Author Topic: Who has the prettiest campus in Ohio? (Read 21691 times)

David · « **Reply #35 on:** September 12, 2007, 04:33:04 PM »

Ohio State needs to clean high street across from campus! There is ALWAYS trash all over the ground.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #36 on:** September 12, 2007, 04:37:25 PM »

I have always found Ohio State to be quite lovely, and its rejuvenated districts surrounding it only accentuate its character.

Can NKU count?

David · « **Reply #37 on:** September 12, 2007, 04:38:38 PM »

^If you like the prison look...

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #38 on:** September 12, 2007, 04:40:27 PM »

I'm somewhat of a fan of the brutalist style, but not when its excessive. NKU has realized that, and if you peek through their campus development guide, they acknowledge that and are working to build new structures that minimalize the "brutal" aspect but keep the same functionality, per se.

GCrites80s · « **Reply #39 on:** September 12, 2007, 04:51:47 PM »

OU, Wooster and Kenyon are all great. As noted earlier, UC needs more trees. Ohio Wesleyan is also nice.

UncleRando · « **Reply #40 on:** September 13, 2007, 05:19:29 AM »

Quote from: GCrites80s on September 12, 2007, 04:51:47 PM

OU, Wooster and Kenyon are all great. As noted earlier, UC needs more trees. Ohio Wesleyan is also nice.

I will admit that Main Street could have had some more plantings on it, but the rest of the campus is actually a pretty good blend since they have finished the construction projects. I wish I had an image of the new rooftop landscaping on top of Zimmer Auditorium or the newly redone Baldwin Quad. These first three pictures show the Campus Green area...this whole area used to be a surface lot.

GCrites80s · « **Reply #41 on:** September 13, 2007, 06:16:37 AM »

Wow, a surface lot. Glad to see that go. I guess I meant more mature trees. All we can do is wait.

Columbo · « **Reply #42 on:** September 13, 2007, 06:28:27 AM »

Ohio State University has a very large campus, so its hard to argue that it all looks great. But the Oval and Mirror Lake are as pretty spaces as you'll find within a large city.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #43 on:** September 13, 2007, 08:04:53 AM »

^^ I had no idea UC had that! Or that was one gigantic surface lot. Very nice!

UncleRando · « **Reply #44 on:** September 13, 2007, 08:12:41 AM »

Quote from: seicer on September 13, 2007, 08:04:53 AM

^^ I had no idea UC had that! Or that was one gigantic surface lot. Very nice!

UncleRando...changing the world; one person at a time.

atlas · « **Reply #45 on:** September 13, 2007, 08:18:08 AM »

way to go...rando! but osu's campus is definitely best on the south side. However, they have made strides on the north side. The new physics research building, fisher, and that new smith lab have all helped north campus. North is def. more 'urban' in terms of buildings v. green space but its def. not hideous by any measure. ugh, i lived in the north campus dorms frosh year and have this whole reconfiguration drawn up for the area. It could be so much more...

jmecklenborg · « **Reply #46 on:** September 13, 2007, 01:32:12 PM »

Before it was a parking lot is was Italianate row houses such as those that still exist in Corryville and on Bishop St. south of MLK. So by leveling that housing area churches lost their parishioners and were threatened with replacement by Walgreen's.
And I never understood why UC needs more or really any green space when, you know, Burnett Woods is right across the street.

OSU and UC similarly have a terrible problem defining their "new" edges, the areas where they've expanded in the auto era. OSU facing Lane Ave. is totally hideous, the cable-stayed bridge is the work of Satan. UC facing the utopic streets of Jefferson and MLK? Similarly terrible, total aesthetic and functional chaos. A pile of wet cardboard.

Cable-stayed bridges are to arm chair aesthetes what Fun Dip is to a T-baller.

GCrites80s · « **Reply #47 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:54:55 PM »

Quote from: jmecklenborg on September 13, 2007, 01:32:12 PM

Before it was a parking lot is was Italianate row houses such as those that still exist in Corryville and on Bishop St. south of MLK.

When did this happen?

dmerkow · « **Reply #48 on:** September 14, 2007, 01:16:37 AM »

Most of the push north by UC happened in the post-World War II period. I think the last big push happened in late 60s and early 70s. From what I hear, UC has finally given up on developing more of Burnett Woods which once stretched up to Wilson Auditorium.

