Brick vs Concrete

College Life
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<p>At my college (Auburn), almost every single building on campus is red brick, so that is my personal choice. It pulls everything together. I like the gothic style too, but the brick is just prettier I think. </p>

<p>picture of Auburn: <a href="http://www.aces.edu/waterquality/streams/pictures/auburn%20univ.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aces.edu/waterquality/streams/pictures/auburn%20univ.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>after somebody posted the pics a while back...I still can't get over the hideous architecture of Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma...It's like a time warp to the Brady Bunch era</p>

<p><a href="http://www.ncate.org/images/listinstit/institDetails/OK_OralRobertsU.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ncate.org/images/listinstit/institDetails/OK_OralRobertsU.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/towers.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/towers.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/baseball.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/baseball.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/ac.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/ac.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/mabee.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/images/mabee.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>concrete. it matches everything.</p>

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<p>Neoclassical architecture is the achetypal college building. Gothic is simply amazing though if its done right. True gothic architecture, as in churches in Europe, can take your breath away.</p>

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<p>Wow, those are HIDEOUS pics, bluthunder. The name "Oral Roberts" doesn't help much either...</p>

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<p>This Keble college, Oxford. 100% brick</p>

<p><a href="http://kamshots.co.uk/photos/keblecollege.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://kamshots.co.uk/photos/keblecollege.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This St Annes college Oxford. 100% concrete</p>

<p><a href="http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/images/gallery/6-1_StAnne'sCollege.jpg"&gt;http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/images/gallery/6-1_StAnne'sCollege.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The 60s happened here too. Most people don't live in a fancy building. it's mostly just the 1st year students in the city centre.</p>

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<p>Quaint, Harvard-style brick is prettier, but in many ways I prefer big "ugly" concrete buildings, if matched with a dynamic, exciting atmosphere. I go to a school that's all about big ugly concrete and a rather industrial look, and it feels alive.</p>

<p>In either case, I like buildings where there's more to them than meets the eye, for those who care to find it. Wellesley, for instance, feels more quaint and static than interesting and dynamic to me at first glance (in terms of buildings), but I'm sure that anyone who goes there could tell you all about their amazing underground system of steam tunnels.</p>

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<p>I like the brick better, but I'm attending concrete.</p>