Off-Topic Discussion from "Colleges Crossed Off List or Moved Up After Visiting"

This suggests an important distinction. Personally, I’d say that the residential quad represents a historically essential aspect of Vassar’s campus, and, as such, partly defines Vassar’s architecture generally. This differs from a comment on the quad’s aesthetics, on which opinions are free to vary. Along these lines, when posting on Vassar, I’ve typically focused on other architectural characteristics (e.g., Vassar vs Middlebury vs Wesleyan [international politics, philosophy, Spanish, French, Arabic] - #9 by merc81, in which the library, chapel and science building are mentioned).