Verticalización. La edificación en altura en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago (1990-2014)

Abstract

On the basis of an analysis of data released by the Building Survey (1990-2001) and the Building Statistics Form (FUEE) (2002-2014), both designed and conducted by the National Statistics Institute (INE), this paper explores the phenomenon of high-rise in different municipalities of the Metropolitan Region over the period 1990 to 2014. The results enable the identification of a process of polarization focused on high-rise constructions, which can be regarded either as houses or buildings. The proliferation and concentration of the latter category poses a significant challenge to peri-central municipalities and invites us to think of the built form as an urban issue different than that of housing.