Nov 01, 2021
Holly HausAubry Klingler and Jacob T. MiddletonThe University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture From the Jury: “I love…
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Korean War Memorial ParkAgenda Architecture and Planning Agency From the Jury: “I appreciated the scale at which this project is…
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USPS+Cohen HudsonRice University From the Jury: “It’s beautifully simplistic. As a form, it’s just easy and perfect. And the sustainability…
Nov 01, 2021
The Texas Society of Architects announced its 2021 Honor Awards on August 12. The awards recognize exceptional members, firms, individuals,…
Nov 01, 2021
Excitement surrounds most buildings when they are new. But after the ribbons have been cut and the photographs have been…
Nov 01, 2021
The Texas Society of Architects presented its 2021 Cornerstone Award to Graciela Sanchez of San Antonio on October 8 at…
Nov 01, 2021
In June of this year, Sara Bronin, AIA, was nominated to chair the United States Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.…
Nov 01, 2021
How society views those experiencing mental health issues — and the facilities architects have designed for those individuals — has…
Nov 01, 2021
As we close out on a year that offered as much fear and despair as hope and optimism, members of…
Nov 01, 2021
For those on the autism spectrum, the design of the physical environment plays an important role in their mental well-being.
Nov 01, 2021
The striking folded roof of the Singing Hills Recreation and Senior Center creates a horizontal landmark within the sprawl of…
Nov 01, 2021
Familiar residential forms help integrate the Family Health Center on Virginia into the community that surrounds it.
Nov 01, 2021
Bold architectural moves combine with an even bolder landscape strategy in the Texas Health Frisco project.
Nov 01, 2021
Designing a built environment that provides protection from the undead calls for programmatic requirements not usually included in the standard…
Sep 01, 2021
In the summer of 1993, “Jurassic Park” was in the theaters and Bill Clinton was in the White House. I…
Sep 01, 2021
When contemplating the subject of this letter, it seemed timely to explore the topic of the Society’s annual conference. I…
Sep 01, 2021
In 2021, Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) celebrates 30 years of assisting Central Texas architects to design more sustainably. Since…
Sep 01, 2021
In 2010, the Houston-Galveston Area Council completed the Northside Livable Centers Planning Study, identifying the “heart of Northside Houston” as…
Sep 01, 2021
On May 11, 51 years to the day after the city's infamous 1970 tornado, the Lubbock Tornado Memorial was opened…
Sep 01, 2021
After a hiatus due to the pandemic, a hybrid of virtual and in-person summer architecture programs were once again able…
Sep 01, 2021
Our roundup includes new products designed to help keep buildings and inhabitants safe and secure without sacrificing accessibility, aesthetics, or…
Sep 01, 2021
Texas Architect's Interim Editor Brantley Hightower, AIA, speaks with Alfred Vidaurri about the profession and the role NCARB plays in…
Sep 01, 2021
The TxA 2021 Design Awards jury met virtually on May 7 to review 177 submissions, selecting 15 projects for recognition.
Sep 01, 2021
“This project creates a domestic environment with architecture that is sympathetic and very thoughtful in terms of daylighting, proportional scale,…
Sep 01, 2021
“There’s a softness that is built into the color palette and the materiality of this building that makes it extremely…
Sep 01, 2021
“It’s a rich building, in a building type that is rarely rich. The standard of professional competency is really, really…
Sep 01, 2021
“I really appreciate the discipline they showed in not doing too much with a small space. The scale, structure, and…
Sep 01, 2021
“The architecture functions like a drawing: It’s a composition of folded planes that create entries, entrances, and courtyards that play…
Sep 01, 2021
“It’s a very inventive approach to a tight lot: minimizing the building footprint in favor of introducing an outdoor space…
Sep 01, 2021
“This project manages to be incredibly rigorous and cohesive in terms of materiality and massing while simultaneously providing a wide…
Sep 01, 2021
“It’s exciting to see a potentially prototypical approach to these abandoned strip malls. It gives me hope that there can…
Sep 01, 2021
“We all loved this project for the romantic and historic typology, but also for how delicate the touch was. They…
Sep 01, 2021
“This project was really well done in terms of adapting a historic building into an extremely functional building for the…
Sep 01, 2021
“This project seamlessly draws a direct relationship to the existing school of architecture and offers an expansion of the communal…
Sep 01, 2021
“The language, the material they employed, and the way they brought complexity to something that was uniform was extremely intelligent…
Sep 01, 2021
“Temporary Tiger addressed an issue that we were all collectively facing in a way that was responsive to the seriousness…
Sep 01, 2021
“This is overall the jury’s favorite residential project. And I say that because there is so much packed into such…
Sep 01, 2021
“I think that they’ve used a richness of materials without it being too chaotic. It’s not a collage — instead…
Sep 01, 2021
In the spring of 2020, I was studying abroad in Spain and having the time of my life. Like many…
Jul 01, 2021
As a member of an advisory group to MIT, I’ve been a bit critical. The other day while talking with…
Jul 01, 2021
In Dallas, a city dominated by the automobile, word has gotten out about the new AT&T Discovery District — an…
Jul 01, 2021
In May, the American Institute of Architects announced that Robert Ivy, FAIA, will retire at the end of this year,…
Jul 01, 2021
On June 14, the Texas Society of Architects welcomed Jennifer Briggs as its new executive vice president. Briggs was previously…
Jul 01, 2021
M. Arthur “Art” Gensler Jr. died on Monday, May 10. His six-decade career was marked by championing a culture of…
Jul 01, 2021
Oklahoma Contemporary, a uniquely progressive cultural institution not only for Oklahoma but for the region, has opened its new campus…
Jul 01, 2021
Here are some of the latest residential furnishings for both work and play that offer comfort, practicality, and good looks…
Jul 01, 2021
Of the 116,000 licensed architects in the United States, only 2,300 are Black, a number which has not changed much…
Jul 01, 2021
Houston Audubon’s Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary at High Island, designed by SWA and SCHAUM/SHIEH, is a case study in the…
Jul 01, 2021
Austin’s new Waterloo Park is set to open this fall. Both futuristic and familiar, it hopes, through a carefully calculated…
Jul 01, 2021
The campus of Rice University is one of Houston’s premier bubbles of development, whose accretion of buildings represents a century-long…