“We all loved this project for the romantic and historic typology, but also for how delicate the touch was. They…

“This project was really well done in terms of adapting a historic building into an extremely functional building for the…

“This project seamlessly draws a direct relationship to the existing school of architecture and offers an expansion of the communal…

“The language, the material they employed, and the way they brought complexity to something that was uniform was extremely intelligent…

“Temporary Tiger addressed an issue that we were all collectively facing in a way that was responsive to the seriousness…

“This is overall the jury’s favorite residential project. And I say that because there is so much packed into such…

“I think that they’ve used a richness of materials without it being too chaotic. It’s not a collage — instead…

The Texas Society of Architect's 2020 Design Awards jurors — Stella Betts; Dan Kaplan, FAIA; Kirsten R. Murray, FAIA; and…

Here the most important thing is liberating the floor plan to permeate the whole public realm underneath the building, and…

It punches above its weight in terms of size and really just has a generous presence. — Dan Kaplan, FAIA

Integration of the site, architecture, and the buildings created a lot of different types of experiences and really wove together…

To me, it’s the strongest project we have, or one of the strongest ones — the craft and the detailing…

There’s something timeless and a little monumental about the forms, sort of “monumentality meets domesticity,” in a way. — Dan…

We really appreciated both the building and the landscape element. And the way the roof transitioned from interior to exterior,…

It was very innovative to actually get three different units and making sure they each get light. — Stella Betts

We all appreciated the layers of history, of site reclamation, and just the series of spaces that are created by…

Sports stadiums are usually very introverted and self-absorbed structures, and what I really loved about this project was how it’s…

Community facilities should be about that community, and this one, we found, had the most sense of place. It felt…

It’s about as stripped down as you can possibly get for the program of the project. We appreciated the simplicity…

It’s a very, very nicely detailed project with a lot of love that you see in its intentions. — Michel…

These were impeccably crafted rooms for conservation. … The wood detailing, the structural expression, the north white monitors, the care…

The architects were very smart — strategic in terms of demolition and editing out the head house, and exposing this…

What we talked about most with this house was the way the walls frame the patios and the exterior courtyards….…

It’s a very sophisticated balance of inventiveness and restraint. — Dan Kaplan, FAIA

This really had a combination of understanding and honoring the building itself. — Kirsten R. Murray, FAIA

What it seems to do, I think, is it executes on the intention it had, which is to create a…

One of the most successful aspects of the project is the placement of the building with the permeated access towards…

The Texas Society of Architects 2019 Design Award jury met on May 9 and 10 in Austin to review 247…

Two words can be used to summarize this building — joyous and delightful. The use, location, and scale of a…

We’re dealing with a basic layer of glass, but this was an example of how to get a glass facade…

This is a sensitive addition that retains the spirit of the original architect and the original building without being subservient…

A play between solid and void, in combination with the playfully disguised parking structure, animates and breaks the building’s scale.…

There’s a tenuous but beautifully well-balanced relationship between a rule of vernacular language and a certain kind of modern minimalism.…

I think there was a certain joy expressed by the architects in their singularity. — Eui-Sung Yi

Such exuberance in the way it ties back to the landscape. The beauty you get of the petal structure, and…

Public space has to make individuals feel comfortable, and this project does that extraordinarily well. It’s exuberant and surprising in…

The firm is really masterful about the proportions of the structure, so that what is thin is thin and what…

This is clean; it’s simple; it occupies its site very well. It’s a type of monument that people deserve in…

Every little detail was carefully done. I think it’s the single best piece of architecture that’s dedicated to just a…

In an era where bleachers are ubiquitous, this one looks really purposeful. — Julie Eizenberg

To me, this is an architectural version of a well-tailored suit in the sense that it’s purposeful, I understand the…

It’s crazy. In a good way! — Chris-Annmarie Spencer

We saw many masterful examples of rustic houses. This one had a particularly evocative clarity and minimalism that highlighted the…

It’s got a gentle spirit and it looks like a place you can make a mess. It’s got beautiful proportions,…

It’s almost like the building is going to pick itself up and move off or levitate, in the way that…

These don’t feel like kid spaces. They’re architecturally pleasing. — Chris-Annmarie Spencer

This is classic, rustic, Texas rural. — Carol Ross Barney

The performing and visual arts live so well with each other here, it’s impressive. It’s also a great combination of…

Their budget restrictions gave them the opportunity to do things that might not have been conventional for a homeowner to…

It’s really clean and tight; it makes you feel the way you feel when you’ve just cleaned your house. Decluttering…