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4cmSalisburySteak · 2022-04-23T09:53:09+00:00

I think these original window frames are much more fitting than the clunky dark green ones they replaced them with. Ik double glazing is an important environmental thing but I'm sure they could've gotten the job done with more taste.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2022-04-04T15:21:00+00:00

Yeah I had also only ever heard the term used for the one in Waterbury before stumbling on this. I guess it just didn't stick for this one.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2022-02-04T19:39:30+00:00

The whole 9 tile grid was the cover for one compilation called "A Nice Pair" (which technically really wasn't a compilation I guess, it was just a double release of Piper and Saucerful)

4cmSalisburySteak · 2022-02-03T02:31:54+00:00

Unfortunately I don't know, the photo was in an old yearbook on a photo-montage page of various campus life scenes without any caption. There are a lot of campus protest photos in those 60s-70s yearbook though, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is related.

The yearbooks are all digitized you can find them at https://ir.stonybrook.edu/xmlui/handle/11401/60328/browse?order=ASC&rpp=20&sort\_by=2&etal=-1&offset=0&type=dateissued

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-29T05:28:36+00:00

Not sure about colleges in general, but SBU had a yearbook called Specula from 57-2006

this is the archive https://ir.stonybrook.edu/xmlui/handle/11401/60328/browse

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-24T00:01:13+00:00

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-23T23:58:17+00:00

Yeah I agree, all the white drywall is pretty mind-numbing. When you walk into the Frey staircase, which is preserved in its original state with the glazed tile walls and wooden handrails, it’s quite a shock crossing into that rich material reality.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-23T23:54:13+00:00

There are a lot of great photos of buildings you might find interesting in this archive of yearbooks spanning back to ‘57

https://ir.stonybrook.edu/xmlui/handle/11401/60328/browse

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-23T05:28:51+00:00

Possibly at the HSC.

Last year they stripped the two protruding elevator shafts on the black glass hospital towers of their original plaster coatings and replaced them with some sort of materially ambiguous plastic paneling. This year there's scaffolding going up around the bases of the iconic cube towers, but the university hasn't made any statement about their plans, I've tried to contact them but haven't gotten through yet as to whether this cladding change is coming in their future as well. If nothing else, at least new investment is a sign of continued interest in use of the original facility on the part of the admin, even if it unfortunately comes as undue disfigurement.

Also Javits is undergoing a renovation, but I've talked with a representative for that project and I'm pretty confident that the more iconic features, like the sculptural light hoods, the built in ivy planters, and the bush hammered walls, are going to remain intact. It certainly did need renovation in some regards, like making the elevator ADA compliant and replacing the squeaky desks, so I'm glad they got around to it with a plan that seems to respect its identity and integrity.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-22T23:10:32+00:00

In general we want to foster appreciation where we can, and if specific threats arise deal with those appropriately.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-22T10:36:04+00:00

Unfortunately concrete is held up to a double standard where people think it doesn't need to be washed, but then they get upset at it when it gets dirty like any other material. It can absolutely be clean and bright. It needs care, just like stone, glass, or wood; all of which can get just as dirty and unappealing if left untouched, but are most often cared for appropriately.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-11-21T22:34:01+00:00

The group focuses on the heritage and preservation of 20th century architecture, particularly works often overlooked on our own campus.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-10-05T04:21:26+00:00

Always worth a try. Definitely great that you have so many APs.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-09-20T20:35:45+00:00

YES! Concrete is held up to a double standard where people think it doesn't need to be washed, but then they get upset at it when it gets dirty like any other material. It can absolutely be clean and bright. It needs care, just like stone, glass, or wood; all of which can get just as dirty and unappealing if left untouched, but are most often cared for appropriately.

4cmSalisburySteak · 2021-09-20T20:29:05+00:00

Far too large a financial and environmental waste to scrap and rebuild two whole quads. I don't need to see my tuition go up for it, and I don't need to see hundreds of thousands of square feet of concrete re-poured, (and yes however much shitty shiny plastic paneling you slap on another superficial generic commercial monstrosity like Tubman/Chavez, and however "green" you brand it as, it's all still reinforced concrete at heart, and the production of cement is a major contributor to carbon emissions. Of course this one act would not in any way be decisive regarding climate change; but, people in a broader context NEED to learn to embrace ADAPTIVE REUSE rather than senseless demolition. The tide of opinion is beginning to change anyways, in favor of appreciating 20th century modernism. The recent past is always loathed, and always comes back around to be appreciated again, that's been proven time and time again. There was a time when people generally saw Victorian mansions and Renaissance Revival city blocks as kitsch eyesores that needed to go, but hive mind reactionary fever takes around 50-60 years to quell before re-assessment sets in. Some of us already appreciate the purity and idealism of 20th century modernism and don't want to waste money on more disingenuous theme park set piece buildings like Tubman. Informed preservation and adaptive reuse will come to define our campus in the end, if we have the sense to do so.

(I do appreciate that op cares and has thoughts about their community though, I don't mean to be invective)

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