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aerial view of a large, barn-like structure with a sheltered porch area, Sarofim Hall
Back to School

Diller Scofidio + Renfro reveals a barn-inspired design for Rice University’s new Sarofim Hall

Sekou Cooke in a gray suit in front a window
Dean's List, Again

This year’s new deans share their thoughts on their institutions and the path forward

a headshot of the architect and educator Igor Marjanović
Houston Calling

Igor Marjanović named dean of Rice School of Architecture

Rendering of the Rice campus with a variegated student center
Rice To Meet You

Adjaye Associates tapped for Rice University’s new student center

Construction image of the Ion in Houston
Lone Star Retrofit

Houston’s Ion will transform a disused Sears into an Rice University-led innovation hub

Aerial image of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building in Houston
Dazzling Glaze

Steven Holl Architects tames the harsh Houston glare with clever massing and opaque tubular glass

a large protest in los angeles, which architecture schools have embraced
Justice Now

Architecture schools send messages of solidarity to those protesting against police violence, racial injustice

Four 3D-printed blocks, two gray stacked, the top with a dent, at right a gray block with a dent over a broken yellow block. These demonstrate the structures of Tubulanes
Honey I shrunk the building!

3D printing nano-tech inspired forms could lead to stronger, lighter buildings

A photograph of a civic building in New york city looking straight on. All people, traffic, and other distractions have been photoshopped out of the photograph to show only the building.

AN selects seven more upcoming exhibitions you shouldn’t miss

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From Rice to Riches

Sarah Whiting chosen as next dean of Harvard Graduate School of Design

Exterior rendering of The Ion
Keep Your Ion This, Houston

Rice University taps SHoP Architects for an innovation center in Houston

City, City Everywhere

How to survive an ecological apocalypse: the architect’s guide

Zoom Out

In Ballroom Marfa’s “Hyperobjects,” the scale of ecological crisis stretches human perception

Green Light

Olafur Eliasson invites refugees and asylum seekers to craft lighting designs at The Moody Center for the Arts

Rice University

First look at Michael Maltzan’s Moody Center for the Arts in Houston

Cubicle

Artist Jonathan Schipper continues to explore gradual destruction in latest installation

In the Moody

Michael Maltzan designs a new arts center for Rice University that fits the campus’s distinctive form

Department of Energy names Solar Decathlon teams, but mum about competition site

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