Escuela de Bellas Artes Lola Mora, Art education building in Lugano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Escuela de Bellas Artes Lola Mora is a school building in Buenos Aires designed specifically for art education. The structure contains equipped studios and workshops for various artistic techniques and offers study places for students pursuing high school certification alongside artistic training.
The building was completed in 1999 and was the first in the city specifically planned and built as an art school. The institution itself was founded in 1974 and pioneered the combination of artistic education with regular school curriculum in Buenos Aires.
The school bears the name of a prominent Argentine artist and embodies the idea of combining art instruction with regular secondary education. Visitors encounter students in different stages of their creative work, developing skills across painting, sculpture, and printmaking techniques.
The building is located in the Lugano neighborhood and is easily accessible by public transportation. Visitors should contact ahead to learn if and when they can tour the facilities, as these are primarily used for teaching activities.
The school building was innovative in its architecture and workshop layout when completed. The combination of art instruction with regular high school curriculum was originally an unusual approach in Argentina that later became a model for other institutions.
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