MACMAN wrote:I know this may come as a shock...but BGSU is the most Aritecuraly challanged UNIV in the nation.
I know this may come as a shock, but I don't agree.
Most Schools would maintain a theme eith modern or stately...
Why settle for one or the other?
but bgsu is an eclectic hodgpodge of UgLY buildings, designed by some acid droping loonies, and build by the lowest bidder.
Well, I'm
glad BGSU tends to go with the lowest bidder. It is the law, for one thing. And the alternative would be to run BGSU the way Columbus has run the Bureau of Workers Compensation.
But, look, Student Services and the Jerome Library don't really work for pedestrians in the way their designers imagined. In that sense, they are failures.
But that doesn't make them ugly. Not at all.
When I first got a BGSU affinity credit card, the picture on the front was of Jerome Library.
It was a wise choice - and I got far more comments on that card than I do on the verison I have now, with Freddie and Frieda on it. Jerome is a building we should take pride in, the one I hope every visitor gets a good look at.
I think the same can be said for Moore and the Student Rec Center. The issue isn't how they look. The real flaw -- if there is a flaw -- is the big box philosophy on a campus that is not designed for cars.
In my view, the real architectural duds are the buildings no one carps about. West Hall for instance. It's an utterly forgettable building, thrown up in a hurry in glass and steel, much like downtown Cologne was after Allied bombers leveled it during World War II.
I do think some campus are very big on making sure every building fits with the last.
But I think there is something to be said for not trying to freeze ourselves in time. Real cities are organic, with each generation bringing ideas to the table and future generations improving upon those ideas to suit their needs.
In that sense, Bowling Green is very real. And it gets better every time I go back. Olscamp Hall, East Hall -- these aren't mistakes.
And neither is the Sebo. I really like the way it's gonna look. It fits BG.