Founded during the Space Age boom of the fifties, the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) campus showcases some of California's finest postwar architecture. Perched dramatically above the Pacific Ocean, the campus architecture ranges from spare sixties concrete stuctures to light, open California modernist designs and, from the new millennium, buildings that reflect the latest ideas about connecting architecture with the student community. Sprawling, spectacular, and parklike, the UCSD campus houses buildings spread out among old groves of eucalyptus trees and connected by plazas, courtyards, pedestrian promenades, and intimate gardens. The campus has a collection of buildings by some of best-known architects in the world, such as Charles Gwathmey, Charles Moore, Antoine Predock, Rob Quigley, Michael Rotondi, and Moshe Safdie.<BR><BR>This beautifully photographed guide reveals the stories behind the buildings, the residences, landscapes, and sculptural works on the University of California, San Diego, campus.