In 2023, A will celebrate its 50th anniversary! To mark this occasion, each issue will offer a unique insight into our rich magazine archive, featuring a reprint of an old article that ties in with the theme of the current issue. This time, we look back at A 067 (1980), A 107 (1990), A 143 (1996), A 177 (2002) and A 224 (2010).

For decades, we believed that universities could be planned according to a strictly defined and coherent master plan that required campuses to be located far away from the city. Today, a predetermined plan seems to be the last thing we need.