Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories
The middle structure of the so-called “bio, geo, spac” trinity of buildings built between the late ’50s and mid ’60s, the Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories houses Earth science and geology and geophysics.
What’s there:
Named for: Harry C. and Olga Keith Wiess. Harry Wiess was a co-founder and president of the Humble Oil and Refining Company (now Exxon-Mobil), and a trustee of the Rice Institute.
Built: 1958, George Pierce and Abel B. Pierce
Rice Campus Map No. 44