2025 Studio Awards: The Jury

On July 24, the Texas Society of Architects announced the winners of its 2025 Studio Awards. The program recognizes exceptional design in both real and conceptual projects and is open to submissions from students and professionals. Jurors Heather Roberge, AIA, Matthew Griffith, FAIA, and Michael Cadwell, FAIA, reviewed 62 entries and selected nine standouts. The jurors noted that they were impressed by the range of projects—“everything from vernacular building types to visionary projects addressing ecological issues,” according to Cadwell—and the strength of the pool of submissions as a whole. “Almost every project had an agenda behind it, a clear intent, and a real earnest effort to accomplish something,” said Griffith, noting that the high caliber of entries highlights the vitality of Texas architecture today.

Heather Roberge, AIA
Murmur
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
Los Angeles, California

Heather Roberge, AIA, is a professor at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design and founder of the Los Angeles–based practice Murmur. Her work explores the spatial, structural, and atmospheric potential of digital technologies, with an emphasis on material innovation and computational design. Former chair of UCLA AUD, she has received the Emerging Voices Award from the Architectural League of New York and the ACADIA Teaching Award of Excellence, with her projects appearing in numerous national and international publications and exhibits.

Matthew Griffith, FAIA
In Situ Studio
NCSU School of Architecture
Raleigh, North Carolina

Matthew Griffith, FAIA, is a founding principal at In Situ Studio and associate professor in practice at the NC State University School of Architecture. His firm is an intentionally small, design-based practice that specializes in modern, sustainable architecture whose work has been recognized with over 50 AIA design awards. A frequent lecturer, juror, and critic, Griffith is a Kamphoefner Prize recipient and an AIA Fellow. He previously worked at the offices of Marlon Blackwell Architect and Frank Harmon Architect.

Michael Cadwell, FAIA
Knowlton School at Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Michael Cadwell, FAIA, is professor emeritus of architecture at Ohio State University’s Knowlton School. Known for his exploration of construction as a transformative cultural act, he has authored Strange Details (MIT Press) and designed a series of award-winning small wood buildings featured in Pamphlet Architecture 17 by Princeton Architectural Press. Cadwell’s career includes leadership roles at Ohio State, fellowships at the American Academy in Rome and other institutions, and extensive teaching, lecturing, and practice in the US and abroad.