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Guest Kditors Steven A . M o o n - and Stephen Fox

M a n a g i n g [\ditor l iarric Scardino

•Editorial C o m m i t t e e ( '.hatrmiin

N o n y a Grenader

Stephen I'nx Gabriella Gutierrez

I \ i i i i Herber t G . N o r m a n Hoover

K.irl K i l ian Barry Moore

W i l l i a m [•'. S tem Drexel Turner

Rives I a] lot Bruce (;. W c b h

Joe Douglas W e b h

Assistant Editors M o l h Kellv M i tche l l J. Shields

C o p y I l i u m Paula Wehh

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Notes on Contributors

Robin Ahrams is assistant professor of architecture at Texas A&M University.

J a y B a k e r is the p r i n c i p a l o f Jay B a k e r A r c h i t e c t s .

Joe l W a r r e n D a r n a , a f r e q u e n t Cite c o n t r i b u t o r , is d e v e l o p m e n t

m a n a g e r o f the M c D o n a l d O b s e r v a t o r y . H e l ives in A u s t i n .

V i n c e n t B . C a n i z a r o is assistant l ec turer in a r c h i t e c t u r e a t T e x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e he is w o r k i n g o n his P h . D . d isser ta -t i o n .

T i m o t h y J . C a s s i d y , a P h . D . c a n d i d a t e a t T e x a s A & M

U n i v e r s i t y , is a l a n d s c a pe a rch i tec t a n d u r b a n p l a n n e r .

Rice Design Alliance Hoard of Directors

President Gwendolyn 11. Cioffe

President-Elect Mar i lyn Archer

Vice President David H, Watkins

Treasurer Jury Alexander

Secretary karhy I h a r d

Natalye 1-. Appel Kciji Asakura

Jay Baker Thomas F. Bellows M i II net I e B. Hi use [

James D . Burnet I Paul D. Chapman

Rudolph C o l i n Wi l l i am Curtis

Pares el-Dahdah Charles w . Elder

I eslic k I Ikuis Kdwin A. I 'uhaiiks

H o n . Jessica l a r r a r Gerry l e l m

\1.\\ nl T . George Alfred Glaasell 01 Nonya Grenader

Gabrieua Gutierrez Jennifer I larding

G. N o r m a n I ioovei (Catherine S. I [owe

Carlos liiiuiuv ( atherinc M. (ohnson

Susan Booth keen iu Wi l l i am D. Kendall

I ,ns Lerup Ching-Fung l.in Rafael l.oiigoria

Rick [.owe Judy R. Petek

l b.nil . i i i A. I t n i h u i l l Jeffrey D. Ryan

Danny Mare Samuels LOUIS 11. Skidmore, Jr.

W i l l i am F, Stern Phoebe Tudor Drexel Turner

|ames Viek Randal ! Walker Bruce ( . Webb

foe Douglas W e b b Larry !•:. Whaley

L Burke W i n d h a m Ml

Executive Director Linda L. Sylvan

Program Administrator Amanda I yt/

Records Coordinator M a r y Swift

Rice Design Alliance Corporate Sponsors

Anchorage I oundation of Texas V I.. Anderson C o m p a n y W. S. Bellows Construction Corp. Brand + Allen Architects Inc. Brochsteins Inc. Brookstone ( o r p o r a t i o n The Off ice o l James Burnett t oats. Hose, Yale. I lol in, Rwuau & l e e Creative Flooring Resources D M | M Keating de M e n i l baniily Debner + Company E, E. Reed Construction L.C. I In:.mi Addit ions I \ \ m i Fretz Construction Gensler Allred C . Classell I I I G o l d m a n , Sachs & t o, He l lnmth , Oba ta and kassab.iuin. Inc. 1 hues kirksev Jc Partners Architects knoll ' Knudson and Associates I'he I eilt / Group I inbeck Construction Corp. The M a r e k f a m i l y of Companies Matr ix /Structura l Engineers, Inc. The McClcary Partnership, Inc. \ k ( oy Inc. M iner -Dedenck Constructors Inc. Mission < onstructors Inc. M o m a l b a n o Lumber C o . , Inc. Wal le r P. M o o n - and Associates, Int . 1. A. Neman + Associates Ni.uioiis Construction Management , Inc. Newberry Design Studio, I . , I . ( . O'Donnel l /Snider Construction Inc. PDRCorp. Richfield Investment Corporat ion Louisa Stude Sarofitn Schenck ami ( oinp.iny Robert Shaw M l g . Cos, Inc. Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. I A S . ( onsiriicMon, Inc. Vanguard Environments. Inc. \\ ai Engineering Mrs. Wesley West

