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The Rice University School of Architecture is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Houston Design Research Grant (HDRG), sponsored by the Mitsui U.S.A. Foundation. 

Professor in the Practice Danny Samuels and the Rice University School of Architecture have secured a Fondren Library Fellows grant to archive materials from the Rice Design Alliance (RDA).

The student newspaper, Rice Thresher, covered the progress of the William T. Cannady Hall for Architecture’s construction in a recent edition.

On January 1, 2024, recent Rice University School of Architecture graduate Melvalean McLemore-Catina will begin her term as the president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Houston.

The Rice University School of Architecture congratulates alumnus Liang Wang, M.Arch. ’15, on his recent appointment as an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture.

Public Programs and Engagement Specialist Omotara (Tara) Oluwafemi began her role with Rice University School of Architecture in October 2023.

The Rice University School of Architecture is pleased to announce the jury members for the 2023 Houston Design Research Grant and the 2024 Spotlight Award.

Assistant Professor Juan José Castellón’s course for the 2024–25 academic year has been featured on Dezeen.

On the occasion of the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023 and at the invitation of the New York Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor Juan José Castellón has—with Ornella Iuorio, associate professor in architectural engineering at the Politecnico di Milano—cocurated an exhibition and co-organized a symposium titled Material Ecosystems: Digital, Physical, and Cultural Assemblies.