Talk:University City of Caracas

Translation
This seems incorrect. In the Spanish, "universitaria" (relating to a university or universities in general) is an adjective qualifying "ciudad" (city) -- so this is not the university of the city, but rather the city of the university, or the university-based city. In English, that ought to the "University City of Caracas". swyves 201.241.157.54 (talk) 03:54, 4 March 2009 (UTC).
 * You are right. If we follow the naming convention used by UNESCO in relation to the UNAM Campus then it should be University City of Caracas. Page is going to move to University City of Caracas. Caracas1830 (talk) 04:14, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't it be "Universitary City" ? 21:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.201.77.199 (talk)

Expansion and improvement project notes

 * Convert art/artists list to table, hopefully with years of when the art was created
 * Add sections on buildings, history, and cultural references
 * Create metro station article Ciudad Universitaria (Metro)
 * Notes from sources:


 * 1939 began new urban planning of Caracas, but "bureaucratic obligations" restricted this to Libertador municipality. The plans resumed towards the end of WW2 55
 * After JV Gomez' death, urban renewal took off, and Caracas saw "extraordinary urban-renewal plans", including CR Villanueva's "Synthesis of Arts" architecture, beginning with the El Silencio complex in the city centre. (above, 56)
 * 1944 work began on Ciudad Universitaria, under continued construction until 1967 (above, 57 & 59, 355)
 * The campus is unlikely to be seen as an urban project by modern definitions, but it is among the grand architecture that put Caracas on the map and helped promote tourism and migration (above, 57)
 * University City is an example of one of Villanueva's "museographic" spaces, taking the qualities of museums and applying them to public places (above, 350)
 * Villanueva visited France in '44 and '48, gaining inspiration for the artistic and architectural design of the campus. (above, 355)
 * In '44 he had done the first studies and a tentative plan. The first buildings erected included the medical complex, the design changed in '49, the stadiums were built in 1950 and inaugurated in '51. The stadiums' construction signaled a new phase in developing the Conjunto Central (Central Complex) of the campus. Villanueva was able to redesign and complicate the process because of the economic and political situation he and Venezuela were in, wanting to do so for personal and professional reasons. (above, 355)
 * The Plaza Cubierta is considered an "open museum" for its many works by respected artists. Aula Magna considered the "consummate example of synthesis", opened in 1954 (above, 356)
 * description of map design. Plaza Cubierta connects many different buildings in the Central Complex. Include quote: "It is a space of permanence... making and unmaking" ; design makes use of environment as well as combining the architecture and art (above, 358)
 * List of artist names and art piece names 359
 * University City also a model city, which supposedly brought into reality urban visions of utopia (above, 360)
 * Kingsif (talk) 15:23, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Rectory Plaza intended to be a car park, built 1952, but then too many people wanting to park so closed in or after 1958

List of buildings:
 * Hospital Clínico Universitario
 * Nursing School
 * Institute of Tropical Medicine
 * José Izquierdo Institute of Anatomy
 * José Gregorio Hernández Institute of Experimental Medicine
 * José Antonio O'Daly Anatomopathological Institute
 * Institute of Immunology
 * Caracas Botanical Garden
 * Botanical Institute
 * Xerophytic Garden at UCV
 * Palmetum at UCV
 * Venezuela Lagoon
 * National Herbarium of Venezuela
 * Henri Pittier Library
 * Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)
 * Estadio Universitario de Caracas
 * Covered Gymnasium (UCV)
 * Central Complex
 * Sala de Conciertos
 * Paraninfo de la UCV
 * Aula Magna
 * Library of the Central University of Venezuela
 * Plaza Cubierta
 * Rectory building
 * Rectory Plaza
 * UCV Clocktower
 * Faculty of Humanities and Education
 * Faculty of the Sciences
 * Faculty of Physics and Mathematics
 * Tropical Zoology Institute
 * Museum of Biology of the Central University of Venezuela
 * Faculty of Dentistry
 * Faculty of Pharmacy
 * Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning
 * School of Engineering Library and Auditorium
 * School of Metallurgical Engineering
 * School of Sanitary Engineering
 * School of Law and Political Sciences
 * Olympic Swimming Pool and Covered Gymnasium Complex
 * Covered Walkways and Entrance Arches

Useful sources

 * Estalagmita sculpture
 * Rafaga sculpture
 * complete WHS guide to CUC
 * CUC facts and figures
 * artwork map of cultural center
 * artwork map of hospital complex
 * artwork map of humanities/engineering/architecture/sports complex/botanical gardens
 * Kingsif (talk) 05:06, 4 September 2019 (UTC)