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Rice University Visual and Dramatic Arts

The design for VADA is a mountainous landscape defining the campus edge, dedicated to creative production; with a distinct expression on each elevation, it draws on different eras of material history at Rice, creating specific relationships to campus buildings and landscape.

Client

Rice University

Location

Houston, TX, US

Years

2020

Floor Area

120,000 GSF

Partners

Sharon Johnston, Mark Lee

Project Team

Tori McKenna (Project Lead), Nicholas Hofstede (Project Manager), Miaojie Ted Zhang, Stephanie Tyler, Lindsay Erickson

Executive Architect

Kendall/Heaton Associates: Laurence Burns (Executive Principal), Nobuhiko Shoga (Principal In Charge)

Recognition

  • Finalist, Invited Design Competition
    Rice University
    July 2020

CONSULTANT TEAM

Structural: Cardno, Civil : Walter P. Moore, Landscape: OJB Landscape Architecture, MEP: Collaborative Engineering, Theater: Schuler Shook, AV/IT: Shem Milsom & Wilke, Code & Accessibility: Jensen Hughes, Lighting: Buro Happold, Sustainability: NV5, Vertical transportation: Cogent, Building Enclosure: Curtain Wall Design & Consulting, Security: HMA Consulting, Geotechnical: Ulrich Engineers

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