From the Wikipedia article on Morse College [0] (one of Saarinen's two 1962 residences lauded by this article): > …in a modern attempt to capture the spirit of

From the Wikipedia article on Morse College [0] (one of Saarinen's two 1962 residences lauded by this article): > …in a modern attempt to capture the spirit of Gothic architecture, Saarinen eliminated all right angles from the living areas. […] This resulted, notoriously, in two rooms which had eleven walls, none of which was long enough to put the bed against and still be able to open the door. Is the mark of “good” architecture the degree to which it is hostile or inscrutable to its inhabitants? Even this author admits that the new colleges are an excellent execution of the Collegiate Gothic style; not only are they _livable_ spaces, they are _beautiful_ ones! [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_College