Northwestern has a really nice looking FOF. They went pretty big.
I do not think it needs to be way out from the campus mold, except on the corners that face the roads. It should not look like a back of he building even if it is.
Coming to AU from Wire Road you come over the “hill” and you see JHS... it used to really stir the juices. Now imagine rolling down Wire Rd to Samford Ave and you get to the red light. You sitting at that intersection. How awesome should that corner look with an eye popping curb appeal of a FOF.
add some tinted glass or something, an Auburn Orange tint or something.
Just my opinion.