Polo Científico Tecnológico, Buenos Aires, Scientific and technological center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Polo Científico Tecnológico is a research and technology center in Buenos Aires with four floors housing laboratories, research facilities, and office spaces. The building was designed according to rationalist principles and brings together various scientific disciplines under one roof.
The complex occupies the site of the former Giol wineries in Palermo and was built in stages. The first stage, about 24,000 square metres, was inaugurated on 6 October 2011 by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, with Peter Gruss, president of the Max Planck Society, present. A second stage of nearly 23,000 square metres followed in 2015, adding the new CONICET headquarters, research institutes, an interactive science museum and an auditorium.
The Centro Cultural de la Ciencia (C3) hosts the permanent exhibition "Lugar a Dudas" and also houses the TEC TV television studio. The complex includes an auditorium and the Parque de las Ciencias, a green space open to the public. A restaurant in the Edificio Rojo is open to the general public as a link with the community.
The complex occupies the block bounded by Soler, Godoy Cruz, Paraguay and Avenida Juan B. Justo in Palermo, on the site of the former Giol wineries. The Parque de las Ciencias is a green space with public access, while the C3 science centre and the restaurant in the Red Building are open to the general public. Opening hours differ by institution, so check each one before going.
The complex stands on the site of the former Giol winery warehouses in Palermo. At the 2011 inauguration, Peter Gruss, president of the Max Planck Society, was present; that society, with 18 Nobel laureates since 1948, made the IBioBA its first partner institute in Latin America.
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