There are many things that make a buildings worth looking at, but there are only a few buildings that are worth looking at and worth lasting.
For example, Pont du Guard represents commodity, firmness, and delight. Having been built in ca. 25 B.C.E. the firmness is impecable. It is still standing to this day. Although it does not serve much for commodity today, it served a purpose for the time when it was built. The technology at the time was nothing like it was today, yet it still has better quality than most of the architecture from this time. Therefore it has high commodity and firmness. It is also very high in delight. It is hard to find someone who does not think that it is pleasing to the eye. It is also on the axis to a a major city in France.
So what on our own campus can compare to Pont du Guard?
Nothing really can compare to the greatness of Pont du Guard, but along the same principles, the entrance to the Jackson Library serves the same purpose. The Jackson Library was built in 1948 and it was built with the intention it still serves today. The arrangement of the library is very useful for the purpose intended. The form of it is able to withstand all types of weather. It is firm, that it is able to support the weight of many books, computer, and other things that the library serve. The library very appealing in delight. It is a point at where the campus congregates to. It is the center of campus to where Walker street intersects the campus.
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