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The article describes several urban planning projects developed in Colombia, with the participation of architect Jorge Gaitán Cortés: the campus of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (1946-1947), the proposal for a Working Class City (1947), the reconstruction project in Tumaco (1948), the Los Alcázares neighbourhood (1947-1949), the Muzú housing project (1948-1949), and the Cabecera del Llano housing project (1949). This article concludes that Gaitan´s work is an important point of reference for the understanding of Colombia’s adaptation to modern town planning. This is at the forefront of international discussion regarding the use of techniques such as the creation of networks of pedestrian walkways, limiting traffic, and characteristics of residential projects.