Architects:Beals Lyon Arquitectos

Area :4115 m²

Year :2020

Photographs :Pablo Casals Aguirre, Beals Lyon Arquitectos

Lead Architects :Alejandro Beals, Loreto Lyon

City : Santiago

Country : Chile

The first line of the Santiago Metro was inaugurated in 1975; since then, a further five lines have been built within a continuous process of expansion to link the city center with parts of the city otherwise disconnected.

Chile is a country with high levels of inequality, and Santiago is a segregated city. As a public service, the metro system is fundamental in connecting segregated areas, bringing its multiple neighborhoods and inhabitants closer to the city center. Despite the recent social unrest, where Metro was at the core of the conflict due to the rise in the cost of tickets, its infrastructure persists as a symbol of social integration. The project plays a role within this larger network, as an agent of social transformation, both physically and symbolically.