Campus of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lima

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. 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.

History

The campus, built in 2015 by Graña y Montero, was designed in 2011 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. In early 2020, Farrell and McNamara were recognized with the Pritzker Prize for their architectural work.

The brutalist building had a budget of US$ 100 million for its construction. Its design and location have been met with controversy and criticism, as its "unfinished appearance" has been criticised and compared to the works built during Juan Velasco Alvarado's so-called revolutionary government.

See also

• University of Engineering and Technology (Peru)

References

1. University of Engineering and Technology (Peru)
2. University of Lima
3. National University of Engineering
4. Catacombs of Lima
5. Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
6. Satellite campus
7. University of Piura
8. National University of San Marcos
9. University of Manitoba
10. State University of Campinas
11. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
12. Jensen Huang
13. Penn State Brandywine
14. Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima
15. List of architecture schools
16. Casona of the National University of San Marcos
17. National University of Distance Education
18. Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Arts
19. University Park, Lima
20. Syracuse University