MIT is an unusual campus in that architectural qualities each define a series of courtyards in such a way that they evoke a total sense of historical interpretation as you experience them. Within the Kresge courtyard curvilinear forms define negative space as an informal one where pathways and orientation greatly differ from the symmetrical aesthetic of neoclassicism.
Saarinens buildings are heavy and ever so lightly touch the ground, almost appearing to be inflatable. It is appropriate that these are the buildings within the Kresge courtyard where reinterpretation gives students a wholly different environment.
