[Laura Sofia Botero - IntegrARTE Educational Center - COVER IMG] Entry level building 1

IntegrARTE Educational Center

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Educational Buildings
University/SchoolUniversidad de los Andes
Lead ArchitectLaura Sofia Botero

IntegrARTE(IA) is an educational center that strengthens economic activities through technical training. Although it generates many workplaces, its informal and takes over public space. Through workshops on the workforce’s qualification and a productive network, the architectural space offers education and social encounter upgrading the interaction and labor insertion of the community. IA improves the possibilities of labor insertion by working on the development of skills in gastronomy, handicrafts and mechanics that allows the community to learn and remain productive and economically active.