This is the Bizzell Memorial Library, which I’m sure almost everyone viewing this blog will be familiar with. Specifically, it’s the westward-facing side of the building, officially known as the Doris W. Neustadt wing.
As a mathematics major who frequents the Physical Sciences Center, I bike past this castle-like structure almost every day. It’s quite nice and orderly, with pleasing patterns of OU’s signature crimson and cream colors. I enjoy the vertical distinctions and how the whole thing looks like it was put together from a set of giant interlocking pieces. If anyone remembers playing with Lincoln Logs as a kid, that’s what it reminds me of – and I quite enjoyed that style of building in other toys like Legos.
In addition to the structure of the library wing, I particularly like its colors. This is something that applies to a lot of buildings on campus, but I’ll emphasize it here. There’s a period of time around sunset – when I took these photos – where the red of the building, the blue of the sky, and the green of the surrounding trees and grass contrast beautifully with each other. I noticed it a lot during my freshman year, when these sunset hues would make their appearance after all my evening chemistry labs. I’m glad I get to study at a place with that kind of rich color scheme.
- Brennan C.
