George Ristow is the campus architect at Rice University, overseeing campus planning, design, and preservation of buildings and grounds. George has 18 years of experience in planning and design of higher education facilities and environments. He spent several years at KieranTimberlake in Philadelphia, and in Gensler’s Houston office, prior to joining Rice’s administration in 2017.

In his role as University Architect, George facilitates design consultant selection for major capital projects with Rice’s senior leadership and the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board, including several recent design competitions. During project design, he also coordinates design review and milestone approval processes with campus stakeholders and Trustees. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, and has served on several design juries. George has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Master in Architecture from Yale University.