In architecture , a quadrangle (or colloquially, a quad ) is a space or a courtyard , usually rectangular (square or oblong) in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building (or several smaller buildings). The word is probably most closely associated with college or university campus architecture, but quadrangles are also found in other buildings such as palaces . Most quadrangles are open-air, though a few have been roofed over (often with glass), to provide additional space for social meeting areas or coffee shops for students.
6-525: The Peckwater Quadrangle (known as " Peck " to students) is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church , Oxford , England . It is a Grade I listed building. Christ Church Library is on the south side of the quad. To the southeast is Canterbury Quadrangle , with access to Oriel Square via Canterbury Gate. Peckwater Quad is on the site of a medieval inn, which was run by the Peckwater family and given to St Frideswide's Priory in 1246. The buildings on
12-405: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Quadrangle (architecture) The word quadrangle was originally synonymous with quadrilateral , but this usage is now relatively uncommon. Some modern quadrangles resemble cloister gardens of medieval monasteries , called garths , which were usually square or rectangular, enclosed by covered arcades or cloisters. However, it
18-461: Is clear from the oldest examples (such as Mob Quad ) which are plain and unadorned with arcades, that the medieval colleges at Oxford and Cambridge were creating practical accommodation for college members. Grander quadrangles that look like cloisters came later, once the idea of a college was well established and benefactors or founders wished to create more monumental buildings. Although architectonically analogous, for historical reasons quads in
24-512: The college due to their size, oak panelling and high ceilings. The largest examples of these rooms can be found in the corners of the building. On 12 May 1894 and again on 20 February 1927, after dinner, Bullingdon Club members smashed almost all the glass of the lights and 468 windows in the quadrangle, along with the blinds and doors of the building. 51°45′05″N 1°15′18″W / 51.7513°N 1.2550°W / 51.7513; -1.2550 This Oxfordshire location article
30-622: The colleges of the University of Cambridge are always referred to as courts (such as the Trinity Great Court ). In North America, Thomas Jefferson 's design for the University of Virginia centered the housing and academic buildings in a Palladian form around three sides of the Lawn , a huge grassy expanse. Later, some American college and university planners imitated the Jeffersonian plan,
36-457: The north, east and west sides of the Quadrangle were designed by Henry Aldrich and built by William Townesend between 1706 and 1711. They constitute one of the earliest examples of English neo-Palladian architecture. The Library , on the south side, dates from later in the 18th century. First floor rooms in this quad have traditionally been particularly sought after by undergraduate members of
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