I’ll be talking more about this ANY DAY NOW, but college and university campuses have a tough time with design debt, in this case the process of trying to both honor and improve upon their architectural legacy.

This article takes a look at some of academia’s greatest successes in this endeavor, including my alma mater, Bowdoin College.

The lesson for web designers? When thinking about adding to an existing design, don’t be afraid to move away from the precedent, as long as you do it intelligently and creatively.