Comments on: 10 Cool College Landmarks

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:56:07 +0000

I would like to correct Patrick. I’m currently a cadet at the Air Force Academy, and the article is right. There really is no significance behind the 17 spires, other than 20 was too large and too expensive. The “12 disciples and 5 chiefs of staff” is a common folk explanation, but it’s not true.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:12:53 +0000

Pardon the correction, but Geisel library is on the University of California San Diego campus (not Univ. of San Diego, which is a different, private school). And it IS an awesome looking landmark without question! Here’s a picture :D http://www.oceanlight.com/spotlight.php?img=22414

By: vickey

vickey — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:00:07 +0000

Hmmm… I guess I need to ride by the SCAD building one night when I get off of work…. SCAD has really done some beautiful work restoring a lot of the old buildings in Savannah.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:37:35 +0000

The Lyceum at the University of Mississippi is an interesting building. It was build in 1848, clocking in at 161 years old. Nowadays it’s used as the emblem of the university and houses administrative offices including the Chancellor, but over the years various events of note have happened. The most recent would be when James Meridith enrolled at the university despite segregation. Two holes remained just to the right of the main door frame for years, bullet holes left over from the 1962 riots. In the American Civil War, the building was used as a hospital to house wounded soldiers. And of course, over the years, strange myths about the building have cropped up including a secret swimming pool, bowling alley, trapdoors to a network of tunnels used to safely move James Meridith to and from class, and several others.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:19:20 +0000

While not architecturally unique, the Chapel and the main buildings at Manhattan College were featured in many movies.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:33:23 +0000

I work at ASU, and Gammage DOES look like a toilet from Google Earth! That’s my chuckle for the day.

By: KCK

KCK — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:32:24 +0000

Illinois Institute of Technology

is Mies inspired/designed.
the inspired student union is insulated with drinking straws and has the el running through it

By: C

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:43:03 +0000

Holy crap my school is one here! Didn’t expect that. I definitely thought \Hmmmm I guess Arcadia’s landmark would be the castle.\ And there it is. Grey’s is definitely THE landmark of Arcadia. Also, Haunted Castle is pretty fun. I worked it a couple times.

You also didn’t mention that it is actually haunted!

By: tom

tom — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:37:44 +0000

ist building penn state university

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:18:03 +0000

I went to Florida Southern in Lakeland, FL. When the college was built Frank Lloyd Wright also designed the “desks” for the classrooms. They were the chair with attached table variety but only had three legs. It helped to keep the students awake in class for fear of falling over (or so I’m told). When I was still there I found one or two of desks still scattered around the campus, but none are still in use.