Lima

The Peruvian capital is a city of paradox.

The urban layout of its historic centre is the most perfect Cartesian grid in South America, yet mass migrations have generated large informal settlements. Its society lives in a permanent state of commercial frenzy, yet it has preserved the oldest traditions of the continent. And the best-known works of architecture are viceregal and republican, yet preColumbian ruins are scattered across the city.

This guide contains over 160 works, covering the main styles of architecture in each period, as well as the urban processes that have underpinned the construction of such works, the economic activities that have made them possible and details of their public administration.

Laura Torres Roa
León, Spain, 1980. With a degree in Architecture from Universidad Europea de Madrid and studies in Project Management, Laura worked for Iñaki Ábalos in Madrid and Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Lima, where she was responsible for the residential towers of the Cuartel San Martín project. She subsequently joined the project management team of the Interbank Group. In 2014 she co-founded L&M Taller de Diseño with Margaux Eyssette, carrying out architecture, interior and craft design projects. Laura currently lives in her home city on the island of Ibiza, where she combines her professional activity as an architect with teaching at Escola d'Art d'Eivissa.

Jorge Álvarez-Builla 
Norwich, United Kingdom, 1979. With a degree in Architecture from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, Jorge has lived in Madrid, Lima and Amsterdam. He worked for Dominique Perrault, Estudio Lamela and Iñaki Ábalos. In Lima he co authored with Daniel Danés the master plan and urban development project for Distrito 7, in Lurín, an industrial and residential neighbourhood in the south of the city. He also carried out industrial projects at various mines, the Port of Callao, the refinery La Pampilla, and at Jorge Chávez International Airport. He works as a director at AECOM consulting firm and is currently leading the Pier A project at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.

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