«El Cercado del Marqués», de frustrada vocación de ciudad-jardín a gentrificación en San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife

"El Cercado del Marqués" in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, exemplifies the transition from a failed garden city concept to gentrification. Originally envisioned as a peripheral urban expansion with unifamiliar dwellings and green spaces, this 1930s project by architect J.E. Marrero Regalado reflected regionalist, eclectic, and rationalist architectural trends. However, its development diverged from the garden city ideal when one parcel was reclassified for collective use in 1965, paving the way for high-density construction. Recent plans by a major developer to build a residential complex with garages threaten the area's morphology, increasing traffic, reducing green spaces, and accelerating gentrification—a process that could erase its garden city heritage.

Arranz Lozano, M. M., & González Chávez, C. M. (2022). «El Cercado del Marqués», de frustrada vocación de ciudad-jardín a gentrificación en San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife. Espacio Tiempo Y Forma. Serie VI, Geografía, (15), 163–192. https://doi.org/10.5944/etfvi.15.2022.36002