The Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Arts is one of the eleven constituent faculties of the National University of Engineering

National University of Engineering

The National University of Engineering is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru.-History:...

 (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería) located in Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

, Peru

Peru

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. It was founded in 1910 as the Special Section of Builders Architects (Sección Especial de Arquitectos Constructores) making it the first school of architecture to be established in Peru. The faculty is traditionally known as one of the leading schools of architecture in Peru because it paved the way of architecture in the country.

History

Before the foundation of the school, architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 was taught as an specialized course for scientists at the National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos

The National University of San Marcos is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima...

 since 1868 and for civil engineers after the foundation in 1876 of the School of Engineers (Escuela de Ingenieros). The faculty was established by president Augusto B. Leguía

Augusto B. Leguía

Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo was a Peruvian politician who twice occupied the Presidency of Peru, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1919 to 1930.-Early life:...

 on April 30, 1910 under the direction of Polish architect Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski

Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski

Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski wasa Peruvian architect of Polish and Slovak origin.Most of his professional activity was in Perú, where he moved in 1911 after Edward Jan Habich asked him to move there....

. During its early years, the curriculum was dominated by the courses on construction and sciences, however, as time passed, the influence of the teaching methodology of the Beaux-Arts increased. In 1946, as a result of a new organization within the School of Engineers, the Special Section of Builders Architects changed its name to Department of Architecture (Departamento de Arquitectura). This reform gave rise to modern architecture ideas as the influence of academic architecture in the school had started to decline. Such change in the curriculum was complemented with the visits of foreign architects like Walter Gropius

Walter Gropius

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....

 and Josep Lluís Sert

Josep Lluís Sert

Josep Lluís Sert i López was a Spanish Catalan architect and city planner.- Biography :Born in Barcelona, he showed keen interest in the works of his painter uncle Josep Maria Sert and of Gaudí. He studied architecture at the Escola Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and set up his own studio...

 in 1953. The first one of them attended the graduation ceremony of that year. In 1955 as the School of Engineers became the National University of Engineering, the faculty changed its name to the present one.

The construction of the present building of the faculty began in 1951 with funds from the Peruvian State, private companies and even teachers and students. The architectural design was made by the Italian architect Mario Bianco. The building was one of the first to be constructed in the campus. Its completion was the result of a concerted effort successfully led by the Peruvian architect Fernando Belaunde

Fernando Belaúnde Terry

Fernando Belaúnde Terry was President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms . Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after eleven years of military rule...

 who was chief of the Departement at that time. The construction was finished in 1955 and the building became one of the finest examples of modern architecture

Modern architecture

Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...

 in Peru.

Academics

Admission for freshmen includes the regular three-day-examination of the National University of Engineering plus a vocational examination intended to measure whether a candidate is skillful to learn architecture or not, this test was given for the first time in 1952. The faculty enrolls up to 48 students every semester. The undergraduate courses are divided into academic areas such as architectural design, urbanism

Urbanism

Broadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...

, history and social sciences

Architectural History

Architectural History is the main journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain .The journal is published each autumn. The architecture of the British Isles is a major theme of the journal, although it includes more general papers on the history of architecture. Member of...

, technology and construction and applied art

Applied art

Applied art is the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use. Whereas fine arts serve as intellectual stimulation to the viewer or academic sensibilities, the applied arts incorporate design and creative ideals to objects of utility, such as a cup, magazine or...

s among others. The faculty grants the Bachelor of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

The Bachelor of Architecture is an undergraduate academic degree designed to satisfy the academic component of professional accreditation bodies, to be followed by a period of practical training prior to professional examination and registration. It is awarded for a course of study that lasts up...

 degree, after successfully completing the five-year curriculum, and the Master of Architecture

Master of Architecture

The Master of Architecture is a professional degree in architecture, qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation that result in receiving a license.-Overview:...

degree, after the successful defense of a thesis.

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