisan techniques, Cultural identity, Cultural Urbanization, Dealing with Nature, Ecuador, Global South, Participation, Passive ventilation, Scarcity, Social dynamics, Social Inclusion, Urban policies Several centuries ago, the Babahoyo River in Ecuador, with its floating houses, was one of the main storage and rest points on the trade route taken by merchants and farmers between the cities of Guayaquil and Quito. Today, the river is no longer used as a trade route, and the number of floating structures has fallen from 200 to 25, putting them at risk of extinction, despite being recognized as intangible human heritage in Ecuador. Politics and economics Middle Density Southern coexistences Cultural identity Passive ventilation Babahoyo, Ecuador Ecuador Juan Carlos Bamba Architect. https://urbannext.net/la-balsanera-productive-floating-house/ Access to info ddc CF 0 3163 3163 0 0 ddc 0 0 9876543210 9876543210 2024-01-08 0 2024-01-08 2024-01-08 CF