Bringing a campus closer together.(Citation of Excellence: New Construction Awards)

Before the completion of the Science and Engineering Research and Classroom Complex (SERCC) at the University of Houston (UH), a loose collection of buildings housed the university's science departments. As a whole, the campus had lost some of its formal layout as newer trophy buildings and large parking lots gradually took over the original arrangement of open spaces and quadrangles. This prompted the UH to begin a planning program lasting from the 1990s through present day that would restore balance between courtyards and buildings, preserve forest area on campus, and improve academic communities. Strategically positioned among existing science buildings, the new complex completes the formation of a science "precinct" surrounding a courtyard.

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