2009
Rice opens the BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) in July and leases space to Texas Children's Hospital, its 1st Medical Center tenant. The 10-story, $300 million building at the intersection of Main and University -- Rice's largest building project to date -- enables joint research among scientists and educators from Rice and the Texas Medical Center. Envisioned as multidisciplinary and multi-institutional, the Center houses research labs, classrooms, auditoria, retail and restaurant space and underground parking. Rice hosts the BRC's grand opening and dedication April 1, 2010.