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The new Lewis Library
In response to: The Gehry that landed on Ivy Lane
By Gordon H. Hart '70
Published in the Nov. 05, 2008, issue
The Oct. 8 issue of PAW has a beautiful photo of the new Frank Gehry-designed Lewis Library on the front cover. The article within the magazine has more photos and descriptions of this building, as well as people’s reactions to it. There is no mention of its energy efficiency,...
The new Lewis Library #2
In response to: The Gehry that landed on Ivy Lane
By Walter Gamble '53
Published in the Nov. 05, 2008, issue
About this new Lewis Library: What is it with Princeton architecture? Haven’t you learned a lesson from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and its Gehry building? Ask them about the usefulness of odd-angled inside space. How about maintenance costs? I understand MIT is suing...
Adding another eyesore
In response to: The Gehry that landed on Ivy Lane
By Clinton W. Kemp ’71
Published in the Nov. 05, 2008, issue
Is no one willing to say that Frank Gehry’s architecture is intrinsically odious and that, in juxtaposition to Princeton’s Gothic theme, it is particularly hideous? I visit the campus infrequently these days and, when I do, I am struck by the awful accumulation of truly ugly...
Praising the Pre-rade
In response to: Get out and vote, Tilghman urges freshmen
By John Barnard '69
Published in the Nov. 05, 2008, issue
Pre-rade (Notebook, Oct. 8)? What a brilliant idea! What incredible symbolism! Every time I march in the P-rade, I am thrilled, and the biggest thrill is passing through the senior class, because of the emotional rush they exchange with the alumni. Starting the frosh off with...
Not-so-foolish idea
In response to: The Brutus of the conspiracy
By Robert R. Cullinane ’70
Published in the Nov. 05, 2008, issue
May I take issue with my friend Barksdale Maynard ’88’s characterization of Woodrow Wilson 1879’s quad plan as “a foolish, pet scheme” (feature, Sept. 24)? Though the idea of residential colleges may have been regarded as radical by certain influential men on the Board of...
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