Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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110 TRADlTlOn During the countless times you have walked across campus, have you ever slowed your pace to simply notice the buildings you pass? If so. you may have observed that Penn State's ar- chitecture runs the gamut of styles from the earlier classical types to the more geometrical styles of today. The oldest building on campus is the Old Botany Building, constructed in 1887. In 1950. Frank Lloyd Wright said that the little red building across from Schwab Auditorium was the most beautiful structure at the University at that time. The alternating lions' heads and palmettos found on the rooflines of Sparks and Burrovves Buildings are interesting classical features used to relieve the monotony of the long roofs. Other classical touches are the urns balanced above the entryways of Sparks and Sacked Buildings. Behind Sparks lies the oldest dorm complex, West Halls. Starting with a nucleus of three buildings in 1932 - Watts, Jor- dan and Irvin Halls — future struc- tures spread symmetrically to the right and left giving the area a lay- ered look. Perhaps the most interesting con- trast in contemporary architecture is provided by the windowed walls of Shields Building as they stare at the totally blank face of the Intramural Building directly across the street. — Cheryl J. Cease

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