One of Richardsons works that lies outside of Massachusetts, the Albany city hall was built between 1880-1883. With this building being built during the height of his architecture career he employed the same Romanesque type architecture that made his buildings stand apart and popular to this day. With the 202-foot tall tower that contains one of the countries few carillons it is made up of a three story building that lets you be able to look from one floor to another across a wide open atrium. It makes you awe inspired as you see the inside of the building still with its pristine white colors and woodwork that lines the railings. Each window has its own individual arches and stonework that will keep you walking around it finding new details with each pass by it.

The very first build that Richardson was architect for was this church located in Medford, Massachusetts. Built between 1867-1869 it brings about a gothic style of architecture with its skyward advancing steeples, the square base and the rough cut stone works that lines the walls. Listed on the national register of historic places it was Richardsons second church to work on and one of his most famous works to date along with the Trinity Church.

Like the Trinity Church this shares many features of the Richardsonian/Romanesque type of architecture. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts it shows the strong arches that H. H. Richardson made popular during that time. Built in 1881 it is now a registered as one of many historic landmarks made famous by Richardson during his time. The library brings together different types of art exhibits, concerts and lectures to bring people of different communities in one building to make sure that everyone is able to see his beautiful architecture that stills holds up to this day.

The Trinity Church was one of H. H. Richardsons most acclaimed early work. Built between 1872-1877, it is located in the Back Bay Historic District in Boston, Massachusetts. It is known as the birthplace of Richardson/Romanesque style of architecture. With the heavy arches that hangs over the doorways and the clay roof it not only draws you closer with its colonial style of the building set up it keeps interested with the different towers that rise up in varying sizes along the roof leading up all the way to the cross located at the top.

This theatre almost seems to be stuck in time, but yet it never grows old. You can see the Palace Theatre from a mile with the outside multicolored bulbs that light up the most recent movie that they show only one at a time. From the inside you can see movies on a giant mural from the past one hundred years that spans from singin’ in the rain to John Wayne himself. It makes it out to seem that this is the one true way to watch a movie for the first time. Only one screen playing a movie, seating that could fit the whole town and a sound system that even George Lucas said is on par with his own at Skywalker Ranch

This museum has always been a staple of my home town. It is a maze of corridors that lead you through the halls of this home while you get to look at the all new art exhibits that seem to change almost every month. It is a museum that has something for everyone. Whether it is looking at the marble statues around the grounds, the art that is hung on the walls or the individual buildings that are adjacent to the grounds that are separated by copper statues. It is one of the most beautiful places in the Texas panhandle and I always find myself coming to see it over and over again.

I have only been into Gaylord one time since I have been in school yet it has always been one of my favorite buildings on campus. With the main front looking over Lindsey street and the glass windows that allow as much light in as you walk up the main staircase. It makes you feel as though you are in an advanced technological building as you can see all the rooms and camera equipment that the students are able to use during their time there. While the front is pushed up towards the sidewalk you can find yourself in an open area with new trees around back that could be seen as a courtyard for everyone to use.

The Sarkeys Energy Center has been my most memorable experience with architecture while I have been a student at OU. I have only had two classes at Sarkeys but I remember them both thoroughly. On top of it being one of the tallest buildings at OU, it has the most confusing underground structure I have encountered. Each hallway or corridor is lettered off to make the vast number of classrooms and offices easier. Only some hallways seem to end abruptly or continue a different floor from where they leave off. You can walk around the hallways looking for a professor’s office only to find they are on the opposite side of the building and up the next floor. While I do appreciate how open the energy center is and it having one of the best libraries on campus to study your notes, I would not want to visit it daily as it still continues to confuse me to this day. 

The Elk City Pioneer Center is where I spend most of my free time while in high school. It had a full-size auditorium where I would build sets every year for the school musicals and the varsity basketball gym where I would practice throughout the season. You could walk across the catwalks and see the vast seating of both auditoriums. It almost seemed like it was never ending as you there were underground hallways connecting the two places together by the breezeway between them. It was always interesting to see both places filled with people on the weekends and how each auditorium accommodated them to what they were hosting at the moment.