University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Va.

Thomas Jefferson said his proudest achievement was creating this campus in 1819. Jefferson believed that real learning could only happen in an academical village" setting, and toward that end, he designed the campus around an posing rotunda with a great lawn at its feet and 10 neo-classical pavilions (classrooms) lining the green. Professors' quarters were directly above the classrooms, so that discussions--and learning--could happen organically and freely. The Lawn is considered one of the great architectural achievements of the 19th century, symbolizing the harmony between professor and student and university and landscape. Today the university also features major architectural works by McKim, Mead & White, Michael Graves and Billie Tsien.

弗吉尼亚大学
位于美国弗吉尼亚州，夏洛茨维尔

托马斯杰斐逊曾说过，他最为自豪的成就便是在1819年创建了这所学校。杰斐逊认为，真正的学习只可能在“学术村”氛围中发生。以这个前提为主旨，他完成了整个设计。校园中央是气势恢宏的圆顶大礼堂，礼堂脚下是一片开阔的草坪，两侧还有10个新古典主义风格的帐篷式的建筑（作为教室)。教授们的宿舍就建在这些教室上方，使得师生间的探讨交流更加随意身形。草坪这一带的建筑也成为19世纪的经典之作，象征着师生之间，以及学校与景物之间的融洽关系。而现在，我们也可在校园内观赏到现代建筑大师，如McKim, Mead & White, Michael Graves 以及华裔建筑师钱以佳（Billie Tsien）的传世之作。