Quadrangle or The Quadrangle may refer to:
Architecture
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Quadrangle (architecture)
In architecture, a quadrangle (or colloquially, a quad) is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular (square or oblong) in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building (or several smaller buildings). Th ...
, a courtyard surrounded by a building or several buildings, often at a college
Various specific quadrangles, often called "the quad" or "the quadrangle":
North America
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Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts)
The Quadrangle is the common name for a cluster of museums and cultural institutions in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, on Chestnut Street between State and Edwards Streets.
The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, in the cen ...
, a cluster of museums and cultural institutions
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Quadrangle Dormitories (University of Pennsylvania)
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Francis Quadrangle
David R. Francis Quadrangle is the historical center of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Known as The Quad, it is the oldest part of Red Campus and adjacent to Downtown Columbia, Missouri, Downtown Columbia at the south end of t ...
, University of Missouri
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Memorial Quadrangle
The Memorial Quadrangle is a residential quadrangle (architecture), quadrangle at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Commissioned in 1917 to supply much-needed student housing for Yale College, it was Yale's first Collegiate Gothic build ...
, Yale University
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Radcliffe Quadrangle (Harvard)
The Radcliffe Quadrangle at Harvard University, formerly the residential campus of Radcliffe College, is part of Harvard's undergraduate campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Nicknamed the Quad, it is a traditional college quad sli ...
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Schenley Quadrangle, University of Pittsburgh
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University of Alabama Quad
The Quad is an approximately quadrangle on the campus of the University of Alabama located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Home to most of the university's original buildings, this portion of the campus remains the geographic and historic center of th ...
, University of Alabama
Europe
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Mob Quad, Merton College, Oxford
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Radcliffe Quadrangle
The Radcliffe Quadrangle (Rad Quad) is the second quadrangle of University College, Oxford, England. The buildings have been Grade I listed since 1954.
The quadrangle was started in 1716 and finished in 1719 with money bequeathed to the col ...
, University College, Oxford
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Tom Quad (Great Quadrangle), Christ Church, Oxford
* Main Quad at the
Main Building of University College London
Oceania
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University of Sydney Quadrangle
The University of Sydney Quadrangle is a prominent quadrangle formed through the construction of several Sydney sandstone buildings located within The University of Sydney Campus, adjacent to Parramatta Road, in Sydney, New South Wales, Austral ...
, a sandstone building at the University of Sydney (Camperdown)
Other
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Quadrangle (geography)
A "quadrangle" is a topographic map produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) covering the United States. The maps are usually named after local physiographic features. The shorthand "quad" is also used, especially with the name of ...
, a United States Geological Survey topographical map
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Quadrangle (horse), American thoroughbred, winner of the 1964 Belmont Stakes
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Quadrangle Books, an imprint of Times Books
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Quadrangle Group
Quadrangle Group LLC is a private investment firm focused on private equity. The firm invests in middle-market companies within the media, communications and information-based sectors.
The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in ...
investment fund in New York City
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BDP Quadrangle
BDP Quadrangle is the North American studio of UK-based global architecture, design, and urbanism firm, BDP.Julia Gilbert, Communications Coordinator, Quadrangle, 2020.
History
Quadrangle was founded in June 1986 as a merger between two fir ...
, Toronto, Canada
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Complete quadrangle
In mathematics, specifically in incidence geometry and especially in projective geometry, a complete quadrangle is a system of geometric objects consisting of any four points in a plane, no three of which are on a common line, and of the six ...
(projective geometry), a configuration with four points and six lines
*Love quadrangle, variant form of a
love triangle
A love triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with someone is simultaneo ...
, in which three people vie for the affections of a fourth
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The Quadrangle (Antarctica), a glacial cirque on Alexander Island
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The Quadrangle (Manhattan College), the student newspaper of Manhattan College
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Quadrilateral
In Euclidean geometry, geometry a quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon, having four Edge (geometry), edges (sides) and four Vertex (geometry), corners (vertices). The word is derived from the Latin words ''quadri'', a variant of four, and ''l ...
(geometry), a four sided polygon
See also
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Quad (disambiguation)
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Siheyuan
A ''siheyuan'' (; ɹ̩̂.xɤ̌.ɥɛ̂n is a traditional Chinese architectural style characterized by a courtyard enclosed by buildings on all four sides. This design was prevalent throughout China, notably in Beijing and rural Shanxi. Historic ...
, a Chinese architectural style also known as "Chinese quadrangle"
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