Sep 04, 2024
As the final quarter of 2024 approaches, I have been reflecting on the past year and the accomplishments within the…
Jul 09, 2024
Driving is something I really dislike, and anyone who knows me can attest to that. I grew up in a…
May 02, 2024
Meandering through the alleys and streets of Charleston, South Carolina, one may overlook a detail often missed by both residents…
Mar 04, 2024
Some of my fondest childhood memories are from the fishing excursions that I took with my dad, grandfather, and their…
Jan 05, 2024
As I walked into Bar Dei Teatri, a cozy pub near Piazza Corvetto in Genoa, Italy, I was greeted by…
Nov 09, 2023
In recent years, the final letter of each president’s term has served as a vehicle for reflecting on the past…
Jul 03, 2023
As schools and universities have recessed for the summer, many new graduates are looking for jobs, eager to get their…
May 01, 2023
Earlier this year, the Texas Society of Architects’ board of directors, committee chairs, and local component leaders met in Austin…
Jan 12, 2023
There is something encouraging about the start of a new year. We are hopeful that things will be better —…
Nov 07, 2022
“Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.”— Art Buchwald I…
Sep 08, 2022
pros· per· i· ty (pro-sper-i-tee): n. the condition of being successful or thriving; esp: economic well-being. How do we as…
Jul 06, 2022
We have all been there: You are having a conversation at a gathering, and someone asks what you do for…
May 03, 2022
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly,…
Mar 07, 2022
Have you ever had that conflict of emotions where you felt positive about one thing yet concerned about another? Of…
Jan 07, 2022
I was recently listening to an interview with famed primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall in which she was discussing her…
Nov 01, 2021
As I visited all 18 of the local AIA components in the state of Texas as president-elect, I was often…
Sep 01, 2021
When contemplating the subject of this letter, it seemed timely to explore the topic of the Society’s annual conference. I…
May 03, 2021
My father loves to tell the story of moving me to graduate school, the cars packed so full that he…
Mar 04, 2021
I do not come from a political family. Politics was not a topic of conversation around the dinner table or…
Jan 11, 2021
When I became TxA president-elect a year ago, I was asked to identify a theme for the 2021 Annual Conference.…
Nov 05, 2019
One year ago, I said that I saw myself as a messenger. You may have seen some of my messages…
Sep 12, 2019
We are a peculiar profession. A surprising number of folks will tell you that they had always wanted to be…
Jul 15, 2019
In its golden era of the late 1800s, Galveston was the largest city in Texas, and one of the busiest…
May 03, 2019
By 2050, demographers tell us that Texas will have experienced a radical transformation in its population, in almost every important…
Mar 01, 2019
As I made my Texas World Tour last year as president-elect, visiting all of our 18 chapters and sections, I…