Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Profs. Projects on Shotgun Houses Featured in Rice University Publication

Row: Trajectories through the shotgun house, a new book in the “Architecture at Rice” publication series, is edited by Associate Professor of Architecture William Williams and his former colleague David Brown, and includes projects by Williams and Associate Professor of Architecture Craig Barton. The book details a series of art and architecture installations sponsored by Project Row House, a community revitalization project in the historically African-American neighborhoods adjacent to Houston. Williams’ essay, “Making Do: Beyond Getting By,” describes the work of his firm, Williams+Pizzini Architects (WPa) in utilizing readily available materials rather than succumbing to a culture of consumption, among other themes. Barton’s project, “Between Memory and Amnesia,” explores the function of Houston’s shotgun houses as monuments to the lives of those who have lived in them.

Row: Trajectories through the shotgun house (Architecture at Rice: 40); Rice University School of Architecture, 2004.