Commemorative plaques for UPV

The project

Universitat Politècnica de València commissioned Archicercle to design and manufacture its new commemorative plaques. The commission was for the Vice-Rectorate for Students, which would present them to partner businesses and organisations that promote and support students.

The piece combines a dark rectangular base with a transparent upright element. The composition places the university’s identity on the transparent panel and reserves an area of the base for the commemorative text.

The contrast between the dark base and the transparent upright defines the piece. Its simple geometry arranges the university’s seal, name and inscription across two distinct planes.

Archicercle’s contribution covered both the design and manufacture of the plaques. The workshop documentation records several units and their components laid out on the workbench, as well as a finished piece: a commission taken beyond a design proposal into production.

The transparent elements are arranged in rows alongside stacked dark bases during work in the workshop.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.