Conceived as an urban plan designed for the future, the coordination of the General Plan of the University of Aveiro, completed in the late eighties, was signed by the renowned architect Nuno Portas. Currently a major pole of local, regional and national development, its importance in the field of research in the areas of science and telecommunications is already highly regarded and internationally recognized. Its infrastructures are modern, functional, surrounded by strikingly contemporary architectural features, where horizontality and light treatment are emphasized. Siza vieira, Souto Moura, Adalberto Dias, Jorge Koll de Carvalho, Rebelo de Andrade, José Carlos Loureiro, José Maria Lopo Prata, Luís Ramalho, Alcino Soutinho, Alfredo Matos Ferreira, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, Gonçalo Byrne, Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus, Victor Figueiredo, João Almeida - great names in Portuguese architecture, some of them with national and international awards - are responsible for this distinguished University Campus, a source of pride for the city of Aveiro.