Yale's system of residential colleges, the cornerstone of its undergraduate experience, was established in the 1930s with James Gamble Rogers (1867 – 1947) providing the design of eight of the original ten to be built.

The two newest colleges, carrying forward the spirit of Rogers's Gothic, are designed as fraternal twins, similar in size and palette but each enjoying its own identity and organization.

- "Robert A.M. Stern Architects"