Rice Design Alliance’s 38th Annual Architecture Tour

The Rice Design Alliance Architecture Tour will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2014. Titled “Additionally,” this spring’s tour will take RDA members and their guests to eight Houston residences, dating from 1885 to 1964, that have been given substantial additions in recent years by local architecture firms. RDA has organized tours every year since 1975 to help Houstonians experience firsthand the most interesting works of architecture and landscape and interior design in the city. This March, tourgoers will see how local firms have increased the size and functional space of the older residences, introduced technologically advanced building materials, and brought together contrasting architectural styles and periods. The residences and firms responsible for the original house as well as the addition are as follows: 5219 South Braeswood 1964, Arthur Steinberg; 2014, Stern + Bucek 5503 Sturbridge 1960, Marshall S. MacDougal; 2008, Dillon Kyle Architecture 823 Peddie 1925, Sears Kit; 2007, Brett Zamore 707 Sabine 1885; 2000, Gary Eades; 2009, Janusz Design 216 Avondale 1906; 2012, m+a architecture 3503 Audubon Place 1920; 2011, Interloop – Architecture 1701 Colquitt 1925; 2011, Ben Koush & Associates 1810 Bissonnet 1927; 2002, Wittenberg Studio The tour is open only to RDA members and their guests. RDA memberships begin at $45 and can be purchased during the tour at designated ticket-buying locations or in advance online and in person at the RDA office on the Rice University campus. Memberships purchased at the Student or Individual level include one complimentary ticket; memberships at the Household level and above include two. Ticket prices for current members and their guests are $25, and $15 for Student and Senior members. 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 can pick up a Certificate of Completion to fulfill state MCE requirements. For more information, go to ricedesignalliance.org.