Photo by Will Kirk / HIPS

No, it's not a sculpture. The 20-foot-high structure that has sprouted up on the Homewood campus near Garland Hall is actually a mock-up of the exterior wall systems for the future Decker Quadrangle buildings. The left portion represents the Computational Sciences building, and the right is Mason Hall, the new admissions and visitor center. The large-scale mock-up, done for all JHU construction, provides design validation, a craftsmanship standard and a sneak peek at the structure's exterior materials and finishes. The Decker Quadrangle project, which also includes a three-level 604-space garage underneath the quad's lawn, is scheduled for completion in summer 2007.
—Greg Rienzi

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