Jax Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Jax, did you have any idea your post would go down this path (pun intended)?Haha.. nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsets Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 A timely thread because if there's karmic justice for bikers riding on the sidewalks, I got it this morning. I USUALLY take the loop road through Rice on my way to the Med Center in the morning, but lately I've gotten lazy and have been cutting across campus on the sidewalks. The sidewalks composed of small cobblestone-like pebble composites. That get very slippery when they're wet. Like they were this morning. I bit it, in front of about 15 pedestrians. And had to arrive at work with a nicely bloodied leg and a dirty T shirt. I will stick to the roads from now on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I heard that Brochstein Pavilion was set to open very soon - two weeks maybe? It sure doesn't look like it will be ready... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Yeah I'm a bit disappointed in the fact that it doesn't appear to be ready any time soon. I was expecting to be able to study in there before I graduate. There is a chance I'll stay at Rice and be able to use this place next year, but that is up in the air right now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 ...should be completed within a month, and will feature a coffee house run by Deidrich's, so I will finally have another option for coffee/lunch....I was wondering where the new location was. They have been looking for new employees at the new location, but never had a chance to find out.Great job, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkD Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) I heard that Brochstein Pavilion was set to open very soon - two weeks maybe? It sure doesn't look like it will be ready...I believe there is supposed to be a dedication ceremony on March 22, but I don't think they will be quite done with all the landscaping by then. It will definitely not be done in 2 weeks (I spoke to the project manager today).As a side note, the Rice F&E people have been doing a great job lately at keeping up communication with the Rice students/faculty/staff who are interested. I'm going to be getting married in the Rice Chapel before the project is finished, but when I e-mailed just to find out what their timeline was they immediately responded and are actually going to make sure there is no construction noise during the wedding. Quite a bit more helpful than they had to be. Edited March 31, 2008 by MarkD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Just got word that they're scrambling to try and finish up the Brochstein Pavilion for an April 24th dedication...landscaping is supposed to be happening now/soon by the west entrance of the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 note split topic, originating from the Collaborative Research Center thread6) My personal favorite: Brochstein Pavillion going in the heart of the campus - should be completed within a month, and will feature a coffee house run by Deidrich's, so I will finally have another option for coffee/lunch. Along with the building is a complete renovation of the area behind the library, adding tons of trees, fountains, outdoor seating, etc. Should be really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkD Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Just got word that they're scrambling to try and finish up the Brochstein Pavilion for an April 24th dedication...landscaping is supposed to be happening now/soon by the west entrance of the library.Oops, I meant April 22 - and that was wrong too, it is April 24 I guess. I think they are planning on having the building done by then, but the landscaping won't be entirely finished by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Got a quick peek of the inside, and it is coming along...the walkways are finished and open, and looks like the water fountain thingies are about to be finished also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 It's nice finally being able to walk behind Fondren again. When is the actual cafe supposed to be open? Now that I know for sure that I am staying around for a PhD, I'll be able to hang out at this place sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Looks like there will be a "sneak peek" for students, faculty, and staff on the 25th from 2-5pm with free coffee and ice cream, too...and officially open on the 26th:http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.as...EW&ID=10894 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I snapped this photo last time I walked by... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Here are some from just a little while ago - they are finishing up the landscaping and the interior, and the two long fountains are running. There is a large amount of asian jasmine groundcover being planted along the north side of the pavilion - i wish they could have planted grass instead for more lawn space. oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 They tidied up pretty quickly - the dedication is going on as i type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 (edited) I also took a cell phone photo yesterday before the dedication. Too bad its not open to students yet. It's very different from what you expect from Rice Architecture (so is the CRC) but somehow I think it works, I love the windows, the landscaping is nice, and I like the fact that they planted new trees. It really makes that empty area behind the library so much nicer. It reminds me of Menil a bit. Edited April 25, 2008 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Open, but haven't made it in yet.Dirk's Coffee will provide the food and beverage service for the Brochstein Pavilion. In addition to Diedrich's brand coffees and other beverages, the pavilion menu will include sandwiches, salads, snacks and desserts.During its first week of operation, which is also finals week, Brochstein Pavilion will be open 24 hours a day to give students, faculty and staff access to "Broch around the clock." The nonstop operation begins at 9 a.m. April 27 and continues through midnight May 2. Beginning May 3, the pavilion will operate on a summer schedule: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For commencement, May 10, the pavilion will be open from 7 a.m. to midnight.For more information about Brochstein Pavilion and upcoming events, visit www.rice.edu/brochstein.http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.as...EW&ID=10923 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Chronicle article on the Brochstein Pavilion from Lisa Gray:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/ar...ay/5866353.htmlInteresting analysis about the placement and aesthetics of Fondren Library - she calls the Pavilion the "anti-Fondren." I always thought Fondren kinda looked like a lump on the quadrangle, and I agree about the importance of the new west entrance.Fwiw, I have yet to step foot in the pavilion let alone purchase anything. Wonder if it will ever be student-run... