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The School of Architecture at Universidad de Talca: a model educational system

No. 9 (2011-12-01)
  • José Luis Uribe Ortiz
    1Universidad de Talca, Chile juribe@utalca.cl Arquitecto, Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Talca, Chile. Máster en Teoría y Práctica del Proyecto de Arquitectura, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, España. Profesor conferenciante de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Talca. Doctorando del Departamento de Proyectos Arquitectónicos de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona.
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq9.2011.07

Abstract

This paper sets out to examine the new architectural narrative that has appeared over the past decade in the Central Chilean Valley by way of the Universidad de Talca. Due to the many Chilean schools of architecture this university has implemented a series of academic initiatives that are far removed from traditional architectural instruction, as well as producing a large number of small-scale architectural works. The project is of great social and geo-cultural value, the purpose of which is to enhance the memory and identity of the Chilean Central Valley’s population.

Keywords: architectural instruction, School of Architecture, Universidad de Talca, narrative, countryside, innovation, memory, identity