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# More from Notre Dame

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### August 21, 2019

Those fifth-year architecture students at Notre Dame have been working away on their Las Catalinas projects.   They had an interim review on Monday and we got a few images.   Some of them look pretty exciting!

[![](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Guachepelin-2-1024x768-4.jpg?width=600&name=Guachepelin-2-1024x768-4.jpg "Guachepelin 2")](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Guachepelin-2-4.jpg)

 

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## See related posts

<https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas>

## [The Use of Plants and Greenery in Urban Areas in Las Catalinas](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas)

[ At the town’s founding, 80% of the land in Las Catalinas was dedicated to the long-term restoration of the surrounding tropical dry forest landscape. In this way, Las Catalinas could grow in harmony with the environment, and maintain a constant connection to the natural beauty of Guanacaste. ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas)

[Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas)

<https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/building-a-beautiful-place-to-live-and-why-that-matters>

## [Building a Beautiful Place to Live, and Why That Matters](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/building-a-beautiful-place-to-live-and-why-that-matters)

[ Part of the founding vision of Las Catalinas was to create a place that would be beautiful. Beauty can be hard to quantify or measure, but the effect that a beautiful town or city can have on the people who live there can be very tangible. People are happier. They’re more active, and spend more ... ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/building-a-beautiful-place-to-live-and-why-that-matters)

[Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/building-a-beautiful-place-to-live-and-why-that-matters)

<https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25>

## [Las Catalinas at PreCOP25](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25)

[ Costa Rica hosted PreCOP25, a preparation meeting before the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year, a global meeting of stakeholders seeking to combat climate change will take place in Santiago, Chile, and PreCOP25 served as a gathering to workshop ideas, meet, and prepare before ... ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25)

[Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25)

<https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/windows-in-las-catalinas>

## [Line of Sight: Windows in Las Catalinas](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/windows-in-las-catalinas)

[ Windows can serve both a functional purpose and an aesthetic one, and in Las Catalinas, like with many of the aspects of town’s design, these two purposes blend together. ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/windows-in-las-catalinas)

[Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/windows-in-las-catalinas)

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