Our Design Community
As the fall 2024 semester concludes, I am filled with anticipation for what lies ahead for our Rice School of Architecture. This is a time of immense transformation, marked not only by our continued dedication to architectural education and research but also by exciting new spaces and ideas that will shape our collective future.
This semester, we are proud to unveil William T. Cannady Hall, an extraordinary new addition to our campus, designed by the acclaimed Swiss architectural firm Karamuk Kuo. This building represents a significant moment for the school, reflecting our commitment to creating spaces that foster learning, exploration, and collaboration. In tandem with this, the renovation of MD Anderson Hall, led by the innovative Chicago-based firm Kwong Von Glinow, is now complete. Both Alison Von Glinow and Lap Chi Kwong taught at Rice this fall, offering our students the unique opportunity to learn directly from two of the field’s rising voices.
We invite you to visit us—whether to attend one of our dynamic events, explore these new spaces, or simply reconnect with our community. As you do, you may notice the early stages of a new visual identity across the school. This exciting visual evolution is the work of Experimental Jetset, the celebrated Amsterdam-based design studio behind the recent rebranding of the Whitney Museum in New York. While we tease elements of this new identity through program materials, merchandise and social media, this shift will unfold gradually, with a full reveal coming to our website and school channels in 2025.
In the spirit of fostering community around architectural discourse and planetary engagement, we relaunched our presence on LinkedIn, alongside Instagram, Facebook and Threads. Please follow us to engage in conversations shaping the future of architecture.
I invite each of you to engage with our community, both here on campus and through the broader architectural world. Together, let’s explore the ideas, relationships, and architecture that will define the future of our planet.