Rice Design Alliance Corporate Members \ t \ I Products Co , Inc. Baker & Bona, L.I..P. British Airways Bums DeLatte is; M c C o y , Inc. ccrd partners Clark Condon Associates Cokinos Bosien & Young t otnpaq Computer Corporation \ . t ram Construction Company, Inc. L Barry Davidson Architects A I A , Inc. The Decorative Centei ol I louston I be t arl and Phyllis Determg Foundation Douglas/Gallagher Duke Energy ( o r p o r a t i o n Eugro- McCle l land Gamma Construction t ompany ( l i lbane Building Company Greenwood King Properties I I.n lies \ \ haley \ssocutes, iILL. I louston Chapter , Associated General

Contractors of America I louston I ighnng & Power C o . Jackson and Company lackson \ Ryan Architects Kendall/I leaton Associates Lesley & Associates, Inc. I.ockwood, Andrews & Newnam Mil Associates, Inc. SUDiig.t ld M . i i ! I andscapi Vrchitects M i l a m & C o . Painting, Inc. M i n o r Design G r o u p , Inc. ( Mike Pavilion I lie Powell G r o u p Ridgway's W i l l i a m F. Stern is; Associates 1 dlepsen Corporation ID / lnternat io i ia l Wa l l Company Printing Watkins Hami l ton Ross Wejngarten Realty Management Wells Design. Inc.' "Loin Wilson and Associates Architects Windham Builders Wvlie tV Associates, Inc.

S t e p h e n F o x is a f e l l o w o f the A n c h o r a g e F o u n d a t i o n o f Texas.

W e s l e y H . H e n d e r s o n is a v is i t ing p ro fessor o f a r c h i t e c t u r e at T e x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y .

S l u m I i n k , a recent a r c h i t e c t u r e g r a d u a t e t i l Texas A & M

{linvcrsin . is w o r k i n g in I l o u s t o n .

E r n e s t o M a l d o n a d o is a p a r t n e r in the H o u s t o n a r c h i t e c t u r a l

f i r m o f C l a s s m a n S h o e n i a k e M a l d o n a d o .

B a r r y M o o r e , a d j u n c t p ro fessor a n d d i r e c t o r o f the C e n t e r for H i s t o r i c A r c h i t e c t u r e at the G e r a l d H i n e s C o l l e g e o f A r c h i t e c -t u r e , Un ivers i ty of I l o u s t o n , is p r e s i d e n t a n d m a n a g i n g p a r t n e r o f S J K B / H o u s t o n .

Steven A . M o o r e is assistant pro fessor o f a r c h i t e c t u r e a t the

U n i v e r s i t y o f T e x a s a t A u s t i n .

B a r r i e S c a r d i n o is m a n a g i n g e d i t o r o f Cite.

J o n a t h a n M . S m i t h is associate pro fessor o f g e o g r a p h y a t T e x a s

A & M U n i v e r s i t y .

N a n c y V o l k n i a n is associate p ro f es sor o f l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d u r b a n p l a n n i n g at l ev . i s A & M 1 i i ivcrs i ty .

D a v i d G . W o o d c o c k is professor of a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d c o o r d i n a -

t o r o f the h is tor ic p r e s e r v a t i o n g r a d u a t e p r o g r a m at T e x a s

A & M U n i v e r s i t y .

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A Publication ol the Rice Design Alliance

4 1 : Spring 1998

Copyright © 199H by the Rate Design Alliance. Reproduction nl all <>i pan of editorial content with-iiui permiukni n strictly prohibited, lite opinions txprcSM.il iti ( i f f uo not necessarily represent the views of the Kur i l ui dueccon erf the Kia- Design Alliance. PiiMiarioa ol itns issue ul Cite is Mipporrcd in part by grann from the Anchorage foundation ol

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Letters/Calendar/RDA

Descriptions and Redescriptions From the Inside Steven A. Moore

Contradictions: An African-American View of Aggieland Wesley 11. I lendersnn

Downtown Bryan: Remaking the Past in Search of the Future David Ci. Woodcock

Sacred Paths and Places of Aggieland Shon Link

The Mystique of Aggieland Barry Moore A View of Tradition I miotln |. ( .isM.ly

Flying High and Fast: The Genesis of CRS Jay Baker and Barrie Scardino

Three Views: The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum Joel Warren Barna, Rodin Abrams, Krnesto Maklonado

Same As It Ever Was: Housing at Texas A&M University Vincent B. Ciani/aro

The Landscape of Aggieland Nancy Volkman

A Geographical Anatomy: Bryan-College Station Jonathan M. Smith

Architecture Tour of Bryan, College Station, and A&M Stephen Fox