To me, West Texas means windmills and oil derricks. The first time I drove west on Interstate 20 through the…

Creative professionals from around the world convened in Austin in early March for the annual South by Southwest conference and…

These new window and door options advance industry standards in terms of functionality, dimension, impact-resistance, or thermal performance. Pivot Door…

Ryan Gann, AIA, NOMA, Mikel Bennett, Assoc. AIA, and Lisa Ulibarri have been or are currently involved in the leadership…

A 3D-printed test house in East Austin demonstrates new possibilities for construction.

How will the emergence of artificial intelligence tools affect design?

Smart buildings are a missing link to reaching citywide sustainability goals.

Physical and digital design come together to create a multidimensional augmented reality.

A campus building in Maryland puts a new twist on STEMM education. Location Rockville, MarylandClient The Universities at Shady GroveDesign…

A facility for engineering and technology education serves as a nexus of innovation for a community college.

2022 was a wonderfully productive year for the design community as a whole. One watershed moment will define it, however:…

An Art Deco department store is reimagined as a hub for entrepreneurship and collaboration. Location HoustonClient Rice UniversityDevelopment Manager HinesArchitect…

To be native to a place we must learn to speak its language. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, “Braiding Sweetgrass” After…

Fredericksburg is known for its quaint German stone houses, its proximity to Hill Country wineries, and, increasingly, its rowdy out-of-town…

I stood in a wide-open field where the tall native grasses reached to grip the horizon, the only visual stitching…

“If you want to know the history of Dallas, look at the history of its parks,” says Ed Gray, a…

The Kalita Humphreys Theater is Dallas’ own historic gem designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Although one can argue…

For decades the Seahorse Inn was an open secret perched high on a massive Port Aransas dune. From the mid-1950s…

A company town no more, Sugar Land  establishes its identity as a city. Our digital lives, in large part, have…

Each one of these new luminaires pushes a boundary in terms of form, function, or fabrication.  PromontoryRefractory Founded by designers…

Sophia Razzaque, AIA, NOMA, recently sat down with Charles L. Davis II, a new tenured faculty member at the University…

The Five Yard House integrates a contemporary addition with a historic Austin bungalow.

How we understand and tell stories of the past is, in reality, a dynamic act of creation.

Seguin and Amarillo offer distinct approaches to balancing preservation and growth.

How can architects move beyond traditional practice toward protection and restoration?

Texas design studios explore smalltown America.

A renovation of San Antonio’s Sidney Lanier High School improves learning outcomes for underserved students. Location San AntonioClient San Antonio…

A historic Galveston pump station finds new life as a community center. Location GalvestonClient City of GalvestonArchitect The LaBiche Architectural…

Deep Ellum’s Kimpton Pittman Hotel marries a contemporary tower with a historic temple. Location DallasClient Epic Dallas HotelArchitect Perkins&WillHistoric Preservation…

Austin Community Colleges ushers a beloved building into the next century.  Location AustinClient Austin Community College DistrictArchitect Overland PartnersArchitect of…

Ongoing renovation work in The University of Texas at Austin’s Battle Hall has led to the discovery of a handwritten…

This past May, the University of Texas at Dallas announced the groundbreaking for the new Crow Museum of Asian Art…

There is something encouraging about the start of a new year. We are hopeful that things will be better —…

Athenaeum: via Latin from the Greek Athenaion, denoting the temple of the goddess Athene in ancient Athens, which was used…

After two years of meeting virtually, the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ) held its 2022 fall conference in…

Participants in the 29th annual Building Communities Conference and Trade Show, organized by the Lower Rio Grande Valley chapter of…

Writer Alyssa Morris sat down with Michelle Addington, dean of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, to…

The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center is located in the heart of East Austin in a historically…

Nikolas Olic crafts novel visual compositions using the forms and patterns of the built urban fabric. 

This lineup of surfacing picks for walls, baffles, panels, countertops, furnishings, and more are made of materials ranging from recycled…

Smudged mirrors. Trashed bathrooms. Filthy hands. Humiliating encounters. These are the experiences people with vision impairments describe of feeling —…

The Allston Residence sits quietly as a contemporary house in the historic Houston Heights neighborhood.

Some thoughts on the use and production of images

The St. Sarkis church in Carrollton unites the Armenian community of past and present.

Balancing iconic design with more equitable outcomes

Fifth + Tillery transforms an East Austin industrial lot into a sustainable commercial space.

Working Capitol/Taconeta brings a new model for work and play to the core of El Paso.

The Montrose Collective celebrates the eclectic and inclusive spirit of its Houston neighborhood. Location HoustonClient Radom CapitalArchitect Michael Hsu Office…

David Figueroa, developer of the mobile app Augment El Paso, is helping static art come to life in galleries, museums,…

“Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.”— Art Buchwald I…