Architecture
Architects I.M. Pei and Henry Cobb, who designed the master plan for the modernized campus in 1968.
Many of the buildings are listed in architectural guides as examples of exceptional modern architecture. Some are described in architectural history books. The National Building Museum listed the SUNY Fredonia campus as one of I.M. Pei's ideal places to visit in its 1991 journal "Blueprints."
Pei is credited with designing Maytum Hall, Williams Center, Reed Library, Rockefeller Arts Center, McEwen Hall, and Houghton Hall as well as its characteristic circular perimeter, aptly named Ring Road. The design of Daniel Reed Library earned Henry Cobb and I.M. Pei the 1969 Prestressed Concrete Institute Award.
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Maytum Hall
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Williams Center
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Daniel A. Reed Library with the addition built in 1992
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Rockefeller Arts Center
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