School of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering, in Buenos Aires

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Buenos Aires is an imposing building with the look of a neo-Gothic cathedral. The Buenos Aires audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this singular monument, one of the most surprising university buildings of the city.

A neo-Gothic cathedral of knowledge

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Buenos Aires occupies an imposing building in neo-Gothic style, with the look of a cathedral, which surprises by its monumentality. Its massive façade, bristling with buttresses and vertical lines evoking medieval architecture, makes it one of the most singular buildings of the city. Designed in the twentieth century to house the teaching of engineering sciences, it testifies to the architectural ambition and the prestige of the Argentine public university, and constitutes a remarkable landmark of the urban landscape of Buenos Aires.

What to see

You admire the imposing neo-Gothic façade with the look of a cathedral, bristling with buttresses and vertical lines evoking medieval architecture, one of the most singular buildings of Buenos Aires. The Faculty of Engineering is a cathedral of knowledge. It is a stop for lovers of architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Faculty of Engineering lies in Buenos Aires, reachable on foot and by public transport. You mainly admire its façade from the street; as the building houses the university, access inside may be limited. You discover it during a walk in the district.

What is particular about the Faculty of Engineering of Buenos Aires?

Its imposing neo-Gothic architecture with the look of a cathedral, bristling with buttresses, which makes it one of the most singular university buildings of the city.

Where is the Faculty of Engineering of Buenos Aires?

In Buenos Aires, in Argentina.