A Photo Gallery of Amazing Architecture Details of Lehigh Campus Buildings from a Student’s Point of View
Campus is full of beauty but often people don’t stop and see some of the more subtle details that the buildings have to offer.
Linderman Library
Besides the obvious glamor of the rotunda, there are lots of small details shown in the woodwork. Take the arches in the main room for example. There is a pattern etched into the wood and beautiful flowers at the top. The stairs in the rotunda have a little design in the banister. Each window pane in the main room has a different design in the middle.
Fairchild Martindale Library
FML is a stark contrast to Linderman but has its own beautiful elements. The origami swans that hang from the ceiling create a unique feel. As you walk into the study rooms the handles are curved in a way that makes them more interesting than most. The stairs between floors are uniquely beautiful. You can’t beat the feeling of standing between a row of books.
University Center
The University Center is one of the main focal points of campus. Set in beautiful stone, it is already a thing of beauty. But it also boasts of details that often go unnoticed. The beautiful patterns in woodworking in some of the doors, the way the door handles are shaped. Some of the lights have a cursive “L” for Lehigh on the side. The way the light shines through the windows creates interesting patterns on the walls.
Packard Lab
When you walk into Packard Lab there are two statues staring down at you. As you look closer there is also a head etched into the top of the arch and at the bottom of the two sides. Right above the arch, there are two circles, one has a “P” for Packard and the other has an “LU” for Lehigh University. When you walk inside, the windows have a crest in each of the three panes and the ceiling has gold embellishments. There are wood doors on your way into the auditorium, Packard 101, and the auditorium itself capitalizes on curves. The ceiling is curved, presumably for better sound, the stage is curved and the seats around it are curved to allow for better visibility of the stage.
