Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 22:58     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
Did any universities not build regrettable buildings during the 1950s through 1970s?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 22:56     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:As parents, we thought Duke University, University of Notre Dame, and Princeton University had absolutely lovely campuses.

Interesting our kid much preferred UNC, UC Berkeley, and UCLA's campuses. I thought UC Berkeley and UNC were a bit of a hodge-podge, architecturally speaking, and UCLA's campus looked more like a Hollywood set in parts, and cramped in other parts.


My kid preferred more modern (glass, steel) over the more traditional campuses.

UNC used to be lovely, but they just keep building and building.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 22:50     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
As parents, we thought Duke University, University of Notre Dame, and Princeton University had absolutely lovely campuses.

Interesting our kid much preferred UNC, UC Berkeley, and UCLA's campuses. I thought UC Berkeley and UNC were a bit of a hodge-podge, architecturally speaking, and UCLA's campus looked more like a Hollywood set in parts, and cramped in other parts.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 22:25     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:Flagler is one of the most beautiful, just very tiny and in the middle of a high-traffic, tourist area.

Rollins is also in FL and very beautiful.


Flagler was once the Hotel Ponce de Leon.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:47     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:In the US: Pepperdine
In the UK: Exeter


Pepperdine has bland buildings and a great view of wildfires. What's not to love?


Oh please….a recent wildfire is the excuse? The question was about Campuses….not the buildings….Very few colleges have the benefit of an ocean view from almost every single part of campus.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:41     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.


Surprisingly pretty!


Why "surprisingly"? It's a lovely little jewel.

Usually less selective places aren't as pretty. I (like the PP) also visited Mary Washington and saw how absolutely beautiful it was. It is an exception.


CNU is also very pretty
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:22     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
Flagler is one of the most beautiful, just very tiny and in the middle of a high-traffic, tourist area.

Rollins is also in FL and very beautiful.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:02     Subject: Re:s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
UVA. I thought I was in the gardens of Paris
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:00     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:In the US: Pepperdine
In the UK: Exeter


Pepperdine has bland buildings and a great view of wildfires. What's not to love?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:52     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
In the US: Pepperdine
In the UK: Exeter
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:47     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:if you can get inside the courtyards of the yale residential colleges - and I think you might only walk through one of them on a tour - they're pretty dreamy. Oxford rip off, sure, but a v good one.

Maybe i toured the wrong residential college, but I didn’t find Saybrook or Pauli Murray nice. Just a difference in personal tastes I’m sure, not like the kids are suffering.


They are all very different, intentionally built in a variety of architectural styles. I like some more than others, but the only ones I find ugly are Morse and Stiles. I haven’t personally seen the two new colleges up close in person, but they look nice from what I can tell.


Yale is more polarizing in terms of opinions than I might have suspected. Half the people are awed by its architecture and the other half either think it's too busy/ostentatious or can't get over its location in New Haven.


I think this is mostly people who have been in New Haven but didn't get out of their cars. That was me for a long time. I had a client in New Haven (and I dont hate New Haven!) and thought yale was kinda drab. Then I toured it with my kid, and met with a friend's kid and got an inside look at the colleges and wow, I was wrong. It's like a movie set

This doesn’t make any sense. Most people who’ve seen Yale toured it.


Even when I toured Yale we only saw one college. Hardly scratches the surface

Sure, and while it’s not getting a whole view of the school, you can judge from the exterior and common places on campus whether it’s your vibe. It’s not like it’s radically different architecture from the gothic vibe.

I do think Harvard has way better interiors than people give credit. The outside is plain, but when you’re cozy in a Harvard building, you’re coooozy.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:45     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:if you can get inside the courtyards of the yale residential colleges - and I think you might only walk through one of them on a tour - they're pretty dreamy. Oxford rip off, sure, but a v good one.

Maybe i toured the wrong residential college, but I didn’t find Saybrook or Pauli Murray nice. Just a difference in personal tastes I’m sure, not like the kids are suffering.


They are all very different, intentionally built in a variety of architectural styles. I like some more than others, but the only ones I find ugly are Morse and Stiles. I haven’t personally seen the two new colleges up close in person, but they look nice from what I can tell.


Yale is more polarizing in terms of opinions than I might have suspected. Half the people are awed by its architecture and the other half either think it's too busy/ostentatious or can't get over its location in New Haven.


I think this is mostly people who have been in New Haven but didn't get out of their cars. That was me for a long time. I had a client in New Haven (and I dont hate New Haven!) and thought yale was kinda drab. Then I toured it with my kid, and met with a friend's kid and got an inside look at the colleges and wow, I was wrong. It's like a movie set

This doesn’t make any sense. Most people who’ve seen Yale toured it.


Even when I toured Yale we only saw one college. Hardly scratches the surface
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 16:16     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
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I guess vision isn’t your strength.


And knowledge or tact yours. . .

Nothing knowledgeable about liking a college campus. Get a grip.


OK. You are a jerk. Is that better?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 15:57     Subject: s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:I think Yale has the best architecture.

I guess vision isn’t your strength.


And knowledge or tact yours. . .

Nothing knowledgeable about liking a college campus. Get a grip.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 15:57     Subject: Re:s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses
Smith is gorgeous! I still think about swinging over that Northampton pond, such a whimsical place. Their library is also wonderful!