6 Comments

  1. By Rod Johnson
    June 8, 2010 at 12:19 am | permalink

    *heavenly trumpets*

  2. June 8, 2010 at 10:19 am | permalink

    Here’s a photo to go along with it: [photo]

    And I must say, the courtyard in the building is looking very attractive. When walking along the south side of the building on Washington you can see into the courtyard from the south east corner and it’s very reminiscent of romanesque cloisters on a cathedral. And then there’s the striped stones lining the archways that look like a direct nod to the archways of medieval Spanish mosques.

  3. By Tom Brandt
    June 8, 2010 at 12:33 pm | permalink

    I agree, it is looking really nice, and much more attractive than the building it replaced.

  4. June 8, 2010 at 3:00 pm | permalink

    Let’s not go overboard with the praise. This is a big, tall, *blocky* object that overpowers its neighborhood and looks tolerable. Decent, yes, but not what I would call an architectural gem.

  5. By Marvin Face
    June 8, 2010 at 10:50 pm | permalink

    I WOULD call it an architectural gem. Very nicely done building by the U. MUCH better than the original design thrown out by the regents.

  6. By Rod Johnson
    June 10, 2010 at 9:19 am | permalink

    I agree both that it’s nice and that it’s bit out of scale. “Gem,” though? Just another giant pile of brown bricks, this time clearly trying to look like the Union. A little more imagination next time, please.