STM . School of Technology and Management

Beja, Portugal

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STM . School of Technology and Management

Beja, Portugal

Firm

Nuno Montenegro Architect

Type

Educational › University

YEAR

2013

SIZE

100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

BUDGET

$10M - 50M

Photos

FG+SG | Fotografia de Arquitectura (19)

The key feature of this building is a massive portico that floats over the university gardens.
The structure arises from the combination of the two programmatic requirements. The need to create a corporate iconic image, and the inclusion of a set of amphitheatres.
The result is achieved in one of the largest existing concrete porticos.
In an article published in the New Yorker Design Magazine, CC Sullivan wrote: "Montenegro's architecture it's a bit surrealist, perhaps Giorgio de Chirico with a dash of M.C. Escher (...) concluding "the building never fails to create opportunities for reflection. The theatricality and grandeur are unmatched (...)"

The project started in 2003 and finished in 2013. The School is located in the Campus of the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, in Portugal.
The portico, over 50 meters long, was built using advanced prestressing techniques applied to reinforced concrete structure.

TAGS:
Concrete Portico, Sloped Canopy, Surrealistic, Minimal, Higher Education.

TEAM MEMBERS:
Design director and team coordinator: Nuno Montenegro. Collaborator architects: Carla Cameira, Susana Ataíde, Rute Ribeiro, Pedro Carvalho and Mariana Medeiros.

IMAGE CREDITS:
Images : FG+SG Architectural Photography, Fernando Guerra.