How their design approach has developed over the years

Honoring the past while building for the future

Interplay of materials now on view at the famed architect's Connecticut property

On the 2024 jury selection and submissions

An intimate exploration of the diverse community within Houston's Hillcroft neighborhood.

An El Paso home artfully harmonizes with the Chihuahuan Desert.

Four AEC professionals navigate the rewards and challenges of international work.

Exploring solutions to the construction industry’s labor shortage. 

A Conversation with Rome Prize Fellow and El Paso–native César A. Lopez

A technical dive into the facade design for the new engineering building at Rice.

An East Austin ADU engages simple materials for a uniquely playful design.

Thoughts on crafting the elusive in architecture

Learning through making brings unique opportunities to architectural pedagogy

A photographic collection looks at historic skyscrapers from a new perspective.

The Houston Endowment Headquarters draws inspiration from its once densely forested site.

An industrial site is transformed into a lakeside retreat.

How can we better respond to nature’s call?

Nonhuman species are critical to our existence. How can we better consider them in our work?

Improved microclimates are critical for climate adaptation, health, and connectivity.

Photographs by Herman Ellis Dyal, FAIA, document the Riverside Church in San Antonio.

Houston’s XO House offers a new spin on multigenerational housing.

How third places are being reconsidered for the new millennium

In a time of climate disasters, libraries merge high-tech and very low-tech methods for supporting their communities.

Public swimming pools are some of Texas’ most beloved — and endangered — cultural assets. How do we preserve them?

The RGV's Guadalupe El Torrero arts foundation

Book Review: "Nueva Vivienda" by Jesús Vassallo and Sebastián López Cardozo

Big investment in the Rio Grande Valley fuels big changes to the state’s southernmost cities.

When public parks fuel deep conversations about equity and environmental justice.

A CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD AND LEAH ROTHSTEIN

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…

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

“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…