Chacra cultural. Nuevos espacio de producción cultural en Cipolletti.

Abstract

The city of Cipolletti originated as a fruit-producing and exporting center, successfully establishing itself in the international market.

However, technological advancements that transformed agricultural production methods, along with changes in economic policies and the discovery of Vaca Muerta—a key factor driving the region's economic development around hydrocarbon exploitation—have transformed Cipolletti into an attractive real estate destination. It draws oil industry executives seeking to live near the opportunities and services of Neuquén, but with the convenience and tranquility of a smaller city. The lack of planning in the face of this rapid growth has resulted in an unequal, heterogeneous, and dependent city, whose economic activity is centered on providing services to the regional capital. However, in a constantly growing city like Cipolletti, there is an opportunity to develop an economic model focused on cultural production and the promotion of knowledge, linked to technological advancements and industry. In this way, spaces for cultural production become important as generators of culture itself, understanding culture as the symbolic universe of a group, contained in its consciousness, its communication, and its objects or productions. The proposal focuses on a new space for cultural production in the northeast of the city of Cipolletti, designed to host cultural and recreational activities and promote non-formal education.