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Originally Posted by MdtwnATL
Yeah, I feel the same away about the back of Gorgas that I do about Tutwiler. I agree that once that project is complete, it will do wonders for that little pocket.
Otherwise, for a main library on a college campus, I think it's pretty iconic and imposing actually (the front of it!). From it's classic design with the massive columns and stairs to where it's located back center of the Quad. All beautiful. Maybe it could use more square footage, but I'm not sure how you'd go about that with such an historic structure on a small footprint. It already severely impacts the visibility of the stunningly beautiful Woods Quad buildings behind it, which is a shame. Those buildings deserve to be showcased, and they are hidden until you get right up on them.
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Somewhere in this thread for Univ of Alabama, I posted a message with a link to a youtube video showing a video of of what the renovated North side of Gorgas would look like. Here it is again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL6FJxlMXD4. It shows a North side that takes up some of the space between the current north footprint and Clark Hall, but not too much. There is actually a good bit of land between the two buildings, but the height of both makes the space between look smaller. Anyway, it looked really good, and like the South side, was Greek Revival. I think there was still a road for auto travel, but it would probably be restricted and for UA shuttles alone. For years, they have talked of an Honors Plaza to be built there. Honestly, I think they want to figure out the parking before they remove all those spaces. Or they COULD, with enough money, build an underground garage under the current parking lot. The only concern I see is that the Little Round House on the West side of Gorgas is gone in this animation. Hopefully, they relocate it or enclose it within the expansion.