04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

(Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts)

The 2009 Curry Stone Design Prize was awarded to a bold and ambitious public works plan for the Colombian city of Medellín that helped revitalize its poorest neighborhoods and transform what was considered the deadliest city in the world into a vibrant, urban hub. In just four years, Alejandro Echeverri, then-director of urban projects, and Sergio Fajardo, former mayor, led the charge for urban renewal, supported by a vast team of architects, technicians and community members and buoyed by Fajardo's belief that, "Our most beautiful buildings must be in our poorest areas." Today, Medellín's transformation has become a model for other cities in the developing world.

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