By: Christopher Lucas

29 Spanish Town Court in Rosemary Beach, FL is one of my favorite homes I’ve seen. Built in 2012, it has water front views and always seems to attract a festive crowd during summer evenings. The first time I saw it, the owner was having a party and I knew that this had to be a vacation home, and a perfect set up at that. The buildings in Rosemary Beach, even the residential ones, all having a matching style. But I have always thought 29 Spanish Town Ct has an intimating presence which I can admire, not only because it’s on the water, but because it stands tall on the coast which you do not see very often for ocean front homes to potentially obstruct views of those behind it. I hope to see the inside one day and every time I’m in Rosemary, I’ll always take a stroll past it. I’m already looking forward to the next time the ocean breeze hits me as I admire its style.

Opened in 1928, the Bizzell Memorial Library is a five story library at OU. The building, in my opinion, completes the campus, and is sort of the centerpiece of it all. However, when it comes “the Biz”, I can’t say I have too many fond memories while being there. Most of my time at the library is spent completing long hours of school work or studying for upcoming exams. But at the same time, the library reminds me that hard work will eventually pay off, and is indeed worth it in the end.

One of the buildings that I always had positive encounters with was the CityPlex towers in Tulsa. These 3 towers are on the ORU campus and connect with a base, and it kind of looks like it is in a random place. Much of the area around the towers are suburbs or small shopping centers. Growing up, this was a building I pasted multiple times a week.

The similarity in the structures around the CityPlex towers gave the feeling that all the buildings were connected somehow. The gold on this building could be what makes this building unique to me. The shine it showed when it reflected the sunlight made it unnoticeable. I haven’t seen many buildings like this, at least in Oklahoma near home, where it drastically stands out relative to its environment. Overall, this building is one of my favorites because it is a neat building that I would often be around.

This building is Marcus High School, located in Flower Mound, Texas. This where I went to High School. My High School reflects the growth and maturity I went through while I was in this building. I started to become my own individual and learned how to prepare myself to be independent and self-reliant. I had many great experiences but also many that I hated at the time but helped shape me. My feelings toward this building are primarily only positive because I remember how difficult and fun it was and how important these years are once they are over.

Dale Hall at the University of Oklahoma is a very important building to me. The building completed construction and was opened in the year of 1967 dedicated to Edward Everett Dale who dedicated half a century of work to the university as History professor and Head of the Department of History. Over the course of three semesters, I have had many classes within this building and have spent the most time inside this of this campus building than any other (apart from the library or the residence halls). It is not the most extravagant building on campus but to me has a sense of higher education and attainment. Dale Hall is the first building I had a class in and the rooms within the building continue to be what my mental image of what a university classroom is.