PHOTOS BY STEVE ZYLIUS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA , IRVINE
The University of California , Irvine is literally a city ’ s worth of cool architecture in one campus , from its futuristic McGaugh Hall to the undulating glass facade of the School of Humanities and the statement in cement that is Langson Library and other original buildings . Those original visions of 1965 were the work of architect William Pereira , who designed the UCI campus around two concentric rings , with a park at its center . Contrasting the green natural park setting was his California “ Brutalist ” style , which celebrated poured concrete and disdained posts and beams . That core architecture still stands , but the imagination of UCI campus architecture has grown with the school ’ s prominence and today a walk around the “ rings ” is a truly inspiring event .
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