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I have a problem with the redeeming qualities of a old building. Sure, it's pleasant to look at, it may even improve your mood, but is this why you're there? Ex

I have a problem with the redeeming qualities of a old building. Sure, it's pleasant to look at, it may even improve your mood, but is this why you're there? Example: you need to study in the library and the library is really small because it was super expensive to build and noone thought we would have so many students. And by the way, the heating does not work or it's expensive as fuck. Now what?

hindsightbias 9y ago
For all those tuition costs, would I rather study here: https://connectrac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PCLupdate020.jpg https://connectrac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PCLupdate0... (New and improved!) Or here? https://jenpearl.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/web-stanford-library-reading-room.jpg https://jenpearl.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/web-stanford-li... (er, edited non-rotating link) I've been in a lot of garish, modern/brutal and cold libraries. Some with A/C that actually worked but was always out of control - for whatever reason, a lot of very "modern" buildings have crazy bad HVAC. Either too much or too litle. Of course that can be fixed, but why not something like an updated version of the latter library?