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Concerned with how readers often fail to acknowledge and ultimately disregard the relevance of student ideas, reducing them to image-making, an Architecture School’s Dean struggled to find the best way to showcase such work.

The School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico decided to celebrate its 10th anniversary by publishing and exhibiting the most important student work made so far. As structure for the publication, it was decided to present the projects in question format, underlining the importance of inquiry over image. One hundred entries (grouped and coded by theme) predetermined the book’s format and that of the exhibit. Elegance (it is about architecture) and informality (but also about students) had to be conveyed.

From the start, the book was conceived as a tool for students to refer to, more than just the historical documentation of past achievements. As such, it had to perform as a effective reference, facilitating the identification of themes, problems, grade level, authors and instructors.

From the start, the book was conceived as a tool for students to refer to, more than just the historical documentation of past achievements. As such, it had to perform as a effective reference, facilitating the identification of themes, problems, grade level, authors and instructors.

The structure of the book's design became the anniversary's icon, as well as the navigational strategy for the spatialization of the exhibit.

The structure of the book's design became the anniversary's icon, as well as the navigational strategy for the spatialization of the exhibit.

The books strategy was to present student work in forms of questions, instead of presentations. A numerical sequence served as index and provided referential cues for later browsing. In addition, a color coding system reinforce the indexical nature of the publication to help those who will come back to it again and again.

The books strategy was to present student work in forms of questions, instead of presentations. A numerical sequence served as index and provided referential cues for later browsing. In addition, a color coding system reinforce the indexical nature of the publication to help those who will come back to it again and again.

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The book's launch was carried out in the Contemporary Art Museum of Puerto Rico. The book was digitally printed and exhibited for guests to enjoy.

The book's launch was carried out in the Contemporary Art Museum of Puerto Rico. The book was digitally printed and exhibited for guests to enjoy.

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CREDITS _ Publisher Jorge Rigau, FAIA Graphic Design Alberto Rigau Content Processing Víctor Blay, Eduardo Miranda y Ricardo Carrero Proofreading Jaime Suárez, Annie Oquendo, Maribel Rijos

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