The campus of the University of Engineering and Technology is located at the entrance of Barranco District, between the Bajada de Armendáriz, Reducto Avenue and the Paseo de la República.[1] The building is the work of Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects, winners of the 2020 Pritzker Prize. Although it has been dubbed the "modern Machu Picchu" by supporters, the building's design has been met with controversy.[2][3]
| University of Engineering and Technology | |
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| Architectural style | Brutalism |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Owner | UTEC |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Yvonne Farrell, Shelley McNamara |
| Architecture firm | Graña y Montero |
History
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The campus, built in 2015 by Graña y Montero,[2][3] was designed in 2011[4] by the winning architects of the UTEC International Architecture Competition, the Irish Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects. The project won the Silver Lion award at the 13th edition of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.[5] In early 2020, Farrell and McNamara were recognized with the Pritzker Prize for their architectural work.[6][7]
The brutalist[8] building had a budget of US$ 100 million for its construction. Its design and location have been met with controversy and criticism,[2][4] as its "unfinished appearance" has been criticised and compared to the works built during Juan Velasco Alvarado's so-called revolutionary government.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "UTEC presenta el campus universitario considerado el más moderno de Latinoamérica". UTEC. 2015-01-05.
- ^ a b c d Fangacio Arakaki, Juan Carlos (2020-03-14). "UTEC: ¿Merece el "Nobel de arquitectura" el edificio más polémico de Barranco?". El Comercio.
- ^ a b "Campus de UTEC en Lima es premiado como el mejor edificio del mundo". RPP Noticias. 2016-11-24.
- ^ a b Márquez Ruesta, Joaquín (2016-11-29). "La Megaforma fallida: el campus de la UTEC en Lima". ArchDaily.
- ^ "Grafton Architects Win Silver Lion at la Biennale di Venezia". Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. 2012-08-30.
- ^ "Mujeres que diseñaron el inmenso edificio de la UTEC ganan el Nobel de arquitectura". Agence France-Presse. El Comercio. 2020-03-06.
- ^ Kamin, Blair (2020-03-03). "Chicago's coveted Pritzker Architecture Prize goes to 2 women architects from Ireland". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Zabalbeascoa, Anatxu (2020-03-04). "Grafton Architects en 8 proyectos". El País.