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Each year, Retrospecta showcases exemplary student work and captures what distinguishes an education at the School of Architecture. Much of what makes Yale unique stems from the varied experiences within its academic structure: the 6on7s, the Thursday receptions, and the many events that unfold between lunchtime and studio. While the schedule of our classes brings order, it is also the scaffolding upon which moments of inquiry and whimsy take place. This patchwork of experiences within the academic structure gives Rudolph Hall its texture and life.
To reflect this layered experience—where studios, seminars, and day-to-day life occur simultaneously—Retrospecta 47 is structured in an alternating sequence, a weaving of sorts. Between the ordered strings of studios and seminars are the loose threads: a broader context which, month by month, charts the confluence of lectures, events, discussions, and celebrations that color Rudolph Hall.
The following pages are a chronology that map the academic year. We begin with the introduction of an incoming cohort and end with the farewell of another, the graduating class of 2024. In between is a sequence of varied experiences, a catalog of innovative ideas juxtaposed with spontaneous happenings, forming a tapestry collectively created.
