Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this walking tour. Scroll down or click here to register.
The Rice University campus is one of the most beautiful places in Houston thanks to the Mediterranean-influenced designs of Boston architects Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, who were responsible for the university's earliest buildings. Our 90-minute, docent-guided walking tour circles the campus, exploring the history of the university itself, the story and murder of its founder and the development of Rice's signature architectural style.
Highlights of the tour include Lovett Hall, the centerpiece of Cram & Ferguson's original plan; modern additions such as the Brochstein Pavilion, which has helped bring new life to a formerly neglected part of campus; and fascinating structures like John Outram's Duncan Hall, a Postmodern building whose walls have stories to tell.
This is an exterior architecture tour only. The tour will not go inside any buildings. There are no public restrooms along the tour route.
Note that Rice University charges $12 for visitor parking.
About the tour
Admission is $10 per person for the general public ($7 for Preservation Houston members and students.) Children 11 years old and under are admitted free.
Advance ticket purchase is required. Reservations are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. We are not able to accommodate walk-ups the day of the tour. There are no refunds for tour reservations.
Registrants will receive parking and check-in information via e-mail.
In the event of inclement weather that prevents the tour from being offered as planned, we will notify registrants as far in advance as possible about their options to attend a rescheduled tour or transfer their reservations to another Preservation Houston tour.
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Do you have an Architecture Walks pass?
If you have joined Preservation Houston and received a pass for a free Architecture Walk, you may redeem the pass for admission to this tour. E-mail us and we'll be happy to help.
Passes are redeemable subject to ticket availability.
