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The 2005 prospectus and pictures of colleges...

I was flicking through the 2005 camb prospectus and all the colleges looked pretty amazin but then I came to Churchhill and it looked pretty run down, like a block of bog standard city apartments! Was this just the bad angle of the camera?

Reply 1

Willa

11

nope - churchill was built in the "trendy" 20th century, when all things chique were council flats! Churchill is essentially a load of boxes, lacking in aesthetic beauty. Although it has some charms to it (some fountain or other i've heard about) - so pop in there if you want, it might be what you're after! But if you want old-style charm, you'll have to stay in the city centre!

Reply 2

mobbdeeprob

For some reason, its architecture (from the prospectus photo) reminds me of The Barbican - except Churchill looks dingy rather than chic.

Reply 3

Bathsheba

Willa

nope - churchill was built in the "trendy" 20th century, when all things chique were council flats! Churchill is essentially a load of boxes, lacking in aesthetic beauty. Although it has some charms to it (some fountain or other i've heard about) - so pop in there if you want, it might be what you're after! But if you want old-style charm, you'll have to stay in the city centre!

*chic*

Reply 4

DC_1234

Willa

Churchill is essentially a load of boxes, lacking in aesthetic beauty. !

Hee hee hee.

What's your opinion of the University Library. The chap who interviewed me called it Stalinesque ( and he would know, he's .... Ukranian I think ).

Reply 5

Willa

11

i have one word for the uni library: BIG

perhaps so BIG that it's in stalineques proportions?

Reply 6

DC_1234

Willa

i have one word for the uni library: BIG

perhaps so BIG that it's in stalineques proportions?

I think he meant big, concrete and box-like.

Ever been to Berlin. You can get a great feel of the contrast in the areas of East Berlin where the major soviet buildings were. Very... uh... functional.

Reply 7

Unregistered

churchill looks EXACTLY like a big version of our 70s science block at our school!

Ugh!

rosie

Ps. We have loads of problems with the roof leaking in our school too - no one seeme d to twig that flat roofs dont work well with british weather - i wonder if Churchill have the same probelsm?

Reply 8

DC_1234

crana

churchill looks EXACTLY like a big version of our 70s science block at our school!

Ugh!

rosie

Ps. We have loads of problems with the roof leaking in our school too - no one seeme d to twig that flat roofs dont work well with british weather - i wonder if Churchill have the same probelsm?

"In Britain roof leaks water, but in soviet Russia roof leaks military secrets."

Reply 9

Unregistered

Faboba

"In Britain roof leaks water, but in soviet Russia roof leaks military secrets."

and presumably also water.

by the way, isnt the campaign for scottish highers subforum in your sig a bit unnecessary now we have one? :smile:

rosie

Reply 10

Helenia

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Faboba

Hee hee hee.

What's your opinion of the University Library. The chap who interviewed me called it Stalinesque ( and he would know, he's .... Ukranian I think ).

I lived in front of it for the last year, and went in it precisely once :biggrin:

It's huge and dark and scary.

Reply 11

DC_1234

crana

and presumably also water.

by the way, isnt the campaign for scottish highers subforum in your sig a bit unnecessary now we have one? :smile:

rosie

Yes, yes it is.

( I don't see why we don't have a Glasgow one. So what if there are no Glasgow students...it's the principle of the thing! Why do fearsome fifers / loathsome lothians get all the breaks? )

I'll change it when I think of something worthwhile I can put as russet.

Reply 12

DC_1234

Helenia

I lived in front of it for the last year, and went in it precisely once :biggrin:

It's huge and dark and scary.

Like a quintessential Russian novel?

Reply 13

BazTheMoney

Prospectus picture aren't a fair reflection of the architecture of the colleges - They only show the good parts. :rolleyes:

Reply 14

Unregistered

Faboba

Yes, yes it is.

( I don't see why we don't have a Glasgow one. So what if there are no Glasgow students...it's the principle of the thing! Why do fearsome fifers / loathsome lothians get all the breaks? )

I'll change it when I think of something worthwhile I can put as russet.

Well, dammit , I want a subforum for students just from my town! (although i don't think many people would be able to answer the questions on hair & beauty - academic post 16 education is not big here!)

No, actually, I want my own subforum JUST FOR ME. To talk to myself :smile:

d, snap to it!

Reply 15

Unregistered

BazTheMoney

Prospectus picture aren't a fair reflection of the architecture of the colleges - They only show the good parts. :rolleyes:

however, when you are from mansfield, even Churchill is beautiful.

rosie

Reply 16

DC_1234

crana

Well, dammit , I want a subforum for students just from my town! (although i don't think many people would be able to answer the questions on hair & beauty - academic post 16 education is not big here!)

No, actually, I want my own subforum JUST FOR ME. To talk to myself :smile:

d, snap to it!

Two birds, one stone.

Reply 17

Squishy

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BazTheMoney

Prospectus picture aren't a fair reflection of the architecture of the colleges - They only show the good parts. :rolleyes:

Yeah, but you wouldn't expect them to show a picture of their filthiest toilet. :smile:

Reply 18

Helenia

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Faboba

Like a quintessential Russian novel?

Considering my knowledge of Russian literature gets as far as "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," I wouldn't really know, but yes, you could say it gives that impression.

Baz is right about the photos of the colleges - John's may have a fairy castle, but it also has the Cripps building. Trinity has Burrell's Field. We have the Colony. You can't win them all :rolleyes:

Reply 19

BazTheMoney

Squishy