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When the A&M College of Texas opened its doors in 1876, its
early buildings followed a Victorian architectural style. Classical
architecture came to the campus with the Academic Building, after
the 1912 fire that destroyed Old Main. Subsequent buildings
generally followed this neoclassical path, but the growth of the
campus in the Depression era saw the addition of an extraordinary
group of buildings, sited in accordance with a master plan
developed by college architect F. E. Giesecke and designed by S. C.
P. Vosper, each of whom also held faculty positions in the first
architecture program at a state college in Texas. The buildings
designed by Vosper are arguably the finest buildings on the campus,
uniquely expressive of the agricultural and mechanical origins of
the university; they delight the senses with color, sculpture, and
wit. Nancy T. McCoy and David G. Woodcock, distinguished
preservation architects and scholars, review the history of Texas
A&M campus architecture and provide in-depth coverage of Vosper
and his legacy. Illustrated by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn
Brown, Architecture That Speaks concludes with observations on
recent approaches toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus
heritage architecture and a view to the future, as plans evolve for
further development of the campus that maintains a respect for both
strategic vision and historical heritage.
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