background-color: #00205B; font-size: 1.5rem; 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. } display: none; text-align: center; In addition to the Integrated Campus Plan, the 2017 Capital Project Development Guidelines and the Landscape Framework Plan (last updated by Michael Vergason Landscape Architects in 2018) are used to establish and align site planning expectations and aspirations for projects impacting the campus built environment. .article .article__share a.icon-share {display: none;} .dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {display: block;} The New Wing and East Hall then became Baker College, the first residential college to be founded. .button-d8 { margin: 1% 1%; 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). overflow: hidden; table.blueTable tfoot td { The studios and facilities are designed to guard against obsolescence by encouraging students to fashion their work areas according to their artistic needs. -webkit-column-count: 1; } table.blueTable td, table.blueTable th { letter-spacing: .15rem; } .article--story .article__body p {font-family: 'MalloryBook';} line-height: 2.75rem; z-index: -2; The Mechanical Laboratory and conjoined Power House served as the campus only power plant until South Plant was built nearly a century later. In 2006, Rice set a goal that all new buildings would be certified as part of the USGBC's LEED program for new construction. In 1990, after being leased for years, the house stayed unoccupied due to poor living conditions. The new Engineering and Sciences Building will be located on the site of Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory on the east side of the historic Engineering Quadrangle. 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. line-height: 1.33333; Anderson Hall inaugurated Rice's post-World War II construction program. The campus was designated as the Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum in 1999, containing over 4,200 trees, various native plants, and the Harris Gully Natural Area (HGNA), a vital ecological corridor and watershed component of Brays Bayou. The building is home to the School of Humanities and to the departments of history, philosophy, and religious studies. } color: #034ea1; Once the process is complete, we will have a plan that will articulate Rice's vision for the next 10 years. The "General Plan" as envisioned by architects Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson with support from Rice's first president Edgar Odell Lovett is the guiding point of departure from 1909, along with many master plan initiatives that followed and built upon each other's principles, particularly between 1980 and 2020. font-weight: 600; } Charles Renfro will lead Diller Scofidio + Renfros design team. .ckeditor-accordion-container > dl dd { .article__body h6 {font-size: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #0A509E;} 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. Located south of Wiess College at Entrance 4, the South Plant powers the ten-story BioSciences Research Collaborative at University and Main. margin-bottom: 0.5em; h6, .h6 {font-size: 1em; font-weight: 800; padding-bottom: .5em; padding-top: .75em;} Newer Dorm is estimated to be about 30 percent more energy-efficient and is LEED Silver-Certified. table td::before { table.blueTable tfoot td { table.blueTable tbody td { color: #E0E2E6; Named for former U.S. Secretary of Energy Charles Duncan 47 and his wife Anne, Duncan College was built concurrently with McMurtry College as a critical part of Rices Vision for the Second Century, expanding the undergraduate population by 30%. var elements = document.getElementsByClassName('ckeditor-accordion-toggler'); .article .article__body figure.align-left {margin: 0 30px 20px 0;} Mailing Address: P.O. 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. } Rice Architecture has been a part of the university since Rices founding in 1912. } } }/* Dropdown Button */ font-size: 1.25rem !important; 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. font-size: 1.5em; } #lw_cal_date_selector select { background-color: #359245; border: 2px dotted #054EA1; Rice is committed to creating a sustainable campus environment. Architects Cesar Pelli and Associates designed Robert R. Herring Hall to house the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration. } font-weight: bold; } font-size: 1.25rem; } Among its features are glazed ceramic discs made by the Enfield P&T Co, Enfield, Pennsylvania, a cloister arcade supported on piers rather than columns and stone detailing on its windows and stairway doors. width: 100%; .article__body a { .form-select, .selectric-form-select, .form-text { .button-d7:after { The brightly lit Gensler Fabrication Lab, which is a constant hive of activity, hovers