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In 1838, Michigan's governor asked architect Alexander Jackson Davis to design a new state university from the ground up. These drawings show the ambitious plan for the University of Michigan—a building that would shape how thousands of ordinary Americans got educated.
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You're standing in Governor Mason's office as Davis unfolds these watercolors. The elevation shows a grand neoclassical structure with columns and symmetry—formal, permanent, important. The floor plan is orderly and logical, each room placed to move students through learning in an organized way. This isn't just a building; it's a vision of what education should look like.
Reflect
What building from your school or college years shaped how you learned?