The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto is part of the 'UpGranT - Updating the Grand Tour. Memory and Invention of the European Built Environment', funded by the European Union (2023-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000158377), in the amount of 400 thousand euros, under the Erasmus+ action KA220 - HE (Cooperation between organizations and institutions - Higher Education).

The UpGranT project, which began in September 2023 and ends in September 2025, brings together the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto - Portugal, the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna - Italy, the Art Academy of Latvia - Latvia, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Greece and the Estonian Art Academy - Estonia, under the coordination of the Politecnico di Milano - Italy.

The "Grand Tour", a trip to Europe with Italy and Greece as the main destinations, was a practice of several generations of architects and artists, culminating in the early modern period, triggering the construction of a European cultural horizon long before the EU was a political and economic entity.

Identifying the "Grand Tour" as a legacy, UpGranT proposes to put the journey, updated in its practice and content, back at the center of the training of architects in the European Union.

The FAUP research team is made up of Helder Casal Ribeiro (IR), José Miguel Rodrigues and Sílvia Ramos. FAUP's associated partners in this research project are the Serralves Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art, the Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira - Serralves, the Marques da Silva Foundation and the Casa da Arquitetura - Portuguese Architecture Center.

All the information about UpGranT will soon be available on social media and at www.upgrandtour.eu.

Project identification overview

“Updating the Grand Tour. Memory and Invention of the European Built Environment (UpGranT)”
Project code: 2023-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000158377
Project deadline: 35 months (09/2023 a 07/2026)
Financing amount: 400 000,00 euros

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