Architects Javier Arizmendi, FAIA, LEED AP and Michael Oerth take readers on a technical deep dive into the facade design of the new Ralph S. O’Connor School of Engineering and Science at Rice University in Houston in a recent article for Texas Architect magazine.
Complementing the materiality of the historic campus architecture, the O’Connor Building utilizes the same locally sourced, handcrafted brick omnipresent across campus—with a twist.
Read on to learn more about the technicalities of this creative detail for this new academic and social hub.