Fletcher Hall a University of Louisiana Architectural Statement

Back side (side facing main campus) red brick.

Front side this.

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Originally Posted by SMD7636

I would like some traditional red brick with modern architecture.

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I also think a tribute to the historic look of all of the other buildings on campus would be appropriate.

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Originally Posted by CajunAmos

I also think a tribute to the historic look of all of the other buildings on campus would be appropriate.

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I think you're missing the point here. A "tribute" to the historic look of all the other buildings would be just copying all the other buildings.

Fletcher Hall is the VISUAL ARTS building, and one major that it holds is Architecture. They want this building to STAND OUT, not BLEND IN with the rest of the buildings on campus. Art students take pride in Fletcher Hall, I should know.. I was one of them for about 2 years before switching to General Studies/Business.

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Originally Posted by CajunAmos

I also think a tribute to the historic look of all of the other buildings on campus would be appropriate.

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Or plant a bunch of oak trees in front of it so that you can't see the building anymore.......

The building does not NEED red brick anywhere on it. You people have no originality.

Bring out the, "Whatdyou mean YOU people???" remarks. ;-)

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Originally Posted by ragincajun10

The building does not NEED red brick anywhere on it. You people have no originality.

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I like split look architecture.

The back side (campus side) reflective.

The front side forward looking.

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Originally Posted by ragincajun10

Bring out the, "Whatdyou mean YOU people???" remarks. ;-)

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---------Some say that all needs to look alike before something can look different----To this I agree but a thematic look to a campus is extremely pleasing visually----This piece of crap that went way out on the looking different realm was an example of lets be cool as this is our trade and will look great---It stinks and everybody knows it!!!

I am beginning to think that the last great American architect was Thomas Jefferson. God knows there hasn't been one since 1950 anyway. Everything architect designed since then is an affront to beauty. Glass and steel monstrosities with no character. I have seen some progress, but this design of Fletcher [either one] definitely are NOT progress.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Jefferson was a copy cat, we just as soon get a bunch of old Greeks to design things.

Now if UL wanted to become the second Greek empire I am good with that.

Yea a big old brick building that looks like 1850 is just what this university needed.