Quadrangle (architecture)
In architecture, a quadrangle (or colloquially, a quad) is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular (square or oblong) in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building (or several smaller buildings). The word is probably most closely associated with college or university campus architecture, but quadrangles are also found in other buildings such as palaces. Most quadrangles are open-air, though a few have been roofed over (often with glass), to provide additional space for social meeting areas or coffee shops for students.
The word quadrangle was originally synonymous with quadrilateral, but this usage is now relatively uncommon.[1]
Some modern quadrangles resemble
In North America,
Quadrangles are also found in traditional
Notable quadrangles
- Woodburn Circle, West Virginia University
- Blue Boar Quadrangle, Christ Church, Oxford
- Francis Quadrangle, University of Missouri
- Memorial Quadrangle, Yale University
- Mob Quad, Merton College, Oxford is one of the oldest quads in existence.
- Peckwater Quadrangle, Christ Church, Oxford
- Killian Court, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- The Quad, Harvard University
- Harvard Yard, Harvard University
- Queen's Lawn, Imperial College London
- The Green, Dartmouth College
- King's College Quad, University of Aberdeen
- The Quadrangle, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Radcliffe Quadrangle, University College, Oxford
- Schenley Quadrangle, University of Pittsburgh
- Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Tom Quad, Christ Church, Oxford University
- University of Alabama Quad
- The Quad, University College London
- Royal Holloway College, London
- The Diag, University of Michigan
- Sunken Garden, College of William & Mary
- The Lawn, University of Virginia
- McKeldin Mall, University of Maryland
- Old College, University of Edinburgh
- New College, University of Edinburgh
- Holyrood Quad, Moray House, Edinburgh
- Dahlgren Quadrangle, Georgetown University
- Old Campus, Yale University
- Main Quad, Stanford University
- Law Quadrangle, University of Michigan
- Liberal Arts Quadrangle, University of Washington
- West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, West Chester University
- The Quadrangle, University of Pennsylvania
- El Cuadrángulo, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
- Whitworth Hall Quadrangle, University of Manchester
- Hearn Plaza, Wake Forest University
See also
- Siheyuan – Historical type of residence in China
- Nālukettu – Traditional housing style in Kerala
- Haveli, a form of classical architecture from South Asia & Persia, which incorporates a quad for cooling ventilation in the hot climate, and the private enjoyment of the open sky by residents, in a very modest culture
Notes
- ^ "Quadrangle, n." Oxford English Dictionary. Ed. J.A. Simpson and E.S.C. Weiner. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. OED Online Oxford University Press. 29 June 2006.
- ^ See the references at Mob Quad
- ^ Namboothiri.com