Architecture

Rice Architecture lecture series views race, social justice

Rice Architecture is charging ahead with a full slate of virtual lectures this fall with a theme of race, social justice and allyship.

Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test

Hundreds of Owls come home to roost, kicking off an O-Week like no other.

Galveston Bay Park is a 'vision' of Houston's future

An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.

Architecture students win first place for pandemic-proof dormitory design

An elegantly imagined college dormitory designed for use during a pandemic has won top honors for a duo of Rice University students in the 2020 American Institute of Architects Houston (AIAH) Gulf Coast Green Student Competition.

Rice's COVID-19 research fund awards final grants

The Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee funds nine more faculty teams working to mitigate the effects of the new coronavirus.

Good ‘Karma:’ Rice alum turns reality TV star on Bravo's 'Family Karma'

When Shaan Patel returned to his native Miami after preparing for a career in architecture at Rice University, he didn't expect he'd also add reality television to his resume — but that's exactly what happened.

Unconventional students at Rice: Shree Kale turns uncertainty into opportunity

The New Jersey native and his dad decided to stick around to check out the campus. That’s when he received an email from the Rice School of Architecture dean offering to show him and other students around the school. 

Rice Architecture bestows virtual awards

Rice Architecture goes virtual for its annual awards ceremony.

Opera in the Heights double bill offers modern twists from Rice composers

A new leader emerges, and his ridiculous behavior only makes his followers more fanatically devoted to him. A climate change activist gives a TED talk warning of the grim fate awaiting the world, but no one believes her.  

Housing, ‘pliability’ topics of spring architecture events

Housing and discussions of “pliability” are among the topics of this semester’s Rice Architecture Lecture Series

Fear of wildfires inspires forward-thinking communities

A Rice architecture student is thinking hard about the problem humans have with fire and how future dwellers at risk could consolidate resources for their own protection while retaining a sense of community.

Rice, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur sign memorandum

Rice University and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on investing resources and research in the development of energy solutions, materials and sustainable technologies.