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 The Brochstein Pavilion won the Best of 2008 - Higher Education from Texas Construction Magazine:Located in the heart of the university Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 what is the large black rectangle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 There are two long black stone fountains between the pavilion and the library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) There are two long black stone fountains between the pavilion and the libraryI thought that was what it was....so it is like a reflecting pool with a very thin cascade down the side or some similar setup...thanks for reply Edited January 12, 2009 by TexasVines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 They look nice when they are clean and running - for a while there was no chlorine in them and the trees (when they had leaves) would muck up everything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) Here is some info on the new Rice physics building which is currently under construction. It's going to be next door to the Space Science building which is one of the ugliest buildings on campus in my opinion. I'm not sure I'm crazy about the design of the new physics building either, but it will be great for the physics department and I am sure the facilities will be top notch. There's a live webcam too. Edited May 9, 2009 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Swamplot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 They're really cramming this one in..At least they put small plexi windows in the ugly plywood fencing put up around the site.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I know there are a lot of urban explorers here on HAIF. Has anyone been to the tunnels beneath Rice University? There's 2.6 miles of tunnels down there. And the Facilities department even has tours open to the public! http://facilities.rice.edu/Department.aspx?id=2248 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I know there are a lot of urban explorers here on HAIF. Has anyone been to the tunnels beneath Rice University? There's 2.6 miles of tunnels down there. And the Facilities department even has tours open to the public! http://facilities.ri...nt.aspx?id=2248It's nothing great. Rice distributes most of it's heating,cooling and electricity from 2 main central plants through these utility tunnels. You can't actually walk from one end of the campus to the other. Pretty much every building has a locked gate to prevent entry plus it's a very tight squeeze in some areas. There are also manhole covers but again you wouldn't get far before you came to a locked gate. Thresher article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 one of my kids graduated from Rice in 2001-- not much positive to say about the tunnels and raised eyebrows at the thought that anyone from the "public" would want a tour.This is probably typical---there is some sort of list of things on campus undergrads must attempt or experience before graduating. . . . . . . not sure how much enthusiasm for the list the kids feel , since only "swimming in university Presidents pool and walking the tunnels" were the only ones that came to mind when I asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 It's nothing great. Rice distributes most of it's heating,cooling and electricity from 2 main central plants through these utility tunnels. You can't actually walk from one end of the campus to the other. Pretty much every building has a locked gate to prevent entry plus it's a very tight squeeze in some areas. There are also manhole covers but again you wouldn't get far before you came to a locked gate. Thresher articleSince the maintenance department is doing the tour, It would make sense to think that the gates wouldn't be an obstacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Since the maintenance department is doing the tour, It would make sense to think that the gates wouldn't be an obstacle.I've been in the steam tunnels. It's cool on some level but it's not that impressive in the grand scheme on things. They are only for distribution of utilities to campus buildings from the central plants. In many areas they have so many pipes going through them that they are impassable for humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToryGattis Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Attached images from an old Rice "Tunnel Naked" T-shirt, including a map on the back that was tediously built from scratch by extensive unauthorized pacing trips by some friends of mine (none of which were naked, to my knowledge)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZ Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I know there are a lot of urban explorers here on HAIF. Has anyone been to the tunnels beneath Rice University? There's 2.6 miles of tunnels down there. And the Facilities department even has tours open to the public! http://facilities.ri...nt.aspx?id=2248I spent a fair amount of time down in the tunnels when I was a student-worker for the IT department. They run their fiber-optic connections between buildings through the tunnels, and we were the ones who had to go down and fix them when they broke.For an architecture student it was hugely educational. In fact, I actually learned more from working in the tunnels and IT closets on campus, than I did from some of my professors.For the public, I think it would be educational as well. But I wouldn't go so far as to say they're 'impressive.' (In many cases it's impossible to tell when you're in a tunnel, and when you're just in a corridor in the basement of a building.