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Every year the Cité Internationale accommodates 12,000 students, researchers and artists in its 40 houses.
In 1960, José Henrique de Azeredo-Perdigao, the president of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal, committed to financing the construction of a residence in the Cité Internationale that would provide Portuguese students and researchers with accommodation to complement the Foundation’s work to support education through scholarships.
Architect José Sommer-Ribeiro designed the house, and construction was completed in 1967. In 1972, the building was renamed in honour of André de Gouveia, a great Portuguese humanist of the 16th century who was head of Saint Barbara College and rector of the Sorbonne.
The Fondation nationale, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris together with the Foundation Gulbenkian asked architect Vincent Parreira to restore the building, which reopened in 2007, boasting new rooms and improved comfort throughout.