A place of business

Bloomsburg's renovated Sutliff Hall is in the process of reopening and it's gorgeous. Formerly, it was a low-slung building without a clear entrance that looked like an afterthought.

Now, besides being one floor taller, the building has a very clear visual structure that I think will help it function better as well. The interior is just as striking as the exterior.

One thing that sticks with you after a walk-though ... the geometry of the spaces is visually interesting, and also, I think inviting. Hallways have destinations, openning into public areas that can be used.

Most, if not all, of these photographs, were taken with the Tokina 11-16 with a variety of camera settings. The lens is unique in the speed of it's aperture and the manageable levels of distortion compared to lenses with a similar focal length. You will however, see elongation of foreground objects at the edge of the frame.


The campus has had a number of major additions and renovations over the past several years: including Hartline Science Center, Centennial Hall and McCormick Center. Each one is different, but they all work and the all complement each other. IMHO the university's planning and construction staff who work with the architects and contractors have really nailed them all.

From top to bottom: The exterior on a February afternoon at about 5:30 p.m.; blue data wires snake through the hall in front of the trading floor lab before being installed; the public space on the second floor; arched desktops in a tiered classroom smile at you.

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