Caudill Rowlett Scott (popularly known as CRS) was an architecture firm in Houston, Texas. Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ...

In 2005 it was named "Firm of the Century" by Texas A&M University College of Architecture (which is housed in the CRS Center). Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship[4] institution of the Texas A&M University System. ...

The firm was started in 1946 by Texas A&M professors William Caudill and John Rowlett. They were joined in 1948 by Wallie Scott who was Caudill's student.

In 1972 it received the Architecture Firm Award, the highest award of the American Institute of Architects. The Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that The American Institute of Architects can bestow on an architecture firm for consistently producing distinguished architecture. ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional organization for architects in the United States. ...

In 1983 it became CRSS (popularly known as CRS-Sirrine) when J.E. Sirrine, a process engineering company. They were initially famous for building schools throughout the world.

Among the projects:

• Public School 219, the "dome school," in Flushing, New York
• Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston, Texas
• Aggie Memorial Stadium, Texas A&M
• Cypress College in Cypress, California
• Roy E. Larsen Hall at Harvard University
• Fullbright Tower, Houston
• One Houston Center, Houston
• University of Petroleum and Minerals Mosque, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

The company's successor is Jacobs Engineering Group. Flushing is a section of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... Jones Hall in Houston, Texas The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, commonly known as Jones Hall, is a performance venue in Houston, Texas, and the permanent home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Society for the Performing Arts. ... Aggie Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... Cypress College is a community college located in Cypress, California. ... Cypress City Hall Cypress is a city located near the northern border of Orange County, California, USA. Though it is considered to be a suburb of Long Beach, it has many resident industries. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... One Houston Center is a 46-story office building located in Houston, Texas. ... Road to Dhahran (Picture taken from Khobar way) Dhahran ([[Arabic language الظهران al-Dahrān), or Dharan is a city in Saudi Arabia. ... Jacobs Engineering Group is a global multifaceted engineering firm with 60 major offices in over 15 countries, headquartered in Pasadena, California. ...

External links

• Texas A&M Profile
• Architecture Week profile
• Handbook of Texas profile
• Emporis profile