Texas Tech University
United States / Lubbock, Texas
Location ID: #10001355
Texas Tech University has been named one of the nation’s most beautiful college campuses. William Ward Watkin, founder of Rice University's School of Architecture, planned the campus in 1923, with Spanish Renaissance style representing the Spanish influence on the region. Spanish design characteristics pervade the grounds, with most buildings including red tile roofs, arches, and ornately carved limestone detailing.