over the Academic Quad. width: 100%; } }, Mailing Address: P.O. Fondren Library and Academic Building Facilities Liaison. } line-height: 1; .views-exposed-form { A gift from the Sid Richardson Foundation funded the construction of Sid Richardson College. Along with the new wing and commons of Brown College, Michael Graves simultaneously designed a new wing and commons for neighboring Jones College. text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; Pierce. padding: 1em 0 1em 0; .page-body__content hr { height: 0; .menu--quick .menu__item:hover {color: #a5c155;} padding: 1em; bottom: 0; text-transform: uppercase; table.blueTable tbody td { display: inline-block; .button-d8:after { Rice Stadium, a spectacular engineering landmark in Houston, was designed and built by a full team of Rice architectural and engineering graduates. form.webform-submission-form label { 89) provides comfort for everything from a quick nap to a daily study break to a lengthy meeting. color: #FFFFFF; .article--story .article__body {margin-top: -40px; margin-bottom: 40px;} Houston architects Lloyd, Morgan, & Jones designed the building to match the style of the original Cram & Ferguson buildings in the academic quad. The building reflects the style of architecture popular in Texas in the 1950s. 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. padding: 2px 8px; } text-decoration: underline; background-color: #44474F; Duncan College was the first LEED student residential housing in the United States. } HOUSTON - (Oct. 30, 2020) - Rice University has selected international architecture firm Adjaye Associates to lead the design of a new student center that will largely replace the Rice Memorial Center (RMC). The house now serves as the Rice University president's residence. .dropdown-content { /* Alignment */ clip: rect(0 0 0 0); border-collapse: collapse; } .article--story .article__body {margin-top: 30px;} padding: 0 0 20px 0; .article--news .article__title, .article--related .article__title, .h3, h3 {font-size: 2.25rem;} background-color: #ffffff; } } font-size: 3rem; Designed by architect Michael Graves, Martel College is a self-contained 107,032 sqft complex housing a 232-bed dormitory, classrooms, study areas, a library, dining commons, apartments for resident advisers and visiting faculty, and a separate 4,950 sqft house for the College Magister and family. .hero__title h1 { font-size: 2rem; In 2010, after an additional residential wing was added to Baker College, the original L-shaped New Wing was split in half with one section staying with Baker and the other going to Lovett College. padding-bottom: 1%; J.T. } text-align: left; content: attr(aria-label); /* bottom: 0; .article .article__breadcrumbs span {color: #44474F;} height: 100%; justify-content: center; font-size: 20px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; .article__main-image {display: none;} Each room at Wiess opened directly to an exterior walkway that wrapped around the entire building. Designed by Washington, D.C. architect Allan Greenberg, the Humanities Building includes the Pitman Tower, the Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Conference Room, and the Lee and Joe Jamail Courtyard. } } .form-text { /* Titles (Headers) */ #block-upcomingevents-2 div.banner h1, div.banner .h1 { width: 100%; This p roject is technically not the first time DS+R did work for Rice. table.blueTable thead th { Rice University School of Architecture. .pv-3 { George S. Cohen, president of Foley's Department Store, provided funds to establish a faculty club on campus. min-height: 2.5em; .button__text { Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and . Research encompasses a wide range of disciplines from chemistry to bioengineering and focuses largely on improving human wellness through science. .js-form-item label { .article--story .article__title {font-size: 1.75rem !important;} The 250,000 gross square foot building will cover roughly the same footprint as Abercrombie. Designed by architects Lloyd, Morgan & Jones, the Allen Business Center honors Rice donor and governor Herbert Allen and his wife Helen Allen. display: inline-block; The 120,000 sqft building includes a 1,000 seat concert hall, a 250-seat recital hall, a Grand Organ hall, an opera studio, 65 practice rooms and 54 teaching studios. