A building that we all saw on campus, but rarely visited. I do remember seeing a secret service dude with a rifle in the spire when Al Gore visited in 1995 or so. After graduating, this building became much more prominent in my life because I married my beautiful wife in it. The enormous doors, the stained glass, spacious ceilings are impressive and create a quiet bubble in the bustling city. Again, as with CL, this building was built looking backward at architecture, not the future, so it seems much older than it really is. In comparison to the Carnegie Institute and the Museum across the street, a vibrant architecture that plays off each other, different past eras are easily enjoyed by anyone interested in architecture in America. There are great displays of the proposal for this lot in FFA display cases, and show how that the CL and HC were reactions to the Greek Acropolis plans for both Pitt and CMU, CMU's being much more successful and realized. Instead of the American concept of university at UVA and CMU, these two buildings seek to elevate scholars above the rabble, without the ability to be contained in "lawns" or "cuts" the CL and HC are truly pillars for education in a more aristocratic manner.
Next, Carnegie Museum, "Hall of Architecture."
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