Modern day Machu Picchu’ is the world’s best building
December 2, 2016 Culture, Design, Environment, Living
By Star2.com
Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (Utec) in Lima, Peru, designed by Grafton Architects, won the first ever RIBA International Prize last week.
The Royal Institute of British Architects’ (Riba) prize was judged by a grand jury chaired by world-renowned architect Richard Rogers. The venerable institute’s first ever international prize was announced in December 2015 and drew hundreds of entries from 50 countries.
Utec is an inspirational new building in the Barranco district of Lima and a bold new addition to the city skyline. The Ireland-based architecture firm Grafton Architects in collaboration with local partners, Shell Arquitectos, created a new campus building for Lima’s specialist engineering university, established to give young Peruvians access to qualifications, professional opportunities and to encourage social mobility.
Speaking about the building when the prize was awarded on Nov 24, the Riba jury said: “UTEC is an exceptional example of civil architecture – a building designed with people at its heart. Grafton Architects have created a new way to think about a university campus, with a distinctive ‘vertical campus’ structure responding to the temperate climatic conditions and referencing Peru’s terrain and heritage.
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