A building designed to teach...

Project: School of Architecture, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia Architects: Bermúdez Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia

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There are many things that a building can teach, but in most instances, the information remains invisible to the students. With that in mind, the concept of a ‘building that educates’ was pursued throughout the design process for Bloque C of the Universidad de Los Andes. One of the intentions behind this building was to offer the students some key lessons on the technical systems that constitute a building. ‘To make visible the invisible’. After all, teaching (to show, to point out) supposes that you should be able to demonstrate and explain what you want the student to learn.