Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, Houston, Texas

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	Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building
Designer	BNIM, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Location	Houston, Texas, USA
Date	to 2006
Building Type	School and Academic
Construction System	concrete, steel, glass
Climate	Hot Temperate
Context	Campus Context
Architectural Style	Modern
Street Address	1825 Pressler St Walk Score
Notes	Lab and MEP consultant: Burt Hill. Located at the UT Health Science Center at Houston. Home of the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM).

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 Other Resources 5 References 6 External Links

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Building Details
Client	University of Texas
Area	229,250 square feet
Stories	6
Program	dry and wet laboratories, offices, conferencing areas, a 200-seat assembly facility, and support spaces
Awards	2007 Metal Architecture - Design Award: Smooth Metal Walls 2007 AIA Houston - Honor Award: Architecture 2007 AIA Kansas - Merit Award: Architecture 2006 AIA Kansas City - Merit Award 2006 Texas Construction Magazine - Best of Higher Education Award 2006 AIA Central States Region - Merit Award: Architecture 2006 Texas Society of Architects - Honor Award 2005 AIA Houston - Merit Award: Unbuilt 2004 AIA Kansas - Unbuilt Award: Excellence in Architecture

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• "Sarofim Research Building" by Elizabeth Bollinger, ArchitectureWeek No. 303, 2006.0913, pD1.1.

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• Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building at BNIM web site
• Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building at UT Health Science Center at Houston web site
• "With opening of its Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, UT-Houston looks to new frontiers in science, medicine" by Wendy Mohon, 2006.1102, at UT Health Science Center at Houston web site