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Aggieastrowl

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  1. It sounds like the business school is expanding with construction starting soon. I got the below email today. Does anyone have renderings for this? Dear friends, As part of our commitment to serving the needs of our community, I am proud to announce that the Rice University Board of Trustees has approved new building plans for the business school. The 112,000-square-foot structure was designed by Architecture Research Office to support our unprecedented growth due to new programs, including the new undergrad business major, the increased cohort to the full-time MBA program, as well as the MBA@Rice and Hybrid MBA, both of which have multiple on-campus residentials each year. The new building includes classrooms and offices, as well as dining, open gathering and private event space. We intend to break ground in the coming months. The timing feels right to have this exciting construction coincide with our 50th anniversary year. It reflects our progress over five decades and our promise to the university, the city and the world that we are preparing graduates who are vital to organizations and ready to lead. This project aims to achieve LEED Gold certification. In addition to our design architects, we are pleased to collaborate with project architects (Kirksey) and landscape architects (Nelson Byrd Woltz). As the building construction progresses, we will update you on our projected timeline to welcome new students in 2026. Best, Peter
  2. This quad redesign is truly awful. I hate it! Fubbles, I completely agree. The landscape in isolation is perfectly fine, but it runs counter to the style of the buildings on the rest of the campus. Actual architects, not just landscape architects, should have been consulted for this redesign. The quad needs straight lines and consistent plants not whatever this is. The previous landscaping was sad, but this was an opportunity to do something awesome and make the quad a centerpiece for the school. Now it not only doesn't do that but ruins the classical consistency that the school had. The landscaping that matches the school's buildings is formal gardens like those found outside of Italian villas with geometric and symmetrical hedges along with water features. At least it can be changed more easily than a building can.
  3. Has anyone heard anything about a new wing on McNair hall? The Rice Business alumni magazine references a new wing, but I've never seen any other information about it. "Updates to the third floor of McNair Hall, now underway, and the planned addition of a new wing will make the school a more modern, more inviting place to study, teach and work." https://business.rice.edu/alumni-magazine/rundown
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