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Old Posted Jan 2, 2016, 4:52 AM
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Originally Posted by McBane View Post
This can't be something that was recently built, can it? With the grassy setback and fencing, it's reminiscent of those ubiquitous squat red brick buildings that dot Drexel's campus, Jefferson hospital, and to a lesser extent, Penn's campus.
This is Hill College House, the original. It's by Eero Saarinen, designed in the 1950's. It's certainly an interesting building, but it looks and feels a bit like a prison.