U of Alabama Fall 2012 Recruitment Dates

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by 28StGreek

Thank you! And yay for the house looking just like was promised in the architect's computer model! I love how huge it is and yet not just looking like a giant box of concrete.

Have you seen instances where this happened? I find it strange that you thought we'd design one thing and build another.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Have you seen instances where this happened? I find it strange that you thought we'd design one thing and build another.

It's more like the rendering looks cool, and then when it comes to life, it's just not quite right. I worked in a newly-built office building that looked really sleek in the model, but came out sterile in real life.

[28StGreek]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It's more like the rendering looks cool, and then when it comes to life, it's just not quite right. I worked in a newly-built office building that looked really sleek in the model, but came out sterile in real life.

This is what I was getting at, in my experience the rendering/model usually looks better than the finished product. But I have to say the architects/construction company working on the DG have done an awesome job!

And while AnchorAlumna mentioned that Bama had strict architectural/aesthetic controls I was just thinking with the size of the building needing to be maximized to handle the supersize chapters it could fall prey to practical over style. Not be negative but I've seen some pretty boxy houses at Indiana, Kentucky and Arkansas.