Three new campus buildings earn recognition for design excellence
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Rice’s Brockman Hall for Physics, pictured above, and Duncan and McMurtry colleges have earned awards from the Texas Society of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), respectively.
Rice’s Brockman Hall for Physics, which opened this spring, was one of 12 projects selected for Rice’s North Colleges project, which was completed in 2009, was among 13 winners of the annual RIBA International Awards for architectural excellence. These awards, announced May 19, are presented to architecture practices based outside the U.K., or for practices based in Britain and working outside the European Union. These buildings were constructed with not only aesthetics in mind; they also were built with the environment in mind. Brockman Hall was built to Silver certification standards under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, an internationally recognized green standard for buildings. Both Duncan and McMurtry Colleges have already earned LEED Gold certification, the second-highest rating from the the U.S. Green Building Council. |
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