Intramuros is the seat of power of the Spanish colony. The oldest university in extant in Southeast Asia found its roots in the walled city in 1611. In addition to constructing churches, the Spaniards founded educational institutions led by religious organizations to further Catholicism (Schwartz 1971; Altbach and Umakoshi 2004). On the other hand, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, dates to 1904 during the American era, when there was a demand for civil service staff and essential business skills training. Originally called the Manila Business School, the university taught typewriting, bookkeeping, and stenography in 1908. Over the years, the university relocated to accommodate the growing number of students, eventually settling in the Mabini Campus, PUP’s main and Manila Campus. The university eventually became one of the country’s leading business schools, and in 1978, it was designated as the first Polytechnic University of the Philippines through Presidential Decree No. 1341. This decree aimed to provide higher occupational and technical courses and training in applied arts and promote advanced studies in those fields. Through archival qualitative research using Bourdieu’s theory of practice with the principles of habitus, field, and capital as a guide, the researchers will interpret archival data and collections to trace how the previous presidents’ visions contributed to the university’s architectural evolution. This paper will serve as a roadmap for future administrations to develop more inclusive and effective campus plans aligned with the university’s vision and goals.