The incoming VADA chair's plans include a future graduate level program in the fine arts. text-transform: uppercase; color: #FFFFFF; Click here to locate a building on Rice's campus map Click here for information on room features padding: 2% 0 5% 0; } width: 0%; padding-top: 5%; .dropdown { .page-body__content ul a { .menu--quick {padding: 20px 0; background-color: #0A509E;} width:100%; .h1, h1 { .article .article__body p a:hover {color: #697E2F; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px #697E2F solid;}*/ /* Lists */ transition: all .3s; Rice Architecture is centrally located on the university's academic quad in a building that reflects our ethos of collaborative exchange: each space looks onto other spaces as well as out to our beautiful campus, dominated by majestic live oaks. } div.title { .page-body__content p {padding-bottom: 1em !important;} .page-body__content ol a {text-transform: none;} In 2006, Rice set a goal that all new buildings would be certified as part of the USGBC's LEED program for new construction. .page-body__content h5 {font-size: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #00205B;} z-index: 2; With seven floors - each of which is split into an upper and lower level, effectively giving the building fourteen stories - Sid Richardson College is the tallest building on the Rice campus. Baker college is named in honor of Captain James A. Baker, friend and attorney of William Marsh Rice, and first chair of the Rice Board of Governors. margin: 0 1em; Did you know that Houston ranks fourth in the United States for themost LEED projects? .page-body__content .align-right {padding: 0 0 1rem 1rem;} This symposium aims to expose local architects, stakeholders, as well . } h4 {font-size: 1.25em; color: #004080; font-weight: 800; padding-bottom: .5em; padding-top: .75em;} display: inline-block; #lw_cal_events .lw_cal_event_list .lw_events_title a { table.blueTable td, table.blueTable th { In 2006, Rice set a goal that all new buildings would be certified as part of the USGBC's LEED program for new construction. .article .article__body figure.align-right {margin: 0 0 20px 30px} color: #0A509E; The Mechanical Laboratory and conjoined Power House served as the campus only power plant until South Plant was built nearly a century later. Mailing Address: P.O. table { content: attr(aria-label); The Rice Childrens Campus is LEED Silver-Certified. The building was renamed Dell Butcher Hall in 1989, then was renamed back to the Chemistry Building in 1997 after a new building for chemistry was built and became Dell Butcher Hall. The Rice Memorial Center (RMC) and Rice Chapel, funded by trustee J. Newton Rayzor '17 and his wife, was designed by architect Harvin C. Moore '27. .article__main-image {display: none;} -moz-column-count: 1; Named for William L. Wilson, a longtime resident associate of Wiess College and professor who died in 2009, the new Wiess Magisters House was built to be closer proximity to Wiess College. The renovation of Tudor Fieldhouse included the demolition of the existing one-story administration area, replacing it with a two-story addition, Youngkin Center. .ckeditor-accordion-container > dl dd { Almost 90 percent of all construction and demolition waste during the renovation project was recycled; a total of 2,188 cubic yards of waste was diverted from the landfill. border-bottom: 1px solid #303B61; background-color: #359245; display: inline-block; display: block; Funded by a generous gift from Ella Cochrum Fondren and family, Rice built Fondren Library, named to honor Walter W. Fondren. The studios and facilities are designed to guard against obsolescence by encouraging students to fashion their work areas according to their artistic needs. With a generous gift from independent oil operator and Rice Trustee, John L. Cox and his wife Maurine Cox, Rice was able to construct the Mechanical Engineering Building to house the Mechanical Engineering department. } text-align: center; font-size: 1.1rem; The building was rededicated as Howard Keck Hall to honor former chairman and president of the W. M. Keck Foundation in 2000. font-size: 1.15rem; @media (max-width: 64em){ The building now houses the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Designed by architects Lloyd, Morgan & Jones, the Allen Business Center honors Rice donor and governor Herbert Allen and his wife Helen Allen. A gift from the Sid Richardson Foundation funded the construction of Sid Richardson College. Named for Thomas R. Reckling III and his wife Isla Winston Cowan Reckling, the new baseball stadium was built on old Cameron Field. article.align-right {margin: 0 0 20px 30px} color: #fff; background: #0A509E; text-align: center; Located south of Wiess College at Entrance 4, the South Plant powers the ten-story BioSciences Research Collaborative at University and Main. font-family: "MalloryBook",sans-serif; } Named after former Trustee E. Dell Butcher '34, Dell Butcher Hall was the name of the building now known as Keck Hall from 1989 until 1997 when an additional chemistry building was built. .page-body__content p a {color: #3455DB; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px #00205B dotted;} A new Commons was built along with the Quads, and the unique architecture of the commons makes it very iconic. Renamed Lovett Hall in 1947 to honor President Emeritus Edgar Odell Lovett, the building houses the Admission Office and Welcome Center. Cross-disciplinary discourse is a hallmark of the arts in the 21st century, but it has been difficult at Rice since its facilities are scattered all over campus, Renfro said. } position: relative; The four-story