Mr. Ludo Campbell-Reid, general manager of the Design Office of Auckland -economic capital of New Zealand- will visit Medellín. In 2016, Auckland, Vienna, Sidney, Medellin and Toronto were the nominees to receive the Lee Kuan Yew Award, which was awarded to the capital of Antioquia.
The Lee Kuan Yew is awarded every two years by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore and it highlights sustainable initiatives associated to urban planning and management with concrete environmental, social or economic results. In 2014, it was Suzhou (China) the awarded city and in March 2018, the winner was Seoul (South Korea) and it will be granted next year in Medellín during the World Cities Summit.
The Mayor Federico Gutiérrez Zuluaga, invited Campbell-Reid to exchange knowledge and recognize the best practices in planning both cities have. He is a specialist in urban design and sustainable mobility; and will expose his concepts on alternative means of transport such as bicycles and electric vehicles.
The delegate from New Zealand is a keynote speaker in WALK21 BOGOTA WALKABLE CITY, which takes place this week in the capital of Colombia and seeks to analyze progress and global alternatives in mobility issues associated with tactical urbanism, accessibility, intermodality and public transport.
In July 2019, Medellín will host the World Cities Summit -the first time it is held in Latin America- as part of the commitments acquired after winning the 2016 Lee Kuan Yew Award.
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