They are also very wealthy institutions, with endowments that in most cases run into the billions.

Nor are they the wealthiest institutions - having plenty of money to throw around.

"And in 10 years only the wealthiest institutions will be able to afford them."

Yet while wealthy institutions are erasing 60's buildings, architecture professionals and 20-somethings consider them hip.

But for Columbia, competing against the wealthiest institutions of higher education in the nation, pressure is particularly acute.

In addition, the colonial church was an extremely wealthy institution.

Financing for some of its more popular programs should now come from wealthy Russian institutions and individuals.

These funds were used to buy more land and shops to support the mosque making it one of the wealthiest institutions in the city.

This has been especially true at smaller and wealthier institutions with large endowments.

But as a very wealthy institution, the Church has fought back with technological answers.