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Attached images from an old Rice "Tunnel Naked" T-shirt, including a map on the back that was tediously built from scratch by extensive unauthorized pacing trips by some friends of mine (none of which were naked, to my knowledge)... LOL. Those are great. I'm guessing from the 90's? Definitely before New Wiess was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 LOL. Those are great. I'm guessing from the 90's? Definitely before New Wiess was built.Somewhere among my Rice memorabilia I have an official tunnel map circa 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucian Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Great vid ... I rode my bike all over Rice almost daily 1954-55 .. it was our play ground ... we use to get in the stadium and play chase all around and some of the open grass areas play football games with lots of kids .... one night Ike Eisenhower came to speak to Houston business men at the Basketball Court Bldg and we (me and friend) went on our bikes and rode inbetween 20+ motorcycle police leading the big old black limo's w/ Ike and asso's traveling maybe 5 mph (hey we were faster than that) ... we went right up to the front doors and lay our bikes down to the left of front doors ... we were invisible ..... and came in when Ike came in ... once Ike started to speak he told all the business men to take off their coats and relax (Houston heat... good name for a sports team) and the all black coats became all white shirts and black ties .. and to think 10 years before Ike was top gun over all these soliders now business men making Houston grow ..... great stuff even for 9 years old we followed his words till we got bored and felt the old guys could take care of every thing ok ...out we went on our bikes thru the parked motorcyles along our route, incl grass and walks, streets & sidewalks..... back home to .... Bissonnett and Mandel area ....... Lucian lll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Riding on the sidewalk is illegal in a 'business district' which is defined as "the territory contiguous to and including a roadway when, within 600 feet along such roadway, there are buildings in use for business or industrial purpose which occupy 300 feet collectively on both sides of the roadway", so is a university a business? I suppose so. I always ride in the street, unless it seems really unsafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I could not find pics of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 http://dining.rice.edu/RetailContent.aspx?id=138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I love this building. Haven't been there lately, though, since they moved a Fri afternoon seminar to the new BRC building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 A few years ago plans were scrapped to renovate it and now new plans are in the works again. Throughout the article it is argued that it's more architecturally significant than the Astrodome. I went to Rice stadium once when I was a kid and I don't remember the outside at all. It would be sweet if Rice could become the Stanford of the south in terms of sports - as unlikely as that is. Still, a renovated stadium would be cool. I don't see why they couldn't get a bowl game, host high school football games and other events. The article notes that they don't want to drastically change the architecture. new plans (no renderings - this is very premature): http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/At-Rice-future-of-another-stadium-also-in-5043101.php?cmpid=albtfp#/8 Old plans: http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Plans-unveiled-for-renovation-of-Rice-Stadium-2408811.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 For watching football games the stadium is adequate the way it is. It's the rest of it that needs renovating. High school stadiums have nicer dressing rooms then Rice. That's why I liked the last plan. They were going to preserve the main stadium and just tear down and rebuild the old outdated facilities on the south end zone. It was a good plan but apparently cost more then the school wants to spend. I'm afraid any new plans will just be a cover up, much like the slight renovations 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbcu Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Rice football is a niche sport over there...they rarely support their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasUltra Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Rice University has commissioned Diller Scofidio & Renfro to transform an existing parking lot between Alice Pratt Brown Hall, the home of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, and Rice Stadium into a 600-seat opera theater. Charles Renfro, a 1989 Rice graduate and the project’s lead architect, stated: “It feels really natural in a lot of ways to be returning to campus, a place I’ve spent so much time and love so much.” Completion is scheduled for 2018.Reference: Houston Chronicle, archdaily.com 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) The full piece from Rice...http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/17/rice-universitys-shepherd-school-of-music-announces-diller-scofidio-renfro-as-architect-for-new-opera-theater/ This project is one I'm looking forward to more than others in some ways, chiefly because it actually has a local person and Rice alum at the helm of the project team for architectural firm involved. I hope they actually do the university and their hometown proud on this one. Edited April 15, 2014 by ChannelTwoNews 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 They won't be doing nothing until they figure out what to do with the parking situation this building will compromise. The new Continuing Education building and Tennis courts have already depleted insufficient area parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I believe there will be a garage component to the Opera house plan. Net parking spaces should be unchanged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The rush to get rid of the old Continuing Studies building makes more sense now, with more new construction planned for that end of campus. I would not be surprised if the Media Center was the next domino to fall, which IMO would be a far greater loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithebubba Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Story: http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121814aab.html Pictures: http://www.riceowls.com/view.gal?id=171772 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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