The east facade of Hubbell Hall is probably Saarinen's most handsome elevation on campus. Here is fifties Modernism at its best. The building is low, fitted partially into a hillside. Its surface is divided into rectangles of brick, plate glass, and plaster; a thin slab roof covers the entrance, penetrates the large glass area, and forms the base for the white plaster rectangle.
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