An orgy of beauty.

For an alphabetical index of the New England College series of pieces, click here.

Whatever their competing academic merits, one thing not in doubt is the beauty of the architecture to be found in New England Ivy League schools. The oldest included here are Harvard (1636) and Yale (1701) with Cornell the youngest (1865).

While most have the occasional horror – a science building as often as not – not just plain ugly but plainly out of context, these few exceptions have to be forgiven in honor of the greater whole. And there are, indeed, some fine examples of modern architecture to be found. Here’s one favorite from each school we visited, with three from Princeton because …. well, why not the best? Primus inter pares, if you like.