hindesky Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 D07129F0-12DA-4E3D-83B5-08A6974EC842 by David, on Flickr D2C920D2-6463-4251-9D9F-905E225CB6A6 by David, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 FAD44E21-6712-4781-A69A-7B59D40741F0 by David, on Flickr 2906820C-025D-403A-8C43-47C22837B2B3 by David, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 The southern tower crane was taken down. Brick is going up on the upper portion. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alec Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) https://imgur.com/a/2UaYh4o 2/16/19 from the NE corner (Shepherd School of Music side) Edited February 18, 2019 by Alec 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Urbannizer Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 https://www.rogersarchitects.com/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) I haven't seen any mention of this anywhere aside from a very brief "breaking news" piece on the Thresher's website last week, but it appears that Rice is going to demolish the Media Center and relocate the Visual and Dramatic Arts programs it currently supports to a remodeled Sewall Hall. The piece didn't provide many details, but reading between the lines a bit it sure sounded like the decision was being driven a lot more by the administration than anyone affiliated with VADA, leading one to wonder exactly what (if anything) they plan to do with the land the Media Center currently occupies. I had a strong suspicion that this day would come sooner rather than later after they razed the Media Center's adjacent twin, the old Art Barn, but this is one time I really wish I'd been wrong. I would put the seemingly-imminent loss of the Media Center and all the history it embodies right up there with the KTRU fire sale, in terms of decisions by this administration that have made me feel somewhat less than proud to be a Rice alum. Bonus: the Thresher piece was posted literally the day after VADA announced the passing of Gerald O'Grady, the founding director of the Media Center, on its Facebook page. Sic transit gloria mundi. http://www.ricethresher.org/article/2019/04/media-center-removal Edited April 9, 2019 by mkultra25 added hyperlink 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 That's going to be a beautiful shopping mall when its done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Update with additional information about the pending Media Center demolition: http://www.ricethresher.org/article/2019/04/impending-rice-media-center-teardown-clouds-vada-future And a new announcement that there are also plans to demolish the Rice Memorial Center (except for the Chapel) and replace it with a new multicultural center and student center: http://www.ricethresher.org/article/2019/04/new-multicultural-center-to-be-included-in-major-rmc-renovations 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I'm uncomfortably reminded of a scene from "Who's Afraid of VIrginia Woolf?", where George goes on a rant, accusing Nick of using genetic engineering to create a world of ideal men; and that in this world there wouldn't be room for music or painting. Rice's administration seems to be on board with that future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Timoric said: Question: does Rice have an unusually large campus for such a small enrollment? Obviously the stadium is over-kill, but isn't Rice smaller than some Texas high schools and has all these buildings At 7000+ undergraduate and postgraduate enrollment combined, plus almost 700 academic faculty and 2000+ administrative staff, I’d say Rice is significantly larger than any high school in Texas. But, compared to other universities at its level, yes, it is on the small side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 8 hours ago, Timoric said: Question: does Rice have an unusually large campus for such a small enrollment? Obviously the stadium is over-kill, but isn't Rice smaller than some Texas high schools and has all these buildings The stadium opened in 1950 and would sell out frequently when it was the only real game in town. In the mid-70's, it sold out several times for UH-A&M games, all 70,000 seats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Purdueenginerd Posted April 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2019 Fun Fact: JFKs, "We Choose to go to the moon" Speech was given right in the middle of Rice Stadium 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Ross said: The stadium opened in 1950 and would sell out frequently when it was the only real game in town. In the mid-70's, it sold out several times for UH-A&M games, all 70,000 seats. Rice was a powerhouse in Southwest Conference football in the 50s, winning two conference championships, something that may be hard to fathom for those whose only frame of reference is the latter-day program. Also, I suspect they sold out the stadium for Super Bowl VIII in 1974: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 17 hours ago, Purdueenginerd said: Fun Fact: JFKs, "We Choose to go to the moon" Speech was given right in the middle of Rice Stadium The head of NASA is visiting campus this afternoon for the dedication of a plaque at the stadium and a "next-generation moon tree" commemorating JFK's speech. Apparently there were several hundred seeds that travelled on the Apollo 14 mission, and the trees that were subsequently grown from those seeds are known as "moon trees". The one they're dedicating today originated as a cutting from one of the original trees. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Crawler crane's job is done. Edited April 28, 2019 by hindesky 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Brick looks finished on the upper portion. