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2019 RAIC International Prize: Shortlist | Edificio E, Lecture Building, University of Piura of Piura, Peru
Piura, Peru
Edificio E reflects Peru’s national policy of encouraging low-income rural students to attend wealthy private universities, as well as the university’s program of social inclusion through education. It was created to accommodate an increasing student and faculty population at the Univers… Read More
Edificio E, a Lecture Building at the University of Piura features an open courtyard with landscaping.
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
Barclay & Crousse (Lima, Peru) aimed to create non-hierarchical spaces for learning and interaction between students regardless of socio-economic background.
The building complex incorporates a variety of generous open-air spaces conducive to gathering, resting, and strolling.
Photo by Sandr… Read More
The aerial view of Edificio E, Lecture Building shows the intricacies of the architecture by Barclay & Crousse.
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
The unique wall treatment allows natural light into the walkway, and provides style with the graphic design.
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
Although the project was designed to respond to the local conditions of an equatorial desert, it proposes a new building type that helps create a strong sense of community and is capable of responding to different uses.
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
Jurors for the RAIC 2021 International Prize stated, “[T]he network of streets and squares that define the circulation system – a combination of large and small spaces that are open but partially covered and connected by stairs and ramps – provides a combination of shade and cooling breezes that rec… Read More
Barclay & Crousse designed this space to be open and remain cool in the warm climate. The colorful wall accents add a fun aesthetic to the lecture hall.
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
Although the project was designed to respond to the local conditions of an equatorial desert, it proposes a new building type that helps create a strong sense of community and is capable of responding to different uses.
Photo by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse
The designers aimed to create non-hierarchical spaces for learning and interaction between students regardless of socio-economic background.
The building complex incorporates a variety of generous open-air spaces conducive to gathering, resting, and strolling. Thus it creates a learning environm… Read More
Completed in March 2016, Barclay & Crousse completed Edificio E.
It was created to accommodate an increasing student and faculty population at the University of Piura’s huge campus in the booming city of Piura, nearly 1,000 kilometres north of the capital city of Lima.
Photo by Cristobal Palm… Read More
Facilities such as informal reading spaces, cafes, study rooms, and reception hall encourage collaboration and connection between classmates.
Photo by Cristobal Palma
