Faculty of Architecture Porto
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Via Panorámica
Porto
Portugal
coordinates:
41.1504326 -8.6362190
Building names(s): Faculty of Architecture Porto
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Completion date: 1995
Function: university
getting there:The School of Architecture is located on the Via Panoramica road, just south of Rua do Campo Alegre in Porto. This is not far from the Ponte da Arrabida bridge, between the old city center and the ocean. From here, it is just under 2km to both the Office of Alvaro Siza and the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art.
If driving from the river, go up Rua de D.Pedro V, turn left on Rua do Campo Alegre, and look for a sign pointing to ‘Teatro Campo Alegre’. Turn left on this road, which will descend towards the river, pass under a bridge and turn left into the campus. Buses 35, 36, 37 and 78 travel along Rua do Campo Alegre. A site showing detailed bus routes and schedules is at www.stcp.pt.
An excellent interactive map of the city, where it is possible to search by street name is at www.cm-porto.pt/. Click on ‘Mapa da Cidade do Porto’ usually in the right-hand column of the page.
It is usually possible to visit the Faculty of Architecture and the Carlos Ramos Pavilion when the university is in session. If you are coming on the weekend or during the summer, when some of the facilities may be closed, call to arrange a time: +351-22-605-7100 / +351-22-600-2968 or fax +351-22-605-7199.
Last update: 29 April, 2011 | Suggested By LT
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The buildings of the Porto architecture school are set on a terraced site high above the estuary of the Douro River. This area is bordered on three sides by highway exits and by Campo Alegre street, and on the east by the former estate of Quinta da Povoa – the site of the architecture school before its expansion, which houses an earlier project by Siza – the first-year Carlos Ramos Pavilion.