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892 |, 713-348-0000 | Privacy Policy | Campus Carry. Photo: via Flickr user Roland Krebs. Inspired by the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, Houston architect Raymond Brochstein and his wife Susan fund the Brochstein Pavilion. } .page-body__content h1 {font-size: 2.75rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #00205B;} z-index: -1; } .page-body__content p a:hover {font-size: 1.125rem; color: #697E2F; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px #697E2F solid;} } /* Cards */ { Construct is Rice Architecture's design-build program. margin: -9.5em; To develop an approach of taking an existing Rice University building an optimizing its use via "repositioning" or redesign the class will create an interdisciplinary forum where students of architecture, engineering (structural, mechanical, etc. { content: ''; .button-d8:before { text-transform: uppercase; padding: 10px 20px; margin: .5em 0 .75em; Wiess Hall carried the name "North Hall" until its dedication in March 1950. div.title--tall {padding: 30px 5% 40px;} display: inline;} } border-radius: 0; .page-body__content h5 {font-size: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; font-family: 'MalloryBold'; color: #00205B; font-style: normal;} Our team members provide service to over 6.75 million square feet of facilities, over 90 buildings, and 285 acres of grounds that include approximately 4,300 cataloged trees. Now housing the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts, the facility contains a 125-seat screening auditorium. .hero__title h1, .hero__title .h1 { } The Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree program is open to students who have completed the undergraduate preprofessional architecture program at Rice. background-color: rgba(224, 226, 230, 0.3); position: absolute; /* Dropdown Content (Hidden by Default) */ } */ .page-body__content ul li {font-size: 20px;} div.title .menu--list .menu__item {font-size: 1.5rem;} margin-bottom: 1em; The kitchen and servery areas are centered between the dormitory buildings and their Commons. left: 25%; } border-radius: 0; Designed by George Pierce and Abel B. table tr { 2 Hours of Elimination of Bias. The building also features two state-of-the-art classrooms and a personal training and fitness assessment center. form.webform-submission-form { elements[i].target = ''; John Staub was a student of Ralph Adams Cram, the design architect for the original Rice campus buildings. Rice University, Houston, Texas . table tbody tr:nth-of-type(odd) { Named after Rice's first president, Edgar Odell Lovett College is a six-story residential dorm with distinctive brutalist architecture. The Gibbs Recreation is, Annual Emeritus Private Office Request Form, Rice University Consumer Confidence Report. Renamed Lovett Hall in 1947 to honor President Emeritus Edgar Odell Lovett, the building houses the Admission Office and Welcome Center. margin-right: 10px; color: #034ea1; z-index: -1; border: none; The lessons learned from this project were then implemented campus-wide. .page-body__content figure figcaption {padding: 10px 20px; background: #f3f3f3; color: #000;} By the time the house was completed, William V. Houston had become the University's second President and the first resident of the OConnor House. 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. position: relative; Architects Cesar Pelli & Associates designed the Ley Student Center, funded with gifts from Judy Ley Allen '61, Robert M. Ley, Stephen W. Ley and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Espinoza to honor Audrey Moody Ley '35 and Wendel D. Ley '32. Before becoming a partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) in 2004, Renfro graduated from Rice in 1989 and received his Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University in 1994. .page-body__content ol a {text-transform: none;} Green: 2010 Sustainable Architecture & Building Canadian Green Building Award Awards: 2011 Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture; . #lw_cal_events { A new Commons was built along with the Quads, and the unique architecture of the commons makes it very iconic. Pierce, opened after the M.D. There's plenty to see and do, so plan your visit to Rice today. font-size: 1.25em; Rice Architecture is centrally located on the universitys 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. #block-views-block-news-rice-block-1, #block-views-block-news-releases-view-block-1, padding: .35em; Named for William M. Rice, Jr., the nephew of the university's founder William Marsh Rice, Will Rice College was an all-male college until 1978. line-height: 1; table tbody tr:nth-of-type(even) { The OEDK is the first renovated building on campus to be LEED Gold-Certified. Anderson Hall, built in 1947 and located on the academic quad, was designed by Staub and Rather. .form-actions { display: flex; } Funds by the Brown Foundation and from a National Science Foundation Systems Grant, the Herman Brown Hall for Mathematical Sciences is named for Trustee George R. Brown's elder brother and business partner. text-underline-offset: 1.5px; margin-right: 1em; In 1957, West Hall became the Old Section of Hanszen College, Rices third founded residential college. 