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Originally Posted by eschaton
- or even have purpose-designed mixed-use buildings with lower floors for classroms and upper floors for residence.
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The most extreme example of that in Chicago is Roosevelt University's "vertical campus". It's 469' tall and the lower 14 floors contain classrooms, labs, offices, and other academic spaces, and the upper 18 floors contain a 600-bed dorm with drop-dead gorgeous lakefront views overlooking grant park.
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https://www.archdaily.com/74188/roos...voa-associates
From what I've heard and read, the expense of building this edifice has put the school in some pretty challenging financial straits. Apparently they decided to build it and then ask for donations after the fact. Looks like someone skipped the lesson on the proper ordering of horses and carts.