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Architecture
Architectural Vocabulary
Character features of the architecture of the campus are grouped into two categories—“residential” and “academic, student
services, and support” buildings. The accompanying charts are not exhaustive, but attempt to show features that are the
most typical on campus, as well as some features that occur in only limited locations.
A large number of the buildings on campus—spanning over five decades of development—have key character features
consistent with the previously mentioned mid-century modern style: flat roofs, long horizontal groupings of windows with
raised frames and eyebrow overhangs, and smooth plain wall surfaces of painted concrete or stucco. While a group of
buildings from the 1970s abandoned this character expression, recent buildings have obviously used it as a source. The
net effect of these features, and their lack of ornamentation, has produced a campus that is generally consistent and
somewhat reserved. Beyond the idiosyncratic student center, the campus generally is lacking the architectural flourishes
and iconic imagery that can be powerful identity elements for a university, its student and alumni populations, and the
outside community.
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