Architects of Academia

As I trudged down Talbot Avenue one early February morning, my gaze drifted up toward the mismatched buildings surrounding me. To my left sat the Mayer Campus Center, nestled into the natural slope of Tufts’ iconic hill. Offering a primetime stage for social butterflies, the Campus Center was built in the mid-’80s and draws from the architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed style, boasting three pagoda-like tiers clad in red tile and brick.