The students of the Masters in Architecture left the classrooms on October 2 and 3 to travel to the Pamplona campus of the University of Navarra. Among those present were 35 alumni and 45 students who visited the Pamplona campus for the first time.
In addition to the scheduled visit to the Central Building and the School of Architecture, the Navarre tour included a walk through different wooden buildings in Pamplona, Aranguren and Ulzama.
Jorge Martínez, student of the Master's Degree in Architecture (MUA) and alumni of the Degree in Architecture, relates his impressions upon returning to his alma mater:
"Six months after moving from Pamplona to Madrid, coming back felt like a homecoming holiday. Arriving on campus, we were able to meet the Central Building face to face, which was shocking. Also, that Thursday midday, we were able to contrast the dry, dull greens of Madrid with the bright, lively greens of the campus before us. Everything shines differently in Pamplona.
The Vice President of development, Isabel Olloqui, welcomed us and escorted us through the rooms of the Central Building, which few had visited: the Magna classroom , where courses are inaugurated and doctorate celebrations are held; as well as the Rector's conference room , which overlooks the balcony of the main façade. Isabel also told us about the former rectors through their portraits, which are hung there. The message she wanted to convey the most was: "Know that you are at home".
The second part of the first day was in the building of our profession, the Technical School of Architecture, where individually or accompanied, my fellow newcomers were discovering, along and above, the large space that served as a lesson for many. We had a small aperitif in workshop 6 with fifth year students to talk about the Master's Degree and greet former professors.
We then enjoyed some free time, which I used to walk around the campus and say hello to friends from other Schools. Many took the opportunity to sunbathe and visit the rest of the buildings. We closed the day with the famous "juevintxo".
Friday, the last day of the trip, was organized by José Manuel Cabrero, professor of the wood seminar we had at the beginning of the Master's Degree. The day included visits to works (seen in class) built with wood; a typical Navarrese lunch; the welcome by Patxi Mangado to his riding center in Ulzama; and a walk through the woods in the area. We complemented the theoretical part of the workshops with the experiential part, while at the same time we had the opportunity to form relationships among class, perhaps in our last year as students".
