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[QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 2200185, member: 5058"]
I genuinely appreciate not just the compliment, but what you guys are saying. As for the professors you speak of, Richard Gluckman, the designer of Dineen Hall is one of the most accomplished architects in the world (he's that respected) and he's an SU alum. I do agree that it's dark looking, and maybe a little too solid. That said, I think that was part of his design intent. The interior contradicts all the preconceptions of the building created by the exterior. It is light and bright and open. I will say this, building performance (energy efficiency) has become such a dominating discourse in architecture that some of the smaller punch windows and dark color could be to improve the building's thermal performance and heat gain in the colder, darker climate of Syracuse. I think both Dineen and Ernie Davis achieved LEED Gold. In general, I agree that all the new buildings should be a lot more contextual. That is one of the reasons I've always liked Eggers. That building has no ego. It lives to serve the older buildings around it.
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