residential building, totaling 119,000 sqft, features 237 beds in 137 units, a bike room and dedicated shuttle service to and from the university. } .button-d7:after { This project is set to be one of the largest projects on campus over the past decade. .page-body__content h2 {font-size: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #0A509E;} The OEDK includes conference rooms, a classroom, a wet lab, rapid prototyping equipment, large-format printers, a designated woodworking area, a machine shop and access to a welding shop, providing engineering students with the space and resources to complete their design projects. color: #FFFFFF; .article__body h4 {font-size: 2rem; margin-bottom: .75rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #0A509E;} table tbody td {border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;} View decade: 1910s | 1920s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s. font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.5; In 1957, Wiess Hall became Wiess College, one of the original five colleges created when the residential college system was implemented. text-align: left; .page-body__content p {font-size: 1.125rem; padding-bottom: 1.5rem;} Named for the former chairman of the Board of Trustees at Rice George R. Brown, this 107,000 sqft building houses the Wiess School of Natural Sciences. .article .article__body figure figcaption, .article .article__summary figure figcaption {background: #E0E2E6; padding: 15px 20px;} In March 2008, Rice raised its goal from basic LEED certification to certification at the LEED-Silver level for new construction. McMurtry College construction includes a U-shaped dorm building that holds 328 students, a college commons, and magister house. font-size: inherit; z-index: -2; #block-upcomingevents-2 div.banner h1, div.banner .h1 { This grating now protects Lovett students from hurricanes, allowing the students of Lovett College to remain in their rooms through both Hurricane Rita and the most recent Hurricane Ike. Constructed of grass, concrete, stone, and composite steel, the pyramidal structure is equipped with a LED light sequence that projects onto the ceiling and through an aperture in the 72 sqft knife-edge roof just before sunrise and at sunset. letter-spacing: .25em; GET TO RICE PARKING CAMPUS SHUTTLE WELCOME CENTER Plan Your Visit Our 300-acre, tree-lined campus features more than 70 major buildings with architectural elements that are uniquely Rice. margin: 0 0 .5em 0; .article__main-image {display: none;} When Rice adopted the residential college system in 1957, East Hall became the old wing of Baker College, Rices first founded residential college. font-size: 1.25em; elements[i].target = ''; .article--story h1.article__title {font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 3rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;} The first floor of the Quads has two classrooms and Private Dining Room, and the office of Browns Coordinator. padding: 4em 2em; text-underline-offset: 1.5px; /*.article .article__body p a {color: #3455DB; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px #00205B dotted; line-height: normal !important;} .form-actions { display: flex; } div.title .menu--list .menu__item {font-size: 1.5rem;} The building was two stories high except for the three-story center wing. Rice University MS-50, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005. } To commemorate their participation in the Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations held at Rice in 1990, participating countries placed stone blocks in the courtyard. position: relative; . The building nods to the Art Barn and Media Center, which were commissioned by Houston arts patrons John and Dominique de Menil in 1969 when they founded the Institute for the Arts at Rice, with a dramatic advancement of the ubiquitous Butler building, the mass-produced, pre-engineered metal structures that became popular following World War II. In 1990, after being leased for years, the house stayed unoccupied due to poor living conditions. In 1957, West Hall became the Old Section of Hanszen College, Rices third founded residential college. Each room at Wiess opened directly to an exterior walkway that wrapped around the entire building. } } } */ border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb; } John Staub was a student of Ralph Adams Cram, the design architect for the original Rice campus buildings. } 713.348.4864 Rice University School of Architecture. line-height: 1; background: rgba(224,226,230,0.5); margin: -9.5em; In addition to formal coursework, students benefit from lectures and presentations from distinguished practitioners and scholars, symposia, and other cultural events. text-decoration: underline; float:left; table.blueTable tbody td { Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892 |, 713-348-0000 | Privacy Policy | Web Accessibility | Campus Carry, features a 2,400 sqft recreation pool bedecked with a row of palm trees, a 50-meter competition pool, two indoor and two outdoor basketball courts, an indoor soccer and hockey arena, four racquetball courts, two squash courts, a 9,000 sqft weight and cardio workout room and four multipurpose rooms for group fitness and dance classes. 