The professors of the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra, Fernando Alonso Pedrero and Pilar Salazar Lozano, have published the book "50 Labyrinths of 50 Potential Architects: exercise professor in curves of Degree variable (Geometric Game)". This is born from an experimental project with first year students of Degree in programs of study of Architecture as part of the subject laboratory of Geometry and Form. The work features mazes designed by the students and selected by the professors. 

This innovation project professor aims to make an arduous geometric concept, such as curves, more easily understood internship and visually. "We try to make abstract geometries, which for students do not have a direct relationship with architecture or with a reality they are used to, applicable through small creative exercises," says Salazar. 

Projects like this are an incentive for the students who carry them out, because they give value to what they do. "From the beginning, we told the students that we were going to publish their work in a book. They are very motivated by the fact that something they have done themselves is going to be published and reflected in a final document," says Alonso. In fact, some of them bought the book as a Christmas present for their families.

For those who come later, it is also an incentive because they have a reference letter to look at and see what level they can reach, although "many times they don't believe they are capable of doing it. But later, throughout the course, they develop even more complex projects with very satisfactory results," says the architect. In addition, it is very gratifying for the teachers to see that their proposals are appreciated by the students: "It is a great satisfaction to see that the students welcome, enjoy and invest time in a project that we have thought, worked on and considered that it could be attractive", comments the teacher.

As Alonso explains, in order to publish the book, half of the completed mazes were selected: "We have given them a very complete outline and very specific game conditions". Once the works were delivered in A3 format, a first experimental test was made on the windows of the building of the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra, where all the mazes were pasted. "We put markers and erasers so that anyone who was in the school could fill in the mazes and see how difficult they were and evaluate the work done by the students," said Salazar.

Last year a first experimental test was made on the windows of the School of Architecture building, where all the mazes were pasted so that anyone could solve them FOTO: cedida