The Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo University and architectural training

The building in which the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo is housed was designed by João Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi in 1961. It remains a paradigm of architecture unto this day. This construction was conceived through the pedagogical ideas upheld by Artigas. Its very foundation is the way in which politics as well as social responsibility has influenced successive generations of architects. The building speaks of an affinity with its contemporaries that are made up of the Brutalist architectural movement. However, the special fluidity that this building achieves makes it unique; unfortunately not always described so by historians. In order to create a building of rare beauty, Artigas knew how to make the most out of the very few materials he used, how to explore their constructive and plastic qualities, and above all how to use the texture of exposed concrete. It is a School of Architecture that decisively shows off its pedagogical intention.