Tatiana Aguirre, Rimisp researcher, commented that “rural spaces have a lot to teach us about integrality” and that, as a result of the same challenges faced by rural territories, these “are losing population, decreasing population, which causes young people to migrate”.

“Vulnerable Habitats”, the theme of the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urban Planning of ChileThe theme “Vulnerable Habitats”, the theme of the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile, was proposed to address different issues related to the vulnerability of cities and territories. Through exhibitions, debates and conferences, the cultural meeting sought to reflect and imagine the potential of architecture and urbanism to raise questions and imagine answers to reduce those vulnerable habitats and improve ways of life in times of change and transformation, seeking to open new spaces for reflection on the cultural, social and technological transformations in a sort of change of era that is coming, and the lessons learned from the social crisis and pandemic.