Lima: Architectural Guide

The Peruvian capital is a city of paradox.

The urban layout of its historic centre is the most perfect Cartesian grid in South America, yet mass migrations have generated large informal settlements. Its society lives in a permanent state of commercial frenzy, yet it has preserved the oldest traditions of the continent. And the best-known works of architecture are viceregal and republican, yet pre‑­Columbian ruins are scattered across the city.

This guide contains over 160 works, covering the main styles of architecture in each period, as well as the urban processes that have underpinned the construction of such works, the economic activities that have made them possible and details of their public administration.

With an MSc in architecture from the Universidad ­Europea de ­Madrid and further studies in Project Management, Laura worked for Ábalos+Sentkiewicz in Madrid and Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Lima. She subsequently joined the project management team of the Interbank Group. In 2014, she co‑founded L&M Taller de Diseño with Margaux Eyssette, carrying out architecture, interior and craft design projects.

With an MSc in architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, Jorge worked for Dominique Perrault, Estudio Lamela, Ábalos & Herreros and Ábalos+Sentkiewicz, from 2004 to 2011. He currently works for consulting firm AECOM; from 2019 to 2022, he was the Project Director of Pier A at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Since November 2022, he is managing an infrastructure programme for sustainable mobility at Shell.