Brick

__ Bricks in Urban Planning __ To give an example of the use of brick in urban planning I can summon Las Torres del Parque (Residencias El Parque officially), wich is a residential complex in downtown Bogota, built in the eastern city of Santa Fe in La Macarena. It consists of three brick buildings designed by Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona between 1965 and 1970. The set is around La Plaza de Toros de Santamaria, whose circular shape responds to its curved design. The use of brick as the main material of the work responds to social reasons, economic and aesthetic. It said the architect, the brick "is made with mud and employs many people, is a material used with munificence by masons of Bogota * Their color is variable, according with flashes of light and it creates very beautiful light and shadows, and brick architecture is related to vegetation of Bogota, is one of the traditions of the city, adequate use of its vegetation.

 

__** "What construction material would you use to build your own house? Why? **__ The wood, because it keeps the home environment warm, it’s original and stylish, fits any environment, lasts over time, has high strength; and the most important feature: it is inexpensive and can be utilized even for home decor.