The Envelopes Please ...
Highlights from the Back-of-the-Envelope Bush Library Design Contest.
"Open a Book, Open the Mind'" an entry in The Chronicle's Back-of-the-Envelope Design Contest
Breuer's Ascent
How the monks of Saint John's University hired a Modernist to defy gravity with concrete.
Pomona's Extreme Makeover
What if a top firm created an elegant neo-Classical landmark and nobody came?
Architect, Heal Thyself
Why are so many design schools in such lousy buildings?
A Foundation in Language
Architecture students should learn how to craft words as artfully as they draft pictures.
Design By Interrogation
Just what does a university architect do, anyway? Follow Arizona State's Ron McCoy and find out.
Dorm Therapy
A Q&A with Susan Painter, a behavioral psychologist and planner who advises colleges on building.
First Thoughts
Critical Mass
John R. Silber questions architectural "genius."
Consider This
In the houses of Pablo Neruda, the architecture of the poet's soul is on display.
Books & Arts
Nota Bene
A collection of essays on Jane Jacobs, the critic of urban renewal; and an unsentimental consideration of suburban sprawl's potential.
Observer
The Campus as Studio
Architecture blends the arts and sciences in a vigorous way — one well suited to a university presidency.
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More Campus Architecture
Older Campus Architecture
Campus Architecture supplements from 2005-7.
Buildings & Grounds
The campus architecture blog.
Multimedia
Slide Show: See images of the changes made to Pomona College's Smith Campus Center
Video: View notable submissions to the Back-of-the-Envelope Design Contest.
Slide Show: Saint John's University boasts a Modernist campus inspired by Gothic architecture.
New campus buildings
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