The moment where UNCG expresses commodity, firmness, and delight at it's highest point is in and around the Jackson Library. The commodity, or function, of this building serves as a place where any, and all, of the students can go to socialize (to an extent) and get homework completed. For most students, homework involunarily becomes the center of his/her life, which therefore leads the Jackson Library to serve as the "center" of campus.
The firmness, or structure and stability, of the Jackson Library is pretty high as well. I obviously don't know the actual numbers for how strong the building is, but knowing it has been standing for decades leads me to believe that it must be pretty firm. When standing in front of the building, it's ionic columns symbolize (both literally and metephorically) the strength of the building.
The delight, or aesthitics, of the Jackson Library ranks a high score (from the front). The dome in the front is composed of ionic columns. This dome set a precedent for all the cylinder structures on campus, including the cylinders (cloumns) in front of the MHRA building and the EUC. Across the street from the library is the stone building which echoes and reflects the dome design in it's portico. Unfortunately, the back of the Jackson Library isn't as visually appealling because it honestly looks like a jail; tall and colorless.
The Jackson Library marks a significant spot on campus for many reasons. For starters, if one walks out to College Ave. and stands in the largest paved circle, that person would be standing right in the middle of the university. In this same circle, the person would see the four points of the college: the Curry building, the music building, the library, and the Stone building. Three of these four points mark what UNCG is all about, therefore offering a general understanding of the campus.
