Bard College has buildings like this:

Richard B. Fisher Center for Performing Arts. Photo by jby.

And like this:

Ward Manor. Photo by jby.

And also like this:

Bertelsmann Campus Center. Photo by jby.

Which is to say, it’s about what you’d expect for a Northeastern liberal arts college which has (1) been around awhile, and (2) has money for Frank Gehry. It’s a nice place to walk around in the winter sunshine, after a morning working in this building:

Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation. Photo by jby.

RKC from another angle. Photo by jby.

Had a good first meeting with my class this afternoon; we hit the ground running tomorrow!◼