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Rice University broke ground last week on an innovative $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business that is designed to be built around the current structure and also integrate with McNair Hall.
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Rice University’s building blitz continues with this week’s groundbreaking on a new building for the Jones Graduate School of Business. The 112,000-SF project is designed by Architecture Research Office, based in New York City, with Houston-based Kirksey as architect of record.
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Houston’s Rice University already has one of the country’s top business schools, and a new facility could further enhance its lofty reputation. On Thursday, May 9, the school announced it had broken ground on a new, 112,000-square-foot building for the Jones Graduate School of Business.
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