CUNY Video: Stanford White's Vision, Part I

More than a century ago, on what is today the site of Bronx Community College, renowned architect Stanford White set out to create what many would picture as the ideal American college campus. White's vision - a traditional academic quadrangle surrounded by neo-classical structures. Today Bronx Community College is home to four neo-classical treasures designed by White: The Gould Memorial Library, Language Hall, Philosophy Hall, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Now with the design of a new 56 million dollar library and classroom building, Bronx Community College is hoping to complete the quadrangle that White envisioned so many years ago. The architectural firm of Robert A.M. Stern presented the plan at a recent meeting of CUNY's board of trustees.

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[Luke Boyd]

Nausea Heartburn Indigestion Upset Stomach Diahrrea....

and diet coke.

[William Weber]

the noises made by the person sitting next to the microphone are absolutely hilarious LMFAO

[Santos Luzardo]

Yeah build it and let it fall apart like the former library. That money should go to completely renovating Gould Library up to code and maintain it as the main Library. Then build an auxiliary if needed. Shameful they let this deterioration happen and now ask for new money. Throw away the old and build something less beautiful, cheap, and then in 20 years find IT unusable. A gross negligence of the historical Gould Library warrants its' continued use.

[TrainsMeadow]

somebody should really give up smoking...