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The Roy G. Cullen Building, finished in 1939, is the oldest building on campus and is believed to be the first building on a U.S. college campus with air conditioning.
- 4Buildings
- 2Traditions
- 1939Oldest · Roy G. Cullen Building
- 1985Newest · Hines College of Architecture Building
Campus map and Look Around
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Planning the visit
- Fly intoWilliam P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Hobby Airport, southeast of campus, is the closest airport. George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), north of the city, handles most international flights.
- Getting aroundWalking / METRORail Purple Line
METRORail's Purple Line has stops along the campus and runs to downtown Houston.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are scarlet red and white, and the teams are the Cougars.
4 buildings to stamp
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Photo: RJN, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ezekiel W. Cullen Building
Cullen Family Plaza, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Texas architect Alfred C. Finn designed the university's administrative headquarters in the Art Deco style; it opened in 1950. Its east half holds the 1,544-seat Cullen Performance Hall.
- Built
- 1950
- Architect
- Alfred C. Finn
- Style
- Art Deco
- Today
- Administration and Performance Hall
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Roy G. Cullen Building
University of Houston campus, Houston, TX
The first permanent building on the present campus, built in 1938 and 1939 with a gift from Hugh Roy Cullen in memory of his son. Lamar Q. Cato designed it in the Art Deco style.
- Built
- 1939
- Architect
- Lamar Q. Cato
- Style
- Art Deco
- Today
- Academic Building
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Photo: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Moody Towers
4401 Wheeler St, Houston, TX 77004
Twin 18-story Modernist residence halls designed by Pitts, Phelps & White. They house about 1,100 students and the largest dining hall on campus.
- Built
- 1970
- Architect
- Pitts, Phelps & White
- Style
- Modernist
- Height
- 73 m (240 ft)
- Stories
- 18
- Today
- Residence Halls
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Photo: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hines College of Architecture Building
University of Houston campus, Houston, TX
Philip Johnson and John Burgee based the architecture school's building, finished in 1985, on Claude-Nicolas Ledoux's unbuilt House of Education. Its rooms gather around a tall central atrium.
- Built
- 1985
- Architect
- Philip Johnson and John Burgee
- Style
- Postmodern
- Today
- Architecture School
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2 traditions to check off
Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.
Rub the Paw
Before big games, fans rub the paws of the two bronze cougar statues in Cullen Family Plaza in front of the E. Cullen Building for luck. Some students rub them before final exams too.
Gate 2 Cougar
On game days, fans also rub the paw of the cougar statue at Gate 2 of the football stadium. Give it a rub for luck.
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