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Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto

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Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto

1987-1993 · Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Foster + PartnersFoster + Partners

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1987-1993Unrecorded
PlacePorto, Porto District, PortugalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Place contextPorto, Porto District, PortugalRepresentative site: Dresden, Dresden, Germany
ClimateClimate unavailableClimate unavailable · via Dresden Hauptbahnhof
FocusArchitecture school55 works in corpus
Architects
  • Alvaro Siza
  • Norman Foster
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Álvaro Siza Vieira

Notable works

  • Dresden Hauptbahnhof
  • Reichstag building
  • British Library of Political and Economic Science
  • Cohen House, London
Typologies
  • education
  • school
  • campus building
  • building
  • library
  • education
  • house
  • church
  • sacred space
  • museum
  • gallery
Materials
  • concrete
  • stucco
  • glass
  • glass
  • steel
  • granite
  • ETFE
  • wood
  • concrete
  • stone
Carbon signals

Concrete, Glass, and Stucco look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
  • Stucco

Concrete, Steel, and ETFE look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • ETFE
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible10 of 10 recorded works are publicly accessible
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