The volume itself reflects both mathematical rigor and subjective interpretation-mixed with a bit of intellectual playfulness. The inside covers fold out to reveal a timeline of structural development that extends from prehistoric masonry structures to the Millennium Tower in Tokyo. Founded in the early 1950s, Perspecta is the oldest student-edited architectural journal in the United States, its pages devoted to the latest artistic, historical and theoretical aspects of architecture. From its earliest issues, essays published in Perspecta have changed the way people think about architecture. Like a Law Review at a law school, Perspecta is produced by the School of Architecture's top students, who solicit and edit articles from distinguished scholars and practitioners around the world.
Students select topics and themes that they consider important and exciting.
Although Perspecta has never been a mass-market publication, its impact on the field has belied its numbers.