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…

“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…

Dijana Handanovic honors the ceremonies of everyday life in her former homeland of Yugoslavia.

The historic Old Parkland campus in Dallas reconsiders classical architecture for the 21st century.

Residents of Galena Park mobilize to fight chemical air pollution.

A nature immersion camp in the Texas Hill Country offers lessons on water conservation and environmental stewardship.

Public and private entities in Austin work to urbanize Austin — with and without each other.

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

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.

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

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

Some thoughts on the use and production of images