713.348.4864 left: 0; min-height: 200px; hr.calendar { margin-right: 1em; background-color: #44474F; /* Show the dropdown menu on hover */ } .menu--quick {padding: 20px 0; background-color: #0A509E;} table tbody td {border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;} The grounds and facilities feature works by world-renowned artists, curated and maintained by the Moody Center for the Arts. The campus itself is an important component of the student experience, enabled by the mixed-use residential college system . #lw_cal_events .lw_cal_event_list .lw_events_title a { /*flex: 0 0 30%; */ This symposium aims to expose local architects, stakeholders, as well . table caption { } width: 100%; 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. } .page-body__content p {padding-bottom: 1em !important;} p a:hover { The striking design for Sarofim Hall frees the steel frame from its skin, transforming a hermetic building into an extroverted mini-campus, welcoming students, faculty and the general public into its protected exterior spaces to engage with the arts at Rice. margin: auto; .page-body__content { .js-form-item { The small foyer at the entrance is known as the Outer Commons. } Before this, in 2014, the firm also designed a 600-seat opera house at the site. } With architecture honoring the legacy of the former Rice Media Center and Art Barn, the new Sarofim Hall will be an inventive take on the prefabricated building, incorporating exhibition areas, labs, studios, shops, faculty offices and other facilities serving as collaboration points for artists across mediums. color: #034ea1; display: block; } display: inline; #eff6fc; Green: Exceeds local sustainable building regulations #27. font-family: 'MalloryBook'; The Rice Mission Statement. .article__main-image { Pierce, Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories was built with a gift from the daughters of trustee Harry C. Wiess and his wife Olga Keith Wiess. height: %; for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) { The original Brown Commons, next to the Brown College Tower, now serves as the Rice University Health Center. The Central Dining Hall was one of the four original buildings on campus, all of which were designed and constructed by Cram, Goodhue, & Ferguson of Boston, Massachusetts. Baker Colleges New New Wing is LEED Silver-Certified. .resize300 img { max-width:300px; } ), and human sciences will potentially collaborate with professional building consultants, materials . .menu--quick .menu__item {color: #fff;} bottom: 0; /* Accordion */ .teaser-summary p a:hover {color: #697E2F; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px #697E2F solid;} Designed by architect Michael Graves, the new four-floor wing of Brown was dubbed the The Quads for the buildings suite-style rooms. table caption { and Lillie Frank Abercrombie and their daughter Josephine E. Abercrombie '46, was designed by architects Staub & Rather with consult from William Ward Watkin. The new Jones College Commons replaced the original commons and connects to the North Servery, which serves Brown and Martel as well. padding:.5rem 1.5rem; background: none; Program Co-Director. .overlay--animate:hover .overlay__content{ padding: 0; .view-group { content: ''; Designed by architect firm Lake|Flato Architects Inc., the Gibbs Recreation Center is a 103,000 sqft fitness facility which 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. Thoughtfully designed by architect firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to facilitate and encourage interdisciplinary interactions among inter-institutional researchers, the BRC is equipped for cutting-edge laboratory, theoretical and computational investigations. padding: 2px; Sarofim Hall will not only bring these programs together for the first time, but also facilitate experimentation and collaboration between disciplines through the use of open, transparent, indoor/outdoor and public-facing space.. min-width: 100%; color: #FFFFFF; .page-body__content ol ol, .page-body__content ul ul {padding-bottom: 0em;} column-count: 1; #share-button { I am a designer drafter and alumnus of Cal Poly Pomona, class of 2020. VADA serves over a quarter of undergraduates at Rice each semester, and Niche recently ranked the university No. margin: 0; University Architect George Ristow said the potential to activate outdoor plaza and working art spaces is particularly exciting, especially in dialogue with the Moody Center for the Arts directly next door. } The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business was originally housed in Herring Hall, but due to advanced technology, increased interdisciplinary partnerships, and the enrollment of more students, a new facility became necessary. The building's offices