4 in the U.S. for art majors. border: 1px solid #ddd; The lessons learned from this project were then implemented campus-wide. Architects Staub & Rather designed the building, in consultation with Architecture School Chairman William Ward Watkin. } .article .article__share a.icon-print::before {font-size: 1em;} Designed by Hopkins Architects and Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, West Servery a kitchen shared by Duncan and McMurtry College. color: #fff; The Rice Buildings that have earned LEED certification are as follows: To schedule a tour of any of these facilities, please contact Richard Johnson (sustainability@rice.edu). } text-decoration: underline dotted #034ea1 0.1em; .page-body__content td a { Joe Hatfield | 713-348-2597 | hatfiel@rice.edu. Wiess College is currently the southwestern most residential college, located adjacent to Hanszen and the South Power Plant. Once the process is complete, we will have a plan that will articulate Rice's vision for the next 10 years. Ralph Adams Cram was known for his churches, libraries, and schools before taking on Rice Institute's master plan. } The Gibbs Recreation is LEED Silver-Certified. /* Padding */ Duncan College is LEED Gold-Certified, the first LEED Gold-certified construction project at Rice University. Rice Architecture has been a part of the university since Rice's founding in 1912. Duncan College construction includes a U-shaped dorm building that holds 328 students, a college commons, and magister house. The Rice Village Apartments are located one block west of Rice University on Shakespeare St. between Morningside Dr. and Kirby Dr. .overlay__content--center { text-decoration: underline dotted #034ea1 0.1em; table.blueTable { The Jury Room is our white cube filled with light, its where we hold final reviews and many classes. We are located next to Fondren Library, across the street from Valhalla (the graduate student bar), and a few minutes walk from the Thomas Phifer-designed Brochstein Pavilion and Rice Memorial Center, both of which have coffee and food, and the Gibbs Recreation Center, where you can swim outdoors or work out inside. } border: none; .dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: #ddd;} vertical-align: text-top; text-decoration: underline; .form-select, .selectric-form-select, .form-text { display: block; With the adoption of the residential college system, a new building was constructed near what was then called South Hall. Both South Hall and the new building (called New Dorm) became the dorms for the future Will Rice College. .views-exposed-form { } This p roject is technically not the first time DS+R did work for Rice. It was laid out as an E-shaped building, with three north-south wings, joined on the north ends by a long east-west spine, forming two open quadrangles. } } letter-spacing: .15rem; line-height: 1.5; padding: 1em; } LEED - which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - is the industry standard for green building in North America. .page-body__content ol ol, .page-body__content ul ul {padding-bottom: 0em;} } }, Mailing Address: P.O. color: #034ea1; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; This project enabled the university to provide affordable housing in close proximity to campus for its graduate student population. Unusual among Rice buildings, the 153 feet high-rise was a response to a shortage of University land and was designed by the architectural firm Neuhaus and Taylor. padding: .25em; Anderson Biological Laboratory, designed by George Pierce and Abel B. } The Physics Building was the first building to be completed after the formal opening of the university and was also designed by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. padding-bottom: 1%; color: #1a1d67; display: block; text-align: center; font-size: 1.25rem; The Allen Business Center houses the Presidents Office. Brockman Hall for Physics is LEED Gold-Certified. Established in 1996 as the Rice Building Workshop, Construct saw through a number of student design-built projects, often in collaboration with non-profit organizations such as Project Row Houses and Workshop Houston.. Construct projects are often integrated with Totalization studio projects, during which students develop . In addition, Graves designed a new home for the Jones College Magisters, which replaced the original house that was built in 1957. table.blueTable thead { The concrete grating that surrounds the third, fourth, and fifth floors is a design feature intended to make Lovett riot-proof in reaction to the student riots of the late 1960s. Designed by Hopkins Architects, the structural steel frame is expressed as part of the window wall and ceiling finishes, with carefully detailed thermal breaks to mitigate moisture issues. text-transform: uppercase; background: #0A509E; Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, the building was renamed in honor of Rice alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the 2008 renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. } Cambridge Seven Associates and RWS Architects designed the three-story George R. Brown Hall with Earl Wall Associates of San Diego as laboratory design consultants. The communities near campus and the greater Houston area have transformed immeasurably since Rice's first building was complete in 1912. .card-overlay__content a { background: #f3f3f3; Division 1Champions. An added outdoor adventure center allows members to rent outdoor equipment and to plan white-water rafting, camping, and rock climbing trips. .article__main-image {text-align: center; padding: 2em; display: none;} New Section stands across the quad from Old Section and consists primarily of quad rooms that contain a common room and suite-style bathrooms. .video-embed-field-responsive-video { Information Source: Rice Centennial Timeline, Rice Historical Society, the Rice University Wikipedia Page, and Rice University: An Architectural Tour by Stephen Fox. 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