Roberto de Leon, FAIAde Leon & Primmer Architecture WorkshopLouisville, Kentucky Roberto de Leon, FAIA, is partner and cofounder of DPAW,…

On the 2024 jury selection and submissions

“The transformation of this project afforded the jury an opportunity to celebrate the notion of renovation and restoration in a…

“I love the fact that the architect resisted the temptation to just be verbose in the use of color and…

“Block 185 is an extremely thoughtful solution for the site and the context in which it sits. it responds urbanistically…

“I was drawn to the fact that there was a kind of ad hoc and improvisational nature to it. The…

“This project deploys several strategies … inviting a sense of discovery and light through color, through scale, through experiential moments,…

“Ghost Hangar is probably one of the most clever and astute executions of the notion of the Texas shed and…

“The project creates a series of joyful spaces for learning, both indoor and outdoor.”— Roberto de Leon, FAIA “There are…

“I was most impressed by the creativity of the renovation in terms of the found spaces—the idea that they not…

“It evokes the idea of the primitive hut, and by separating all of the activities of a residence into different…

“We love the use of color, the reconnection to outdoor spaces, the sense of scale, and in particular, the narrative…

“I was quite taken by this project because, besides the simplicity on the approach, it creates quite a complex design…

“For such a large footprint, the site plan and the ability to integrate the natural features as part of the…

“The idea of creating a circular walk … the quality of materials, and the details involved all takes you into…

“This project has a great discipline about its organization, both internally and externally. The manner in which it addresses the…

“This project … not only conveys the fact that it is a Japanese restaurant and takes you into that atmosphere,…

Douglass Alligood, AIA, NOMAPartner, Bjarke Ingels GroupNew York City Alligood has more than 40 years’ experience working across a wide…

A peek behind the curtain of TxA's Design Award jury deliberations.

“Sometimes it’s about the furniture; sometimes it’s about the furnishings; and sometimes it’s about the decorative ceiling — but they…

I really appreciate that, at least from the street, it’s not overly scaled. It feels residential, but it’s also, in…

“It’s respectful of its environment and respectful of the materials, because they let them develop over the years. … It…

“This is a new typology about how you can organize around a porch. Instead of it being in front of…

“The way it’s situated in the site is the most successful thing about this project — how the views are…

“I always appreciate when an architect speaks the language of the product that it’s trying to sell, and when they…

“You might expect the appetite for architecture to stop at the porch, and then once you get inside, it’s all…

Even in their presentation, the design team uses the term ‘respect,’ and that’s exactly what I see in this project.…

“What I love about this project is that it’s a minimal intervention into the landscape. … It’s almost a surprise…

“The most exciting element of this project for me is the space between the edge of the canopy and the…

“One of the great challenges post-COVID is that we can all do our work remotely, but what does it mean…

“Texas has these big landscapes, and this building is its own landscape. How do you intervene in a landscape of…

“As a civic building, it wants to be open and express its accessibility. Transparency should be figurative and literal. The…

“This is another beautiful example of a simple concept executed in a very sophisticated way. They’re able to maintain the…

“If I were the young me, I would probably have said, ‘Oh, I want to be an architect,’ because of…

“Within the context of a very limited footprint, there’s a direct connection to social structures, architecture, and design that are…

“It’s incredibly elegant and disciplined, with a single form, with the refinement of the detailing. And the plan is quite…

“It’s good for the city; it’s good for the landscape. It dignifies the way people live in community and makes…

“They achieved a very simple feeling — very effortless — like it’s meant to be this way. You can flow…

“It creates an open and inviting ground plane — an important part of towers, which otherwise could be alienating in…

“The floor plan separates the volumes in such a clean and modernistic manner that in all of its interior and…

“It teaches kids how to respect nature by respecting nature. It retreats every time it sees a tree — and…

“It’s definitely worth studying for how an idea gets translated into architecture and moves beyond just a diagram, becoming something…

The Texas Society of Architects Design Awards program recognizes outstanding architectural and urban design projects by architects practicing in Texas…

“Through its clear and clever design that is highlighted by the artful use of color, the architects have made the…

“Through inventive site planning strategy, this is an exemplary project that fosters a collaborative, healthy workplace while transforming a ‘leftover’…

“Small in scale, each home contributes to a mid-block stepped public space — a true urban fabric project that achieves…

“A great street building that shapes a portal to the courtyard garden world behind. In terms of the adaptive reuse…

“Thoughtful planning and design at multiple scales add to the extreme gestures and proportions of the architecture to create a…

“This finely executed expansion is an exemplary expression of the vernacular-inspired spirit of West Texas.”— Paul Danna, FAIA Location El…

“Visionary in its emphasis on the microclimate and creation of public space and public presence inside and outside the facility.…