ICTP Leonardo Building
In 1963, the General Conference of the IAEA signed an agreement with the Italian Government to establish ICTP in Trieste. The Centre opened its doors, with Abdus Salam as the Centre’s director. In 1968, the ICTP’s Main Building “Leonardo” was built to enhance its education and training activities to support young and mid-career scientists from developing countries, to provide them with continuing advanced training necessary for long and productive scientific careers.
Since that mission, our office has been invited to reinvent the educational and scientific research environment for students and scientists. Since the new education environment in new societies is organized as a constantly adaptive dynamic space, many things in architecture must replace the existing realm. The idea of the concept was to stimulate the non-traditional teaching environment within the framework of the existing building regulations. The concept response to existing modernistic architecture of the late 60s was based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete.
Client ICTP – International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Location Triese, Italy
Project Year 2020
Building type Public
Area 550 m2
Presentation Styria team
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