this is just stunning to see. it looks like they bricked over concrete shells. is that so? and are those real bricks? i don't see any brick laying shots.
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Originally Posted by vandelay
Yale opted to protect its cultural property here. The interesting thing is that no matter how progressive the values of its members and students are in such institutions, they often tend to favor maintaining architectural tradition and sense of place, sometimes in opposition to the administrations in charge of campus developments. Tying progressivism and modernism/internationalism is an idea that belongs in the past.
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i certainly agree in general, but not in every case. for example, oberlin campus is a stunning architectural showcase with styles of all eras.
thanks for keeping us appraised of this amazing project. geesh, quite a contrast, my state u dorms were beat cinderblock crap lol.