Thomas Phifer-designed glass-and-steel cafe pavilion on the Rice central quad with a wide overhanging white canopy and a surrounding water feature.
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Photo: IJXB27
Creator notes
What works here
Wait for stillness on the reflecting pool — get the canopy reflected for the cleanest architectural frame. Inside the pavilion is a coffee shop; buy something before shooting interiors.
Practical
Plan the shoot
Best time
Morning for the reflecting pool; blue hour for the lit canopy
Lighting
Canopy underside glows in shadow; glass walls catch every angle of sun.
Crowd
Moderate during semester; quiet on summer weekdays
