On August 2019, ILIAD researchers and collaborators were recognized with a First Prize Award for “Integral Development of Public Space” at the Biennial for Public Space in Bogota. This was received for the work on the Zig Zag Park project, a co-created public space initiative located in the southern periphery of Bogota.
For 5 years, ILIAD lab researchers, local community and university partners came together to undertake a Participatory Action Research project. The project involved design research, crowd-funding, education in construction and construction of the physical space. This long–term collaboration was recognized by the Architectural Association of Colombia, the Mayor of Bogota and the jurors of the Biennial of Public Space at the Virgilio Barco Library designed by the world renowned architect, the late Rogelio Salmona.
