On September 28, the Faculty of Architecture hosted the lecture "Effective Presentations," led by writer and professor Andrea Durlacher.
The speaker holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and a diploma in Humanities from the University of Montevideo, where she currently teaches writing. She was an opinion and trends columnist for the newspaper El País. Her awards and publications include: "Ni un segundo para arrepentirme," a poetry book published by Artefato in 2004; "El amplio jardín," a poetry anthology published by the Colombian Embassy in Uruguay and the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture, Colombia, 2006; "A palabra limpia," published by Banda Oriental in October 2001, which received a special mention in a short story contest; and "Tan versátil como acústica" (www.andreaosdijo.blogspot.com), named best personal blog in the national contest organized by ORT University and Freeway magazine in 2007.