LincolnKennedy · « **Reply #49 on:** September 17, 2007, 02:20:05 AM »

^I never really understood the mounds that now proliferate on UC's campus. One thing that UC's campus is surprisingly bad at (and Burnet Woods is as well, for that matter) is bringing people into it, particularly from the corners (Clifton and Calhoun, Calhoun and Jefferson, Clifton & MLK, MLK & Jefferson). I do think that the addition on CCM was inspired.

David · « **Reply #50 on:** September 17, 2007, 02:38:31 AM »

Burnett woods is actually one of the most frequented parks in the city, believe it or not.

ohio1221 · « **Reply #51 on:** September 17, 2007, 02:54:28 AM »

I can understand people thinking UC doesn't have enough trees, being it is an suburban campus.

These are random pictures I took:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=14138.0

David · « **Reply #52 on:** September 17, 2007, 02:57:17 AM »

I still think UC is the nicest looking campus, I just think with more trees they could make it even better. We have a lot of space in Sigma Sigma Commons and McMicken Commons where there is just grass everywhere. On the other hand, our architecture is unrivaled :] (yes, only my opinion, I know).

cincyimages · « **Reply #53 on:** September 17, 2007, 10:38:15 AM »

Quote from: ColDayMan on August 12, 2007, 02:48:35 PM

Third place, Antioch...

Now you have lost your mind.

How come no one has mentioned Xavier?

ohio1221 · « **Reply #54 on:** September 17, 2007, 11:49:29 AM »

I was going to post a photo thread of Xavier.

David · « **Reply #55 on:** September 17, 2007, 11:52:05 AM »

I always forget Xavier exists. There are some nice buildings.

ColDayMan · « **Reply #56 on:** September 17, 2007, 11:57:45 AM »

Quote from: montecarloss on September 17, 2007, 10:38:15 AM

Quote from: ColDayMan on August 12, 2007, 02:48:35 PM
Third place, Antioch...

Now you have lost your mind.

How come no one has mentioned Xavier?

Let's see.

This:

(which IS on campus as Glen Helen)

And...

Versus

This:

No, I believe you've lost your mind. It must be that Mason in you...

ohio1221 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 17, 2007, 12:03:05 PM »

I've been there a few times. Kids out smoking weed & making out is common.

ohio1221 · « **Reply #58 on:** September 17, 2007, 12:46:16 PM »

Xavier University > v *Photos*
v
http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=14147.0

cincyimages · « **Reply #59 on:** September 17, 2007, 01:28:57 PM »

ColDay, grow up. You posted a photo of a waterfall and one building vs an aerial of Xavier. I never said Xavier was the most beautiful or "prettiest" campus, I just noticed that it wasn't stated. Yellow Springs and Antioch have their place in the ranking of charming places in Ohio but Antioch College wouldn't even make a Top 10 of prettiest campuses in Ohio. Other than the main building, most of the buildings are crumbling and have a bland look.

ohio1221 · « **Reply #60 on:** September 17, 2007, 01:37:17 PM »

Quote from: montecarloss on September 17, 2007, 01:28:57 PM

Other than the main building, most of the buildings are crumbling and have a bland look.

Thats why they have this:

David · « **Reply #61 on:** September 17, 2007, 08:24:39 PM »

Quote from: montecarloss on September 17, 2007, 01:28:57 PM

ColDay, grow up. You posted a photo of a waterfall and one building vs an aerial of Xavier. I never said Xavier was the most beautiful or "prettiest" campus, I just noticed that it wasn't stated. Yellow Springs and Antioch have their place in the ranking of charming places in Ohio but Antioch College wouldn't even make a Top 10 of prettiest campuses in Ohio. Other than the main building, most of the buildings are crumbling and have a bland look.

Sometimes you have to take life less seriously and just play along with Chris.

The fact that so many people at Xavier are literally afraid of Norwood (of all places) makes it an ugly campus to me. I'm a bit skeptical of how close that waterfall is to campus though.

LincolnKennedy · « **Reply #62 on:** September 18, 2007, 01:26:11 AM »

Nothing against the university, I have no opinion of it as an academic or athletic institution, but Xavier is not a pretty campus. It is randomly dispersed across two roads that are inconvenient to cross (Victory & Dana), and they still use many a former one family bungalow on that street that is Woodburn but isn't as offices. On top of that, the castle motif and light brown M&M color of the main buildings are a horrible and uninspired foundation on which to build anything new that ties into the old. Objectively speaking, the campus is a mess.

