0 s ▁are ▁typical ▁of ▁much ▁campus ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁period : ▁modern , ▁functional , ▁and ▁not ▁especially ▁not ew orth y . ▁An ▁exception ▁is ▁the ▁Architecture ▁Building ▁( des igned ▁by ▁the ▁respect ed ▁Dallas ▁firm , ▁Pr att , ▁Box , ▁and ▁Hend erson ) ▁which ▁forms ▁an ▁int imate ▁and ▁visit - worth y ▁cour ty ard ; ▁the ▁N urs ing ▁Building ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁unusual ▁tri angular ▁shape . ▁Texas ▁Hall ▁( Ge orge ▁D ahl , ▁architect ) ▁is ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁building ▁with ▁its ▁front ▁port ico , ▁and ▁Ned der man ▁Hall ▁is ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁structure ▁with ▁its ▁large ▁at rium . ▁An ▁ad mi rable ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁campus ▁is ▁the ▁a est h etic ▁consist ency ▁of ▁lim estone ▁and ▁U TA - bl end ▁brick . ▁Metal ▁pan els ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁construction ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Central ▁Library , ▁designed ▁by ▁prominent ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁architect ▁George ▁D ahl ▁( well ▁known ▁contributions ▁include ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁buildings ▁at ▁Dallas ▁Fair ▁Park ), ▁forms ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁Library ▁Qu ad ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁campus . ▁The ▁Central ▁Library ▁and ▁Texas ▁Hall ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁Mid - century ▁Modern ▁design . ▁Att ention ▁to ▁building ▁design ▁and ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁out door ▁spaces ▁is ▁evident ▁with ▁the ▁post mod ern ▁add itions ▁of ▁the ▁Chem istry ▁& ▁Physics ▁Building ▁( Per