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The image of this architectural rendering of the 1924 power plant was created before the building was constructed. In the same way this modern digital rendering of the Wilmeth Active Learning Center was generated before construction ever began. How does this definition of “vision” define human ingenuity?

1924 Line Drawing rendering of future power plant

1924 Line Drawing rendering of future power plant

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2015 rendering of Wilmeth Active Learning Center

2015 rendering of Wilmeth Active Learning Center

This 9-page 1925 article from Power Plant Engineering extols the virtues of Purdue University's new state-of-the-art power plant in stunning detail. From its very inception, it was to be a learning lab for students as much as a physical asset for the school.