The World Without Us - WOU Library and Media Services

Physical Anthropology students at Western Oregon University and Oregon State University were given the task of researching and then digitally realizing what the Valley Library and Hamersly Library would look like after 100 years without human attention. They interviewed engineers, architects, ecologists, and groundskeepers to collate what forces are constantly at work demolishing what has been built. Students at OSU concluded that after 100 years of neglect the Valley Library would be completely gone without a trace, replaced by wetlands. The vision of Hamersly Library realized by WOU students is closer to 25 years of neglect.

For more information on The World Without Us author, Alan Weisman, and other resources go to www.worldwithoutus.com