Climate and Collective Use: Architectural Permeability in Latin America

Siete Vueltas Rural Educational Institution / Plan-b arquitectos. Image © Alejandro ArangoArchitecture is often understood as a matter of enclosure. Walls define space, separating interior from exterior and establishing clear limits. Yet across many projects in Latin America, this distinction becomes less precise. Rather than operating as closed objects, buildings often remain open, allowing air, light, and movement to pass through them.This condition is tied to more than form. Across the r