Frick Chemistry Lab Revisited

The Frick Chemistry Lab at Princeton is built in a way that suggests Princeton's elitism. Being one of the world's very best universities, Princeton has a reputation to uphold, and often to outsiders, this can been seen somewhat as snobbery. I think that the Frick Chemistry Lab, in a way, portrays this message.
The building is built with very stark angles and lines. The majority of the outside, as well as much of the inside, is glass. While from the inside, the glass creates a very transparent environment, the outside of the building is made to look very industrial, with the use of metal as the skeletal structure. It also seems as though there are no buildings surrounding the chemistry lab, which puts a lot of focus on the imposing building, which again could suggest the idea of elitism.
Another way the lab's layout could give of this idea is the bridges that separate the students from the professors. Professors at high end universities are renowned for their research and studies in their particular fields. The fact that their offices are across bridges from the labs suggests that they do not want to be disturbed, and that going to meet a professor is almost a challenge, or an occasion to be seen as an honor, like crossing the bridge over a moat to a castle.
Upon further research into the curriculum at Princeton in chemistry, it seems as though much of their studies are done in small, collaborative groups. The openness inside the building, with the ample use of glass, could help facilitate this in that it is easy to see the other students, and it can encourage chance encounters. Most of the department description, though, focused on the high levels of education and faculty that students would be exposed to, with little detail as to the actual study layout. I think that, again, the architecture of this building, while it may encourage collaboration among students, has a focus on continuing the elitism that Princeton is known for.

In the picture below, the blue boxes show the student lab space, the red boxes show the faculty offices, and the yellow boxes show the bridges that separate the two.