“Through a combination of restrained alteration and thoughtful editing, this project models an exemplary transformation of an existing building into…

“The Tree House is ephemeral yet has such clear geometries. Architecture for play and exploration is an important and unexplored…

“A much-needed amenity that isn’t often afforded the principles of good design. This grounded yet light-filled, warm-toned, poured-in-place concrete shelter…

Every year, the Urban Land Institute Gerald Hines Student Competition challenges groups of students from across the nation to develop…

How the 9th Street BMX Trails in Austin Became a Model for DIY Urbanism and Flexible Urban Planning

Kingsbury Commons in Austin’s Pease Park demonstrates what a new era of public investment can look like. Client Pease Park…

A $25 million bond-funded project, Sánchez Elementary celebrates cultural legacies as it brings contemporary classrooms to East Austin. Client Austin…

Fort Worth’s Reby Cary Youth Library supports a new generation of learners. Client City of Fort WorthArchitect KAI EnterprisesContractor FPI…

Two East Austin schools merge to form Norman-Sims Elementary, a new STEAM learning environment focused on discovery and community. Client…

Gensler Sports' design for Q2 Stadium captures the culture and spirit of Austin.

Community First! Village is a master planned community for people emerging from chronic homelessness. The development features six new houses…

Hotel renovations are not generally news. Lobbies and other high-traffic areas become worn and are renovated; fabrics and furnishings go…

The Jewell Residence transforms the challenges of a small, wooded site into opportunities to create a unique spec home for…

As Austin continues to grow, it is inevitable that its unique character will change. But as efforts to save a…

The small but thoughtfully designed Richard Moya Eastside Bus Plaza in Austin has a big impact on the underserved community…

Three sites in Texas are among the 40 recipients of grants from the African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

How society views those experiencing mental health issues — and the facilities architects have designed for those individuals — has…

In 2021, Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) celebrates 30 years of assisting Central Texas architects to design more sustainably. Since…

“This project creates a domestic  environment with architecture that is sympathetic and very thoughtful in terms of daylighting, proportional scale,…

“There’s a softness that is built into the color palette and the materiality of this building that makes it extremely…

“I really appreciate the discipline they showed in not doing too much with a small space. The scale, structure, and…

The Chalmers Courts housing project has provided homes for low-income Austinites since the Great Depression. An ongoing expansion will ensure…

The Architectural League of New York has selected Austin- and Ghana-based Low Design Office (LOWDO) as one of its 2021…

In January, the Blanton Museum of Art unveiled a redesign of its grounds on the campus of The University of…

Next Door Creative Offices on Austin’s east side provides refined, loft-like workspace for artists, designers, and more. Architect Pollen Architecture…

The SXSW Center shows that Austin’s biggest little festival organizer is all grown up, for the most part.  Architect Pei…

Now in its tenth year, AIA Austin’s PERSPECTIVAS is an annual exhibit held in conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month…

The Avenue C Fourplexes provide missing-middle housing and density without upsetting the character of Austin’s historic Hyde Park neighborhood.

Music Lane on Austin’s South Congress strip distinguishes itself amid contemporary retro architectures through tectonic authenticity. Architect Lake|Flato ArchitectsGeneral Contractor…

One goal of architectural postmodernism has been to accommodate more variety than was typically addressed in high modernism, an objective…

Little Tiger, Austin’s first full-day Chinese immersion school, occupies an eclectic mini-campus in a residential neighborhood. Architect Murray Legge Architecture…

Dove Springs in southeast Austin is a working-class Hispanic neighborhood of single-family homes. A regular destination for Central American immigrants,…

In “Architecture Beyond Experience," Michael Benedikt, director of the Center for American Architecture and Design at UTSOA, advances the idea…

Nkiru Mokwe Gelles is a project designer at Michael Hsu Office of Architecture in Austin. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Gelles…

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…

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

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

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

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

Installed at various locations throughout Austin, “Parkspace” is a straightforward but playful outdoor solution for encouraging social distancing.

Legge Lewis Legge’s “Amphibious” is a new kind of monument for the city of Austin. Composed of 35 life-sized bronze…

The Arrive Hotel disguises its identity behind an aggressive architectural screen and a wrapper of wining and dining, fitting perfectly…

On a sunny weekend in October, under the dappled light of several sprawling oaks, Sean Guess, AIA, of Faye and…

An Austin bungalow renovation blends the old Texas dogtrot and the contemporary Texas air-conditioned box, with pleasing results. Architect Charles Di…

Lucero, a new affordable housing development in South Austin, shows how designers can slip some poetry into a tight budget.

“Make Austin’s Zoning Weirder” was one of the more unusual pleas during recent Planning Commission public hearings focused on the…

Waterloo Greenway (formerly Waller Creek Conservancy) welcomed a record-setting 60,000 guests to its 6th Annual Creek Show. This temporary, interactive…