Editing Cope and Stewardson (section)

== University of Pennsylvania ==

Penn's campus transformation through Cope and Stewardson's work established the firm's reputation and demonstrated Collegiate Gothic's possibilities at comprehensive scale. The Quadrangle dormitories created residential environment that promoted student community through architectural design. Subsequent buildings, including the Law School and other facilities, extended the Gothic vocabulary across campus, creating coherent architectural character from previously disparate elements.<ref name="tatman"/>

The Penn buildings demonstrated how Collegiate Gothic could accommodate modern educational requirements within traditional forms. Libraries, laboratories, and classrooms functioned efficiently behind Gothic facades. The style provided both practical buildings and symbolic expression of educational values—the connection to medieval university traditions, the suggestion of scholarly community, the dignity appropriate to serious intellectual work. Penn's satisfaction with the results led to continued patronage and recommendations that brought other commissions.<ref name="cram"/>