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Spaghetti Challenge: A Weight-Lifting Contest

August 23, 2019
The challenge was to build a structure capable of supporting the weight of several bricks, at a height of at least 40 cm above its base, as efficiently as possible. To do so, participants were allowed to use only hollow cylindrical dry pasta and instant glue.

On August 22, 2019, the Spaghetti Challenge awards ceremony was held at the School of Architecture. At the event, the jury—composed of architects Ramiro Chaer, Ricardo Romero, and Ignacio Sambarino—awarded first prize to Sergio Duarte, a student at the UTU Institute of Construction Education, who received a 70% scholarship to pursue a degree in Architecture or a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design.

Second place went to Santiago Arizcun and Gastón Palermo from the Juan Zorrilla School in San Martín. The students were awarded full scholarships to study Design and Project Management with AutoCAD.

The event was open to 11th- and 12th-grade students from any academic track, or their equivalent in the UTU’s technical high school program.

First edition of the Spaghetti Challenge