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In 1838, architect Alexander Jackson Davis sketched his vision for the University of Michigan—a bold plan that shaped how Americans imagined higher education. These drawings showed not just buildings, but a whole world designed to transform young lives.
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You stand in Davis's office, watching him ink careful lines across watercolor paper. Each building he draws—the chapel, the dormitories, the library—is a promise: that education could be grand, orderly, and within reach of ordinary ambitious young men. The elevation shows a campus that looks like a small city of learning.
Reflect
What building or space shaped your own education? How did its design affect who you became?