Mexico and the United States share between them a large number of elements, characteristics, histories, etc. One of them is the history behind Nuevo Laredo (Mexico) and Laredo (United States). Two hundred years ago, there was just “ONE LAREDO” which was located entirely in Mexican territory. After political and war disputes between countries, the city got split into two parts. Although nowadays there are two names, two nations and one border, the urban behavior and characteristics remain to be one.
Unfortunately, both cities share negative characteristics, such as high violence and poverty. This project pretends to design a masterplan that can heal the two cities of Laredo (Laredo, USA + Nuevo Laredo, Mex). The masterplan is the result of deep research and interpretation of the data. It was decided to follow a strategy that bonds together both cities in all terms. This project consists of eleven specific urban interventions that can regenerate two neighborhoods, one in each city, that at the end will become one. Furthermore, the most important aspect is that this design strategy based on research and analysis is that it can be replicable along all borders.
