[AusTex]

The university campuses that I most enjoyed spending time in all had some unifying element. That does not mean the same style of architecture. For example; If all new buildings at UT were required to use the bricks used on the stadium....somewhere on the facade....even just as an accent, then all the new buildings would interact and feel that they are intentionally designed. A "sense of place" is thus created. Paris is unified by its required limestone and height limit and is widely appreciated for its charm. People want to spend time in Paris.

A university campus is an entity within a city; it is a neighborhood. Just like a city skyline is an entity. If a city skyline is chaotic with signage and vastly differing colors where every building is a trophy unto itself, then the vision of the skyline is less pleasing. Imagine if New York allowed signage on skyscrapers....ugh. Time Square is simply not what a university campus needs to be. UT needs to keep creating great architecture that relates to and creates a sense of being on the UT Austin campus. A place of calm and education where every new building simply gives a nod to the history and the place it is built.