What I do have is pictures of the Memorial Grove on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. It's not clear what it's a memorial to; perhaps to the two ethnic neighborhoods that were bulldozed to build the campus in the early 1960s. On a campus designed to reflect the stark rectilinear shapes and traffic flow of the downtown and expressways nearby, the Memorial Grove is a pleasantly organic space.
![IMG_1564](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3471755511_295e100c36.jpg)
![IMG_1573](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3471754301_cef095ca4b.jpg)
Staircases at SEO
![IMG_1584](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3471753137_8e128fe132.jpg)
Magnolia
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Fagus sylvatica, European beech, I think a copper beech. A tree with wonderful bones but I still favor the American beech, which sadly is rarely planted ornamentally.
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Tie-in with my dissertation project: Tilia (basswood) that has been well-loved by sapsuckers.
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This fine example of absurdist topiary (I believe it's an oak) is pointing at the Science and Engineering Lab building. If you put on your x-ray specs you will see my lab!
1 comment:
Nice photo shot of the magnolia,
my sister graduated there too.
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