Architecture
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Computational Engineering Building (Duncan Hall) Construction records
Collection
Identifier: UA 366
Overview
The Computational Engineering Building (Duncan Hall) Construction records is comprised of submittals, project manager files, material samples, specifications, and drawings from the planning and construction of Duncan Hall. Duncan Hall is the home of several math, science, and engineering departments at Rice University, including the George R. Brown school of Engineering, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics. The building was designed by British architect John...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1992 - 1996; 1981 - 2002
Fondren Library Planning Committee records
Collection
Identifier: UA 210
Overview
Records reflecting the business of the Fondren Library Planning Committee, which explored and planned a redesign of the library at Rice University, 1993-1999.
Dates:
1993 - 1999
Ray Watkin Hoagland Strange personal papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 506
Overview
The collection consists of the personal papers of Houston philanthropist Ray Watkin Hoagland Strange (1915-2011). The collection includes correspondence, financial, business and estate records and personal memorabilia of Ray Strange. Her father, William Ward Watkin, was Supervising Architect during the construction of the original Rice Institute campus and later the Dean of Architecture at Rice. Mrs. Strange was a friend and generous donor to Rice University for many years. The papers and...
Dates:
1912-2009
Ray Watkin Strange Research Materials for "William Ward Watkin and the Rice Institute"
Collection
Identifier: MS 465
Overview
This material covers the architectural career of the Ms. Strange's father, William Ward Watkin, including his private architecture practice and well as his relationship with Rice Institute as Supervising Architect, touching briefly on his personal life. The material was gathered by Ms. Strange and much of it served as research for the book: William Ward Watkin and The Rice Institute by Patrick James Nicholson (published 1991 by Gulf Pub. Co.).
Dates:
1917-1985
Rice Center for Community Design + Research records
Collection
Identifier: UA 181
Overview
The collection consists of both published and unpublished records of projects undertaken by the Rice Center for Community Design + Research, subsequently the Rice Center. It also includes records of two projects of the University of Louisville which served as precursors to much of the early research completed at the Rice Center.
Dates:
1968 - 1987
Rice University construction records
Collection
Identifier: UA 356
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials related to the construction of the Rice University campus from the initial engagement of the master plan architects in 1909 to the present time. Included are expense records, diagrams, photographs, newsclippings, and a small amount of correspondence.
Dates:
1909 - 2014
Rice University Michael Heizer sculpture records
Collection
Identifier: UA 244
Abstract:
The collection consists of print and photographic materials related to the sculpture 45°, 90°, 180° by Michael Heizer located in the School of Engineering quadrangle on the campus of Rice University. The history of the work is covered from the selection and commissioning of the sculptor to the dedication of the completed work and the exhibition featuring Heizer that accompanied this event.
Dates:
1982 - 1985
Rice University Rice Design Alliance Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 080
Abstract:
The Rice Design Alliance, established in 1973, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to increasing greater public awareness of architecture, design and the environment. These materials represent RDA lectures, seminars, symposiums, exhibits and tours, which have involved the general public in issues related to the design of public spaces, parks, office buildings, retail centers and residential neighborhoods.
Dates:
1972 - 2016
Rice University School of Architecture records
Collection
Identifier: UA 285
Overview
Records of the School of Architecture (known as the Department of Architecture until the name was changed on September 19, 1965) including historical material, Announcements, Annual Reports, brochures, publications, and news clippings pertaining to the School of Architecture and its related activities and organizations.
Dates:
1916 - 2001
Ruth Young McGonigle architectural papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0022
Abstract:
This collection consists of architectural drawings done by Ruth Y. McGonigle during her private practice in Brownsville, TX. She designed mostly residential houses with the exception of a few public buildings.
Dates:
1959 - 1983