Paresky Center in architect’s rendering, perhaps 2005:

Paresky Center as of October 2007 is oh-so-similar, but not identical:

Shall we have a “find the differences” game? I’ll go first. Something is different about the snack bar windows — there are more horizontal lines in actuality than there are in the sketch. What do you see?

Several new additions have been made to the Paresky Center: A label, to the right side of the front, and Adirondack chairs on Baxter Lawn. Pictured on the balcony may be the trustees — I know they were in town and I saw them having a reception just inside the balcony the previous evening. (Those who can recognize trustees can click for the large version and tell us.) I visited over Reading Period, so many students were off campus and were not out on the lawn on this Saturday afternoon.

This concludes my Paresky photo series.

Views of the loading dock and proximity to Morty’s house are below.

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Two other views of the back are below.

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A more typical, but blurrier, picture is below.

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Whitman’s:

Snack bar:

Gelato

(homemade at Williams by a dining services woman, sold at the snack bar)

Since the food is prepared by hand and tends to be tasty, lots of people want it:

This is my favorite one.

The foosball is in memory of Adrian Martinez ‘06; for more information about that, see Adrian’s forum, message 4.

If only the doors were automatic, it would be a touch-free experience; see below.

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People say it looks “rustic,” and use the phrase “ski lodge,” but they fail to notice that in order for wood to be rustic, the wood used must have knots in it, whereas in Paresky the College paid (presumably lots) extra for clear, knot-free wood.

The picture below is blurry but it gives an idea of student use of the space around the fireplace. Also note the Morty / Sustainability cutout.

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I am changing the original vision slightly and posting Paresky pictures on weekends as well.

View to the left is below.

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Again, if you have any suggestions, recommendations, or qualms about the Paresky photo series (see yesterday’s post), please let me know in the comments ASAP. I plan to post the whole photo and video series in the next day or two. In particular, would you like the photos to be sequential, like all the ones of the marketplace in a row, or mixed up?

Yesterday’s Paresky update e-mail from Doug Schiazza is in the extended entry (links added).

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Thanks to David Kane’s comment (points 3-5), I am starting a video and photo series with a new concept. The first of each are below.

Every Monday I will post a short (15-second) video taken inside the Paresky Center. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I will post a photo of an aspect of the Paresky Center. These will be without commentary (with the exception of this post). This should give a good idea of what it looks like. This will last for maybe two months.

Note: The videos have sound, because student centers have sound. To avoid this, mute your volume.

If you have any suggestions, please give them below. In a day or two, I will post the whole series, so I would appreciate requests, suggestions, criticisms, etc. sooner rather than later.

Here’s what all the snow looks like. It doesn’t look like that much snow until you realize that the sidewalks are kind of carved into the snow, with walls on both sides. There is really a lot of snow, and it’s quite windy.

And also, incidentally, this is what Paresky looks like just before opening. Image from live webcam.