and labs are occupied by members of departments like: . background: #1C6EA4; } The University Architect communicates regularly with the Rice senior administration and the Buildings and Grounds Committee to facilitate site selection, project definition, Board of Trustees funding approvals, and design consultant selection. .article__body h5 {font-size: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #00205B;} West Hall was built in the neo-gothic style as a part of the original campus construction plan by Boston architectural firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. content: "\f054"; padding: .2em .5em; transition: all .3s; background-color: #A5C151; Rices child-care center is a single-story, 9,750 sqft building located at 5504 Chaucer Drive. Holistic Campus Experience MGA&D's 50-year Master Plan for Rice University's 254-acre campus preserves the holistic undergraduate experience for which the school is renowned while planning for sustainable growth in the student/faculty population and research programs. Old Section contains a variety of rooms with community bathrooms. } .alert p a:hover { .overlay__content--center { text-decoration: none; Consisting of two four-story structures named "North" and "South," the building was designed by architects Lloyd & Morgan. line-height: 1.5; .article__body ul a::after { .article__body h1 {font-size: 2.75rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: CopernicusMedium,serif; color: #00205B;} position: relative; 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. z-index: 1; .page-body__content ul li{ font-size: 1.2rem;} Wiess College is currently the southwestern most residential college, located adjacent to Hanszen and the South Power Plant. Soon the new building will allow a vital humanities department to resituate itself and the arts as central to the university, making for one of the most compelling sites of invitation to the greater community of Houston, Hainley said. padding: 1rem 1rem; North Servery is a 25,122 sqft kitchen shared by Martel, Jones, and Brown Colleges. This project is set to be one of the largest projects on campus over the past decade. display: block; .form-select, .selectric-form-select, .form-text { /*.article .article__body p a {color: #3455DB; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px #00205B dotted; line-height: normal !important;} Named for its generous donors and 1956 Rice alumni Burton and Deedee McMurtry, McMurtry College was built concurrently with Duncan College as a critical part of Rices Vision for the Second Century, expanding the undergraduate population by 30%. width: 100%; } } The building now houses the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. A sculpture by William McVey '27, the best-known artist alumnus of Rice at the time, completed the project. Whats really unique about the site for this project is the history of the former Art Barn and Media Center buildings two simple yet iconic metal buildings whose significance cannot be ignored, Ristow said. 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. text-align: left; table.blueTable tfoot .links { } border: 1px solid #054ea1; vertical-align: text-top; padding-top: 5%; } .article__body li { To commemorate their participation in the Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations held at Rice in 1990, participating countries placed stone blocks in the courtyard. left: 0px; padding: 2px 8px; After the Wiess House on Sunset Boulevard was renovated in the early 2000s, current President David Leebron and his family moved there, and the OConnor House became the home to the Center for Career Development (CCD) and the Office of Alumni Affairs. font-size: 1.15rem; 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. z-index: -2; margin-bottom: 2em; } 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. padding: 2% 0 5% 0; .article .article__share a.icon-print::before {font-size: 1em;} font-size: 20px; .article__body ul a { margin: 1rem 0 2rem; Designed by Hopkins Architects and Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, McMurtry College is LEED Gold-Certified. text-transform: none; .selectric { /* Captions */ .h3, h3 { .dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: #ddd;} LEED - which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - is the industry standard for green building in North America. font-size: 1rem; DS+Rs impressive international portfolio includes New York Citys High Line, the Shed, an expansion to the Museum of Modern Art and the renovation of Lincoln Center featuring an expansion of the Juilliard School. height: 50px; Falling apart and crumbly with asbestos, New Dorm was demolished in 2009 and replaced by a new energy efficient building in 2010. 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