At Rice I’d say Lovett Hall.
It’s the oldest building on Campus and sort of the iconic building used in promotional materials. When you come in the official entrance to the university you drive along a road with a canopy of oaks and Lovett Hall is directly in front of you. When you go through the main arch you enter the quad. Freshmen walk through the arches during a matriculation ceremony their first night on campus (complete with fireworks) and then they aren’t supposed to walk out the opposite way until a procession on graduation day. The architectural style of the building is mimicked throughout campus, especially the arches the run along the quad side.
The quad used to be sort of a formal space that wasn’t used a lot except to walk through to get from one place to another but it was redesigned this year to be more of a gathering spot for students with a lot more landscaping, seating, and trees for shade. It’s lovely.
