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Simmons Hall, designed by Steven Holl and dedicated in 2002, is one of the dormitories at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the cost of $78.5 million, it is MIT’s most expensive dorm. There are a total of 5500 2′ x 2′ windows like those shown here on the facade of the building in addition to several larger, irregular windows. Each window is inlayed 18″ from the surface of the building to allow the winter sun to heat the building and to create shade from the summer sun. The windows- of which there are, on average, nine in each dorm room- are notable for creating a sort of Faraday cage, which blocks cell phone signals.
Another major architectural flaw that is frequently noted is the poor floor layout. The building is roughly divided into three “towers” (A, B, and C), but for students in A tower to reach the dining hall, they must either (i) take two elevators OR (ii) walk the entire length of the building twice (over 1/8 of a mile). Additionally, the staircases don’t reach every floor.
According to Wikipedia- which as you know is the most reliable source of information on the internet- “Due to the architectural attention given to this building, architects are sometimes found trying to observe student life in the building, an occurrence that the students strongly resent.