University of Engineering and Technology (Peru)
Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología | |
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| Motto | Scientia et praxis |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1 September 2011 |
| Address | Jr. Medrano Silva 165, Barranco 15063, Peru , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | utec.edu.pe |
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The University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología is in Lima in Peru. It is a modern private university that occupies award-winning buildings. The buildings were designed by Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara and won the "Silver Lion" at the 13th Venice Biennale. In 2020 they received the Pritzker Price, one thr selected works was the UTEC building.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). It opened in 2012 and its founders intended that it would be disruptive to Peru by supplying a new type of engineer.[1]
The buildings were designed by Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects. The building was considered the best new building in 2016 and it won the "Silver Lion" award at the 13th edition of the Venice Biennale.[2]
Education
The university has a cross curricular "Laboratory for Educational Innovation" which it calls Moray.[1]
References
- ^ a b Auer, Michael E.; Guralnick, David; Simonics, Istvan (2017-12-26). Teaching and Learning in a Digital World: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning –. Springer. p. 638. ISBN 978-3-319-73210-7.
- ^ Ireland), RIAI ie (The Royal Institute of the Architects of. "News | RIAI.ie (The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland)". www.riai.ie. Retrieved 2020-03-17.