<p>By all means, if you think Chicago is the hotbed, then UI is the school. As I said, it’s a regional sort of field. In Chicago, a UI degree would carry more weight than a UCLA degree. In Houston, a Rice degree carries more weight. In St Louis a KU or WUSTL degree carries more weight…and so on.</p>
<p>You said UCLA and I took it from there. No need to get twitchy.</p>
<p>You’re not alone if you hate Gehry’s work, but he is the most influential architect of this era.</p>