View Full Version : The Top 20 Ugliest College Campuses
Matt in the Hat
05 Dec 2007, 04:43 PM
http://campussqueeze.com/static/20-ugliest-colleges-in-the-USA.html
Woohoo! SUNY!!
ElJefe
06 Dec 2007, 12:04 AM
UT-Dallas at #12!
I didn't graduate from there, but took a few classes there. And yes, it's probably warranted.
tcmahoney
06 Dec 2007, 02:16 AM
North Seattle Community College, where I've been taking classes, can breathe easy knowing that this list is only for four-year schools.
North Seattle wisely doesn't put too many pictures of its campus on its website. It's very visible from I-5, though, and my best friend said that when he was a kid, his dad told him it was a prison as they passed by it one day. He didn't find out differently until he reached high school.
FRYE!
06 Dec 2007, 10:45 AM
who goes to college to look at the buildings?
what's most important is that the campus is filled with hot college babes!
bojendyk
06 Dec 2007, 11:14 AM
I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never toured Illinois Institute of Technology's campus, but it seems strange to see it listed as among the ugliest campuses, being that Mies Van Der Rohe designed the original campus, and Helmut Jahn and Rem Koolhaas recently added buildings to it. But yeah, I've never seen it in person.
bigredfutbol
06 Dec 2007, 04:59 PM
Man, I sure know how to pick 'em--I got my Masters at U of Maryland-College Park, AND I was accepted to Southern CT.
Dills
10 Dec 2007, 01:19 PM
wow, drexel university (my alma mater) at #1 on the list? yeah, maybe 5 years ago as it states, but not today. no changes? that's rich. they just did a total revamp of the quad over the summer, and have some new dorms designed by notable architects (michael graves for example), or well-designed dorms by not-so-notable architects (erdy mchenry). i guess it's all due to the fact that it's an urban campus, and one that began for commuter students.
Matt in the Hat
10 Dec 2007, 01:28 PM
Michael Graves is a bullshit architect. He should stick to industrial design.
Dave Brull
10 Dec 2007, 03:29 PM
The instant I saw this thread title, I though "I wonder where RIT placed?"
Talk about function over form. Yeesh.
m1150
10 Dec 2007, 10:30 PM
How could they leave out the University of Pittsburgh? An urban campus dominated by the world's ugliest skyscraper.
Dills
12 Dec 2007, 01:38 PM
Michael Graves is a bullshit architect. He should stick to industrial design.
can't argue with that - nor will i since it's not the topic of this thread - but his IS a name that is recognizable to the non-design educated (thanks to target), and for the most part adds a bit of 'legitimacy' to campus architecture.
el-capitano
13 Dec 2007, 01:31 AM
I could lie and say my whole uni (University of Sydney) looked like this.....
http://amw2008.econ.usyd.edu.au/img/SydMainQuad2.jpg
And it does for third of it. The next third is terrible stuff, which includes, ironically, the architecture building, and the last third are the new modern buildings.
Check out this site http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/UNI/UNI.htm
We've got stunners like no.34, 67 & 69 (architecture bldg) ! ;)
Wingtips1
13 Dec 2007, 11:01 AM
i don't agree with NC State and Amherst. i can think of two other campuses in the Philly area and a one in the NY area that are far more deserving.
i figured drexel would be there, but #1?
brandeis is another I figured would be there. that place is a wreck.
biggyv
05 Jan 2008, 11:59 AM
Man, I sure know how to pick 'em--I got my Masters at U of Maryland-College Park, AND I was accepted to Southern CT.
Got you beat. Bachelor's at Northeastern, Master's at Carnegie Mellon.
FWIW, the author is right on NU, and wrong on CMU.
Barbara
07 Jan 2008, 11:30 AM
can't argue with that - nor will i since it's not the topic of this thread - but his IS a name that is recognizable to the non-design educated (thanks to target), and for the most part adds a bit of 'legitimacy' to campus architecture.
That's why the name was familiar. Thanks. :D
nicodemus
07 Jan 2008, 01:17 PM
To me the list is more about what they consider flawed archtitecture rather than being truly ugly. Some of those buildings picture are at least interesting. I've been on campuses where the whole place looks like 1950s Soviet concrete construction projects.
JBigjake
09 Jan 2008, 09:59 PM
Much like SUNY, the NJ state colleges (some now called universities) clump together like piles of mud:
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/colleges/schools_sector.htm#scu
http://www.njcu.edu/i2e/tour/b.asp
http://www.wpunj.edu/
http://www.kean.edu/
nancyb
06 Jul 2008, 06:29 PM
How could they leave out the University of Pittsburgh? An urban campus dominated by the world's ugliest skyscraper.
The Tower of Learning is awesome. I love Gothic art deco.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/435872465_de9e3b6bb5.jpg?v=0
I have ask, "Where is Tufts?" That was one of ugliest campuses I saw on the monumental campus tour I took with my twins.
munsonbulldog
25 Jul 2008, 07:28 AM
To me the Ugliest that I have seen is the University of Florida's campus:D
Nacional Tijuana
01 Aug 2008, 03:09 PM
I live near Pittsburgh. I love CMU myself. Pitt is nice in some sence, but seems very discontinuous, and is ridiculously hilly (I attend gymnastics meets at Fitzgerald Field House, which, while not the greatest building, is great size for that team).
I was born in San Diego and mostly raised there. I am almost offended by their take on UCSD, which, admittedly has a horrible picture to represent it. In fact, I have the Supercomputer Center as my PC's background. UCSD is diverse, while maintaining aesthetic continuity. It has a great vibe to it.
Off to check out the Prettiest Campuses thread. (Great thread, btw)