Architecture

Rice Architecture spring lectures look beyond the pandemic

Rice Architecture’s spring lecture series will put forth “New Perspectives” as they relate to social, political and spatial conditions.

Dogtrot dwelling divides to conquer energy bills

Next fall, Rice Architecture sets sail for Seoul

A Rice assistant professor of architecture and his students hope to travel to Seoul, South Korea, next fall to present their work at the city’s Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.

Safe to socialize

“Twelve Feet Apart,” the seesaws built by Rice Architecture students for a design charrette this semester, are a hit with Owls and visitors alike. The public art playground equipment has remained in continual use since its Oct. 1 installation. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)

Seesaws offer playful social distancing on campus

Rice Architecture students built 'Twelve Feet Apart' to encourage safe outdoor activities.

Rice Public Art transforms temporary classrooms into public art destinations

HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2020) – The tent-like structures serving as temporary classroom spaces at Rice University during the pandemic could have been left as they were built: tall, steel-framed, silvery-white facilities tucked behind a row of live oak trees near Hanszen College at the corner of College Way and Alumni Drive.

Rice backs studies of race, anti-racism

The Race and Anti-Racism Research Fund at Rice University has awarded grants to eight professors to develop better understanding of how race, racism and racial injustice affect society.

Student demand for environmental studies surges

Rice’s Center for Environmental Studies is responding with new and expanded courses, fall speaker series.

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.