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Xmarksthespot January 10, 2008, 6:51pm 1

<p>I guess you could say I’m obsessed with the architecture of all the different universities. Sometimes a university will use a structure/building to define its image to the public. For instance, a lot of people would say the defining image of Berkeley would be Sather Tower and/or Doe Memorial Library. Can you list other universities and their defining buildings/structures. Maybe even link to a pic. :)</p>

kyledavid80 January 10, 2008, 7:07pm 2

<p>UCLA: Royce Hall or Powell Library</p>

<p><a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Royce.jpg[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Royce.jpg</a>
<a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Powelllib.JPG[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Powelllib.JPG</a></p>

dauntlessthedrab January 10, 2008, 7:16pm 3

<p>Pittsburgh: The Cathedral of Learning (Tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere and second only to Moscow University).</p>

Lugburz January 10, 2008, 7:21pm 4

<p>yale’s harkness tower</p>

chuy January 10, 2008, 7:39pm 5

<p>Virginia Tech, either
Torgeson Bridge
<a href=“http://puranen.blogg.se/images/p7020116_1183674561.jpg[/url]”>http://puranen.blogg.se/images/p7020116_1183674561.jpg</a>
or (more often) burruss hall
<a href=“http://mconeal.tripod.com/logan1245.jpg[/url]”>http://mconeal.tripod.com/logan1245.jpg</a></p>

Booklady January 10, 2008, 7:46pm 6

<p>Princeton: Nassau Hall and Blair Arch.</p>

coureur January 10, 2008, 8:01pm 7

<p>Harvard:</p>

<p>Johnston Gate: [Johnston</a> Gate in the Snow](<a href=“http://www.huv-photo.com/galleries/ne_winter/ne_winter40.html]Johnston”>http://www.huv-photo.com/galleries/ne_winter/ne_winter40.html)
and Widener Library:[url=<a href=“http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=2580241&epmid=1&partner=Google]ViewImages.com[/url”>http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=2580241&epmid=1&partner=Google]ViewImages.com[/url</a>]</p>

2-iron January 10, 2008, 8:32pm 8

<p>Rochester: [University</a> of Rochester Library on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/calangao/1139083399/]University”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/calangao/1139083399/)
Virginia: [The</a> Rotunda at the University of Virginia on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/7355435@N04/1430497660/]The”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/7355435@N04/1430497660/)
Minnesota, Duluth: <a href=“http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/Buffalo/images/pf010473.jpg[/url]”>http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/Buffalo/images/pf010473.jpg</a></p>

warblersrule January 10, 2008, 8:45pm 9

<p>Duke- Duke Chapel
<a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Duke_chapel.jpg[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Duke_chapel.jpg</a></p>

<p>UNC- Old Well
<a href=“http://www.unc.edu/~wrobel/OldWell1.jpg[/url]”>http://www.unc.edu/~wrobel/OldWell1.jpg</a></p>

<p>NCSU- Bell Tower
<a href=“http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/1e/180px-NCSU_Belltower.png[/url]”>http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/1e/180px-NCSU_Belltower.png</a></p>

<p>Wake Forest- Reynolda Hall or Wait Chapel
<a href=“http://www.wfu.edu/creative/photos/print-res-files/facilities/reynolda-hall.jpg[/url]”>http://www.wfu.edu/creative/photos/print-res-files/facilities/reynolda-hall.jpg</a>
<a href=“http://www.albertkun.com/images/Wait_Chapel_PO_View_ACB.jpg[/url]”>http://www.albertkun.com/images/Wait_Chapel_PO_View_ACB.jpg</a></p>

<p>Davidson- Chambers Building
<a href=“http://www2.davidson.edu/news/news_archives/archives_imgs/00_commence/370.gif[/url]”>http://www2.davidson.edu/news/news_archives/archives_imgs/00_commence/370.gif</a></p>

<p>JHU- Gilman Hall
<a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/JHU_Gilman_Hall.jpg/800px-JHU_Gilman_Hall.jpg[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/JHU_Gilman_Hall.jpg/800px-JHU_Gilman_Hall.jpg</a></p>

<p>MIT- Dome
<a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/MIT_Dome_night1.jpg[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/MIT_Dome_night1.jpg</a></p>