GCrites80s · « **Reply #63 on:** September 18, 2007, 02:03:15 AM »

An issue that schools face when trying to lure commuter students from the suburbs, rural and semi-rural areas (which many are) is that they don't like garages. They're only used to parking at Wal-Mart. Schools serving rural commuters, especially, face so much opposition to parking garages that their campuses end up being surface lot city until space reaches critical mass.

ColDayMan · « **Reply #64 on:** September 18, 2007, 05:44:29 AM »

Quote from: montecarloss on September 17, 2007, 01:28:57 PM

ColDay, grow up. You posted a photo of a waterfall and one building vs an aerial of Xavier. I never said Xavier was the most beautiful or "prettiest" campus, I just noticed that it wasn't stated. Yellow Springs and Antioch have their place in the ranking of charming places in Ohio but Antioch College wouldn't even make a Top 10 of prettiest campuses in Ohio. Other than the main building, most of the buildings are crumbling and have a bland look.

Monte, "grow up." You stated that Antioch College wouldn't make a Top 10 list in Ohio and I clearly disagree. Attempting to justify that, you go on and say "Now you have lost your mind." That is a mark of immaturity and downright ignorance. I never said that you said that Xavier was "the most beautiful campus" nor did I even imply it. I simply posted an aerial showing why it probably wasn't considered. Sure, Xavier has some nice buildings but the campus itself isn't "top 10" (okay, maybe #11). While Antioch may have some horrific high-school-esque structures, the "campus" itself is "pretty" (as shown by a "waterfall" and "one building") and it's connection to Glen Helen, biketrails, and infusion with the town of Yellow Springs makes it easily one of Ohio's "prettiest" campuses.

Dismissed.

ColDayMan · « **Reply #65 on:** September 18, 2007, 05:53:02 AM »

Quote from: David on September 17, 2007, 08:24:39 PM

I'm a bit skeptical of how close that waterfall is to campus though.

http://www.antioch-college.edu/glenhelen/

ohio1221 · « **Reply #66 on:** September 18, 2007, 06:09:02 AM »

Quote from: ColDayMan on September 18, 2007, 05:53:02 AM

Quote from: David on September 17, 2007, 08:24:39 PM
I'm a bit skeptical of how close that waterfall is to campus though.

http://www.antioch-college.edu/glenhelen/

It's less than five miles.

ink · « **Reply #67 on:** September 18, 2007, 06:10:21 AM »

Quote from: ColDayMan on September 18, 2007, 05:44:29 AM

Quote from: montecarloss on September 17, 2007, 01:28:57 PM
ColDay, grow up. You posted a photo of a waterfall and one building vs an aerial of Xavier. I never said Xavier was the most beautiful or "prettiest" campus, I just noticed that it wasn't stated. Yellow Springs and Antioch have their place in the ranking of charming places in Ohio but Antioch College wouldn't even make a Top 10 of prettiest campuses in Ohio. Other than the main building, most of the buildings are crumbling and have a bland look.

Monte, "grow up." You stated that Antioch College wouldn't make a Top 10 list in Ohio and I clearly disagree. Attempting to justify that, you go on and say "Now you have lost your mind." That is a mark of immaturity and downright ignorance. I never said that you said that Xavier was "the most beautiful campus" nor did I even imply it. I simply posted an aerial showing why it probably wasn't considered. Sure, Xavier has some nice buildings but the campus itself isn't "top 10" (okay, maybe #11). While Antioch may have some horrific high-school-esque structures, the "campus" itself is "pretty" (as shown by a "waterfall" and "one building") and it's connection to Glen Helen, biketrails, and infusion with the town of Yellow Springs makes it easily one of Ohio's "prettiest" campuses.

Dismissed.

And that is why ColDay is God.

ColDayMan · « **Reply #68 on:** September 18, 2007, 06:11:32 AM »

Quote from: ohio1221 on September 18, 2007, 06:09:02 AM

Quote from: ColDayMan on September 18, 2007, 05:53:02 AM
Quote from: David on September 17, 2007, 08:24:39 PM
I'm a bit skeptical of how close that waterfall is to campus though.

http://www.antioch-college.edu/glenhelen/

It's less than five miles.

The waterfall is literally a 10 minute walk from Antioch's main building I posted.

ohio1221 · « **Reply #69 on:** September 18, 2007, 06:17:57 AM »

It is actually about 1.5 miles From Antioch Campus.

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