Torre David

Nov 16, 2013

0h 22m

★ 0.0

Overview

Torre David, a 45-story office tower in Caracas, was almost complete when it was abandoned following the death of its developer and collapse of the Venezuelan economy. Today, it is the improvised home of more than 750 families, living in an extra-legal occupation that some call a vertical slum.

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U-TT Caracas Producition

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Caracas has been changing since the nineteenth century this is a story that tries to explain why the Venezuelan capital is complex, chaotic and fertile. In light of these new evidences, community experiments, social awareness and organization of people, seem to be the necessary ingredients to rescue a metropolis that is not yet completely lost.

6.0

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0.0

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8.5

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0.0

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10.0

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0.0

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0.0

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Invalid Date

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0.0

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0.0

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