Tucker de Vazquez Architecture “This proposal is an ingenious solution for the creative reuse of an existing neighborhood storefront that…

Samantha GarzaRice School of Architecture, Rice University “This project belongs to a growing lineage of practices that find architectural opportunity…

Grace Andrews and Madeline JuRice School of Architecture, Rice University “Instead of reinforcing the traditional model of the cultural institution…

TATA Design Workshop “This project embraces the spirit of experimentation. It proposes an agricultural application beneath the canopy of a…

Gail Borden, FAIA, Borden Partnership “As if proclaiming the end of the repetitive suburban residential typology that defined the late…

Ezequiel Alvarenga & Benjamin MendozaGerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston “This proposal creatively combines and…

HOME-OFFICE “This project stood out for its creative use of the drive-in courtyard apartment in the context of housing affordability…

Jennifer Luna, Elizabeth Ramos, Fernando Mata, Nancy GonzalezGerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston “The project…

The Texas Society of Architects announced its 2026 Studio Awards winners in July. Jurors Rod Kruse, FAIA, Jimenez Lai, Zeinab…

Completed in 1972, Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has long been regarded as one of the defining…

Architecture is rarely judged on opening day. Buildings earn their reputations slowly, as they are tested by time, use, and…

The Texas Society of Architects announced the recipients of its 2026 Honor Awards in July. These awards recognize exceptional members,…

UltraBarrio “This beautiful project brings new life to what would otherwise be dead and neglected space. The jury was particularly…

Known for its “Enchilada Red” exterior and bold geometric profile, the San Antonio Central Library offers a Texan take on…

The original prototype is the one all successors aspire to emulate, its best qualities serving as a north star for…

The Texas Society of Architects announced the recipients of its 2025 Honor Awards on July 17. These awards recognize exceptional…

On July 24, the Texas Society of Architects announced the winners of its 2025 Studio Awards. The program recognizes exceptional…

AGENDA ARCHITECTURE “This is a scale and type of building that is being built many times across Texas and elsewhere…

STUDENTS:JOSEPH HSU AND ELLIOT YAMAMOTO PROFESSOR: JESUS VASSALLO RICE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,RICE UNIVERSITY “We thought the double roof was an…

Z4A ARCHITECTS – RAFAEL B. DURAN & OPHELIA MANTZ COLLABORATORS: DIEGO CONTRERAS, MILI KYROPOLOU RENDERINGS: SIMON CHIQUITO “This project drew…

NORVERTO DIAZGERALD D. HINES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON “The construction methods—lashed together bamboo structure and thatch—are…

CORGAN “There’s the implication that the project is capable of producing different microclimates by atomizing the massing of the building,…

DLR GROUP AND ROOT ARCHITECTS “This project showed a lot of ambition for a public building type that is a…

CLOVISBARONIAN “Amongst all the projects, this building had the most compelling, thoughtful, and consistent relationship to its site. The way…

LUTZ OFFICE “We appreciated that this project rigorously deployed self-similar volumetrics in order to accommodate multiple families, produced compelling renderings,…

STUDENTS:APARNA PRABU, ALFRED RIVERA, AND EDWIN TOVAR PROFESSOR:RAFAEL B. DURAN OF FERAL DELTA II STUDIO GERALD D. HINESCOLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE…

The Texas Society of Architects announced its 2024 Honor Awards on July 17. These awards recognize exceptional members, firms, individuals,…

Nestled at the center of the University of Dallas’s small campus lies the Church of the Incarnation, mostly unchanged since…

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The Texas Society of Architects announced its 2023 Honor Awards in July. These awards recognize exceptional members, firms, individuals, and…

When driving near Falfurrias off Texas Highway 281, you might happen to stop on a long journey at a uniquely…

For nearly 70 years, the Republic National Bank Building has been a beacon of progress and stability in the Southwest.…

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Binational River Conservation ProjectOverland Partners with Able City, OLIN Studios, and ARUP The people of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo have…

Co(habitat) HouseAusten Kernodle, Assoc. AIASan Antonio College This single-family residence seeks to treat people and plants as equal inhabitants of…

Deep Rooted EllumUnmesh Kelkar, Assoc. AIACorgan Dallas’ Deep Ellum faces significant challenges, including the encroachment of high-rise corporate development and…

Irritable HouseZ4A_Architects: Rafael Beneytez-Duran, Int. Assoc. AIA; Ophelia Mantz;Enrique KraheUniversity of Houston The construction of a new speedway in Madrid,…

Palo Pinto CemeteryJeff Garnett Architect The Palo Pinto Cemetery is located in a remote, rural area on what used to…

Second Home: Reimagining ChinatownSara Tin-UThe University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture A Second Home investigates the meaning of…

SonataFAR + DANG Every year, Latvia’s Sansusī festival takes attendees into the forest to experience some of the best in…

The Texas Society of Architects announced its 2022 Honor Award recipients on August 17. These awards recognize exceptional members, firms,…

“Architecture is cladding on two sides of a cavity.” So said one of my professors, distilling the essence of modern…

From its inception in 1963 and completion in 1965, through its subsequent expansion in 2006, NorthPark Center was envisioned as…

Without the leadership of the El Paso Community Foundation (EPCF) on major catalyst projects in El Paso, the city’s downtown…

The Texas Society of Architects Studio Awards recognize real or theoretical projects demonstrating excellence in design. The program accepts submissions…

Animal SanctuaryJeff Garnett Architect The 23,500-sf Animal Sanctuary is an animal adoption center and equestrian facility that focuses on the…

Center for Transforming LivesBennett Partners Architects completed a pro bono study to assess the existing facility of the Center for…

Preston MosqueAgenda Architecture In this design for a new mosque, the sahn, or courtyard, is the archetype — a physical…

Ranch House for a NaturalistMax Levy Architect The site is a 4,000-acre working cattle ranch in Cooke County, and the…