Royce and USC Village do look churchy but they are large structures. You don't see that much brick any longer. I'm not a fan of Royce Hall but that's UCLA's landmark icon, like Sater Gate or the Campanile, so you see it all the time. I guess I'm just not use to seeing brick in SoCal, in particular LA where. I guess that's really it, brick in LA, minus older buildings, just isn't seen much. More of a 20th century vibe.Fyght4Cal said:I always thought UCLA was the copycat (without a shred of proof). But the red brick and sandstone at the Southern Branch of the University of California really bothered me. The dominant building material evokes its hated rival.Another Bear said:
Looking at USC Village, something gnawed at my brain. Besides it being brick in earthquake country, something bugged me. Then I realized it...U$C must really like UCLA's iconic Royce Hall's brick. Once again $C, not a lot of original ideas.
Interestingly SC's new look is very Protestant churchy. Of course the school began under the auspices and authority of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Perhaps the current motif functions to both harken to the school's roots and to distinguish it from the Romanesque design at the campus core of its crosstown rival.
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