Caudill Rowlett Scott
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Caudill Rowlett Scott (popularly known as CRS) was an architecture firm in Houston, Texas.
In 2005 it was named "Firm of the Century" by Texas A&M University College of Architecture (which is housed in the CRS Center).
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.
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.
