The Jadwin Physics/Fine Tower complex was erected in the same quadrant of the campus, with the New New Quad dormitories sprawling south onto the playing fields. But if location played a lesser role, architectural style became more important.

Compensating for the blandness the structures of the early 1960s, by mid-decade the University had unveiled a further iteration of the campus master plan that included several dramatic new buildings. In particular, the designs for Jadwin Gymnasium, the Woodrow Wilson School, and the Jadwin Physics/Fine Tower complex reflect a departure from the stylistic monotony of the earlier wave of '60s buildings.

Although not especially memorable or influential designs by any means, they were considerably more bold than their immediate predecessors. And they have important institutional relevance. These structures and the outsiders who designed them reflect the weakening of the grip of the old-guard trustees on the Buildings and Grounds Committee. It became clear that Princeton could not -- and should not -- indefinitely evade the architectural revolution taking place in the outside world.