<p>To those who have visited the campus of MIT, how is it like? I dont know , my friend told me it was dull; but, then again, she wants to go to a liberal arts college. I have yet to visist.</p>
<p>It's about as dull as a hacksaw made out of a carbon nanotube..</p>
<p>When I visited, I really liked the campus. The academic buildings have a certain intense feeling to them and the dorms seem relaxing.</p>
<p>Campus is, on the whole, not terribly attractive. It's more function than form.</p>
<p>Of course, I also think the attractiveness of a campus is a really strange and useless way to go about picking a college -- after a while, no matter where you are, it will look like home.</p>
<p>I disagree with that mollie, I think it's important, and I think MIT succeeds</p>
<p>Why do you think it's important? (I really am curious -- I don't find it important at all, but I also have the artistic/aesthetic eye of your average head of cabbage.)</p>
<p>I wrote a blog entry on this, a long time ago.</p>
<p>In short: I think the campus is ugly but also beautiful. If this confuses you, follow the link.</p>
<p>It's just all part of the atmosphere, mollie; I just really like consuming MIT architecture</p>
<p>I've always thought it was sort of ugly. But it's got Aalto's only US building, and a cute bridge to Boston. And a Frank Gehry building.</p>
<p>And soon it will have a Fumihiko Maki building, too!</p>
<p>I think MIT's campus is pretty dull, a lot of it looks like a big factory. I didn't care about campus appearance initially, but after going here, I wish it looked nicer. But, it would not ever deter me from going to MIT.</p>
<p>First of all, I love the Stata Center. It reminds me of Dr. Seuss and, in a way, brings me a little bit of that comfort I had as a child when everything was carefree.</p>
<p>I can see why one would call it ugly. Although the campus itself is arguably ugly, it has a great view of the Charles and Boston (particularly at night). I'd like to point out the awesome views of Boston one can get from the tops of buildings (i.e. from places you're not supposed to go to ;) ). I find beauty in the hacking culture here (from the more tangible views from the tops of buildings to the highly creative and elaborate hacks pulled off by the students).</p>
<p>That being said, I still think the campus is very nice.</p>
<p>I prefer really cool buildings to rolling hills and all that, so I actually think MIT is beautiful because we've got those in abundance. </p>
<p>Kresge is held to the ground in only 3 places (sweet), and it's really nice inside. </p>
<p>The chapel may have been the deciding factor that made me come here, I love it so much. I'm not religious per se, but it's a beautiful, peaceful place. </p>
<p>You really can't argue with the Infinite's entrance, the marble, or Killian. </p>
<p>Stata has already been defended, so I'll skip to the Zesiger Center. It ranked as one of the top 10 nicest workout facilities in the country (in a poll I'll only look up if someone contests this), and it's used by a bunch of nerds... awesome. </p>
<p>I live in Baker, where we regularly see architectural tours stopping by and reverently running their hands along the railings/walls/what-have-you. </p>
<p>The river (although effectively toxic) and the views from the tops of the buildings are far more than I'd ever expect a school to have before considering attending. </p>
<p>If you want rolling hills, don't go to college in a big city. If you like a beautiful dome periodically occupied by cows, cop cars, fire engines and palm trees, come to MIT and enjoy our kick-ass buildings. :)</p>
<p>MIT does have some nice buildings without question, but it doesn't have an overall nice and consistant feel.</p>
<p>MIT does not have the best looking campus. Some buildings do look like factories and there isn't that much nature on the campus. I don't know why or how but I still love the campus. Some buildings (stata, Z center which are already mentioned) at pretty interesting and is it just me or does the new Broad Institute building's lobby look like that of a 5-star hotel or something? Overall, campus isnt a wonderland or anything but the feel of being at MIT is beyond words.</p>
<p>Magerie </p>
<p>It really depends on what you're looking for. If a 'beautiful campus' is like Princeton or Swarthmore, then you might not appreciate the MIT Campus. It doesn't resemble an arboretum. However if 'beauty' is being able to go sailing along the Charles River, walk to the Boston Symphony Orchestra or to Harvard Square, get a rare view of Boston from the roof of Baker House (a dorm) and spend time in some state-of-art labs and classrooms-- then MIT may indeed be a beautiful campus.</p>
<p>The campus is certainly diverse just like the student body. Personally, I find beauty in both of these. You may not.</p>
<p>I also love being right across the river from Boston. Today, for example, I went exploring during my Sunday long run and saw parts I hadn't seen before. There's so much to see and do.</p>