2010 Architecture Tour: Rice University’s Neighbors to the South

Kathryn Fosdick | 5:35 pm | January 29 2010

On Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., RDA members and their guests will have the opportunity to visit eight houses in Houston’s Southgate neighborhood on RDA’s 34th annual architecture tour, Southgate: An Urban Oasis.

Southgate is located inside Loop 610 and is bounded by University Boulevard to the north, Travis to the east, W. Holcombe to the south, and Greenbriar to the west. The neighborhood is adjacent to Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, two Houston institutions that are expanding substantially. Southgate is undergoing considerable change, yet it has retained its close-knit community feeling. Architects and designers working in the neighborhood have been successful integrating their designs into the older fabric and staying within the neighborhood’s strict deed restrictions. The community is thriving, leveraging the same attributes the subdivision had when first developed: location close to big employment centers, excellent schools, transportation via bus and now light rail, and nearby shopping.

Houses on the self-guided tour include (*tickets can be purchased at Houses #1, 4, and 8):

* Tickets will be available at ONLY these 3 locations on the tour! Please plan your tour accordingly.

The tour is open only to RDA members and their guests. RDA memberships can be purchased in advance at the RDA office, or on the tour and include one complimentary tour ticket at the Student ($15) or Individual level ($45) or two complimentary tickets at the Household level ($75) and above. Click here to see our membership benefits.

Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here or at the designated three tour locations or in advance by mailing a check made payable to the Rice Design Alliance and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Rice University
Rice Design Alliance – MS 51
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892

For further information, please call 713-348-4876.

The Rice Design Alliance is an AIA/CES Registered Provider of educational programs. For this tour, attendees will earn two Learning Units. Learning Units will be reported to CES Records on the member’s behalf. Registration at one house on the tour is required. Non-AIA members may pick up a Certificate of Completion to fulfill state MCE requirements.

This tour is made possible by support from A & E – The Graphics Complex; Barton Construction; W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation; Berger Iron Works, Inc.; CenterPoint Energy, Inc.; JE Dunn Construction; FKP Architects; Fisk Electric Company; Fretz Construction Company; D. E. Harvey Builders; Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc.; Linbeck Group; McCoy Workplace Solutions; The OFIS; PSTC, Inc.; Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.; Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.; SpawMaxwell Company; TDIndustries, Inc.; Tellepsen; Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Tudor; the Corporate Members of the Rice Design Alliance; the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance; the National Endowment for the Arts; and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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