<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2012/january/01102012uhmarchmaterials.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/07/2017 05:12:48 PM</pubDate><title>HoustonPBS UH Moment: Building Innovation through the Materials Research Collaborative</title><subtitle/><description>The building blocks of contemporary architecture can be found at the University of Houston’s Materials Research Collaborative (MRC), located on the first floor of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture. It brings contemporary building blocks and innovative, sustainable materials and processes to regional architects, designers and students.</description><author>Mike Emery</author><author-email>pemery@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>Arts,Research</categories></item>