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but there is a live construction webcam of the R.U.M.P.A.C Project. (Opera House) 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) Took this yesterday from atop the TWU 11 story parking garage. Edited May 21, 2019 by hindesky edit: wrong pic. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 New 80,000 sq foot athletics facility. @rechlin, @CrockpotandGravel Thanks again! https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/05/10/rice-university-to-add-new-athletics-facility.html 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2019 Back side of the music hall. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 https://twitter.com/rogersarch/status/1138487683335041024?s=21 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timoric Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZRFkris Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 2:19 PM, hindesky said: Is this a model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, BeerNut said: Is this a model? It's a materials mock-up.Typically used to show the client what the final materials will look like, and the quality expected of the subcontractors doing the work. Edited July 1, 2019 by jermh 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2019 Rice's red brick is going up. Why change a good thing. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Signature Rice red brick continues to go up on the music hall. Glass on the Science building's north side. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Welcome committees on every single entrance for the students. Students and parents helping to move this years students into their dorms. The roads around the new music hall are being revamped. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 New Sid Richardson College - 160' feet in height https://sidrich.rice.edu/construction-timeline https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=415693139&row=6 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2019/08/campus-construction-continues-over-summer Construction broke ground on the new building for Sid Richardson College at the end of the summer. According to Anzilla Gilmore, project manager for New Sid, construction should begin soon, if other construction projects remain on schedule. “The project is expected to start on September 16, but it’s contingent on the completion of the new Will Rice Magister House project,” Gilmore said. According to Gilmore, issues with hot water and air conditioning in the existing Sid building were partially related to the construction on New Sid. “We installed new chilled water and steam lines to serve new and old Sid Rich,” Gilmore said. “Old Sid was connected to the new lines because the old lines that served old Sid Rich needed to be replaced. Whether we were building the new Sid Rich or not, the lines that serve old Sid Rich would have needed to be replaced.” According to Sid’s website, the New Sid building will have 12 levels, with the commons, magister’s house, admin space and multifunctional rooms on the first and second floors, and residential spaces on the 10 floors above. Unlike the current Sid building, New Sid will include singles and doubles. Gilmore said that the building should be completed by November 2020. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Crane flying up windows in the courtyard. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:10 AM, Urbannizer said: New Sid Richardson College - 160' feet in height https://sidrich.rice.edu/construction-timeline https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=415693139&row=6 The new Sid Richardson replaces this building. Don't hate me Aggies it's part of Sid history. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Social Science Building. Music Hall. Found these on the Rice Univ website. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, gclass said: ^^^ @hindesky why on earth would anyone DARE to "HATE" you? you're being MUCH to hard on yourself... I have a nephew who graduated as a Sea Aggie and a niece who is currently a junior at TAMU so I don't dislike the Aggies, except when it comes to football then I'm a UT fan. Edited September 2, 2019 by hindesky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 10 hours ago, hindesky said: The new Sid Richardson replaces this building. Don't hate me Aggies it's part of Sid history. From site plan, looks like this building remains... do we know why it would be torn down? Seems odd that both Rice Andy UH could be taking down their old residential towers instead of renovating... i hope it stays and they renovate it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Avossos said: From site plan, looks like this building remains... do we know why it would be torn down? Seems odd that both Rice Andy UH could be taking down their old residential towers instead of renovating... i hope it stays and they renovate it. They are not currently planning to demolish old Sid - as of the beginning of this year, the thinking was that it would be repurposed as graduate student housing. New Sid Rich building on track for 2021 completion 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Rice University awarded grant for 'mass timber' building on campus "Rice's proposal is for a five-story, 50,000-square-foot student housing building on its campus." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 57 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Rice University awarded grant for 'mass timber' building on campus "Rice's proposal is for a five-story, 50,000-square-foot student housing building on its campus." The new building at Rice would replace the existing 120-bed wing of Hanszen College. Construction is pending approval by Rice's Board of Trustees and its Buildings and Grounds subcommittee. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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