1961-1990
Like most American campuses, Duke was affected by the post-WWII boom in technology, prosperity, and chase for the American Dream. This led to a pressure for universities to expand not only their housing for increased enrollments, but also their technological, scientific, and medical curriculums and facilities in order to compete with other institutions. Until this time Duke had grown conservatively and relatively carefully, but beginning in the 1950's, the need to expand quickly created a pattern of suburban-like sprawl and an architecture that reflected the modern aesthetic, with a simplicity of form and massing that could be considered the antithesis of the intricacies of Collegiate Gothic. The period of time between the mid to late 1950's through the 1980's produced buildings of the era, but decidedly different than that of the established campus in terms of scale and detailing.
Visit Duke's interactive campus map at http://map.duke.edu for building locations.
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Gross Chemistry - 1968
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Edens Quad - 1966
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Bryan Center - 1982
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Duke North Hospital - 1981
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Telcom Building - 1972
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New Divinity - 1972
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