{"id":4709,"date":"2026-05-14T13:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moadmdcedu.wpenginepowered.com\/events\/medellin-a-city-for-public-life\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:32:05","slug":"medellin-a-city-for-public-life","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/moad.mdc.edu\/es\/events\/medellin-a-city-for-public-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Medellin: A City for Public Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Part of the Citizen Design Lab, accompanying <\/em>By the People: Designing a Better America<em> at MOAD. Lectures and presentations curated by Dr. Ariadna Hernandez-Reguant. 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