While generations of critics have chided the University of Hawaii at Manoa for its seeming mishmash of architectural styles, no less an authority than House Beautiful magazine has declared the campus one of the 30 most beautiful in the world.

The list, which did not offer specific rankings, was posted on the Aug. 15 edition of the magazine’s website amid articles like “15 Things You Should Know Before Shopping at a Thrift Store” and “This is How You Should be Pouring Prosecco.”

The 31-slide article, written by Kara Ladd, describes UH-Manoa as “breathtaking,” offering as its lone point of proof the East-West Center Japanese Garden.

The East-West Center is on the 320-acre campus but is not otherwise affiliated with the university.

The article also notes that the campus is “walking distance to white-sand beaches.”

UH-Manoa appears near the end of the list, sandwiched between the University of Glasgow, which is compared to the fictional Hogwarts Academy of “Harry Potter” fame, and the University of Otago (New Zealand), which is praised for its 100,000 acres of pastoral land and for being in a country that has “epic beaches.”

UH’s flagship campus is no stranger to such flattering attention.

Last year, the school was recognized as one of Thrillist.com’s Top 20 “primo, gorgeous” campuses.

The site didn’t focus on the campus as much as its surroundings, noting that it is “one of those 360-degree places in Hawaii where you can do no wrong,” adding: “On the mountain side, you’ve got some of the most lush forests abutting an urban area anywhere in the states, usually with a rainbow dawdling overhead. Look makai, you’ll see the extinct volcano Diamond Head and Waikiki leading to the Pacific surf.”

Also last year, TheBest Colleges.org ranked UH-­Manoa No. 10 in its list of 50 most beautiful campuses.

That site also noted the campus’ view of Diamond Head and proximity to Waikiki Beach while also highlighting students’ opportunity to study at the UH-run Lyon Arboretum, located in Manoa Valley but not on the actual campus, and “unbridled access” to the Polynesian Cultural Center, which is located 32 miles away in Laie and is not affiliated with UH.