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Most students on a college visit will likely notice—even on some of the most traditional university campuses—at least one cold, stark, gray Brutalist building. College administrations sought out these hulking, no-nonsense structures in the 1960s and ’70s because they were both cost-effective, and, at the time, on trend…
Northwestern University Library, Northwestern University
Designed by Walter Netsch of the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the library is one of many on campus conceived by the architect. Of the library, Netsch once said, “The design and programming was one of the most satisfying experiences of my professional life.”