<p>Cornell- McGraw Tower
<a href=“http://www.chimes.cornell.edu/images/photos/pumpkintower.gif[/url]”>http://www.chimes.cornell.edu/images/photos/pumpkintower.gif</a></p>

UCBChemEGrad January 10, 2008, 9:09pm 10

<p>Cal: </p>

<p>Sather Gate, Sather Tower, and Sproul Plaza:
[Sproul</a> Plaza photo - mcwatt00 photos at pbase.com](<a href=“PBase.com”>PBase.com)</p>

<p>Sather Tower:
[IMG_1825c.jpg</a> photo - brave photos at pbase.com](<a href=“http://www.pbase.com/yye/image/44092820]IMG_1825c.jpg”>IMG_1825c.jpg photo - brave photos at pbase.com)
[Sather</a> Tower One photo - Bob Heath photos at pbase.com](<a href=“PBase.com”>PBase.com)</p>

lavieboheme January 10, 2008, 9:15pm 11

<p>Columbia: The library</p>

Handyandy58 January 10, 2008, 9:35pm 12

<p>Notre Dame: Main Building
<a href=“http://www.nd.edu/~ywu1/campus%20of%20Notre%20Dame/Main%20Building(golden%20dome)2.JPG[/url]”>http://www.nd.edu/~ywu1/campus%20of%20Notre%20Dame/Main%20Building(golden%20dome)2.JPG</a></p>

barrons January 10, 2008, 10:49pm 13

<p>Wisconsin–lakefront campus in a city</p>

<p>[UW-Madison</a> Campus Slide Show](<a href=“http://www.uc.wisc.edu/slideshow/slideshow02.html]UW-Madison”>http://www.uc.wisc.edu/slideshow/slideshow02.html)</p>

<p>[Wisconsin</a> Union: Experiences for a Lifetime](<a href=“http://www.union.wisc.edu/phototour/03.html]Wisconsin”>http://www.union.wisc.edu/phototour/03.html)</p>

1190 January 10, 2008, 11:32pm 14

<p>Skinner Memorial Chapel
[Carleton</a> College: Campus Photos: Buildings: Skinner Memorial Chapel](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/photos/buildings/?image_id=8617]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/photos/buildings/?image_id=8617)</p>

<p>The Lyman Lakes and bridges
[Carleton</a> College: Campus Photos: Campus Scenery: Evans and Lyman Lakes](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/photos/scenery/?image_id=50937]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/photos/scenery/?image_id=50937)</p>

<p>[Lyman</a> Lakes](<a href=“Lyman Lakes”>Lyman Lakes)</p>

ilovebagels January 10, 2008, 11:32pm 15

<p>Columbia…which library? Low or butler?</p>

<p>Penn state: old main
Penn: college hall
swarthmore: parrish (sp?) hall
UVA: Jefferson’s rotunda
Georgetown: healy hall</p>

ilovebagels January 10, 2008, 11:35pm 16

<p>I’m more of a fan of school shields/crests/coat of arms :)</p>

<p>Mine wins the award for “best/only incorporation of fish”</p>

UCBChemEGrad January 10, 2008, 11:45pm 17

<p>Cal Berkeley gallery:</p>

<p>[Berkeley</a>, California Photo Gallery by Bob Heath at pbase.com](<a href=“PBase.com”>PBase.com)</p>

<p>I love South Hall, Wheeler Hall and Doe Library as well.</p>

pagEL60 January 10, 2008, 11:50pm 18

<p>Yale’s Harkness tower.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.universities-weblog.com/50226711/450px-Harkness_Tower.jpg[/url]”>http://www.universities-weblog.com/50226711/450px-Harkness_Tower.jpg</a>
<a href=“http://www.andrewcusack.com/harkntower.jpg[/url]”>http://www.andrewcusack.com/harkntower.jpg</a></p>

UCBChemEGrad January 10, 2008, 11:53pm 19

<p>^ That last Yale shot is cool…looks kinda evil in a way.</p>

arbiter213 January 11, 2008, 12:01am 20

<p>Northwestern,
The Rock: [Rock</a> On » North by Northwestern](<a href=“http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/category/1-content/northwestern/the-rock/]Rock”>http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/category/1-content/northwestern/the-rock/)</p>

<p>or</p>

<p>The Arch
<a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/a/a8/20050214042120!Northwestern_Arch.jpg[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/a/a8/20050214042120!Northwestern_Arch.jpg</a></p>