Accustomed to designing homes in North Texas, a Dallas architect adapts to a different building climate in the Bahamas.

The cast-iron veranda of Ashton Villa has witnessed changes to the political, economic, and environmental climate of Galveston.

The story of Lance Hosey, FAIA, can be told by the many people he touched during his 56 years on…

In addition to connecting city dwellers to nature, the urban forest improves public health while combating climate change.

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

The Summer Bohannon House responds to the specifics of its wooded Dallas site while revealing the influences of its architect’s…

The history of tourist lodging in Texas reflects larger trends occurring throughout the nation.

Hotels can be designed to better weather pandemics and other economic downturns while serving locals and visitors alike.

The creators of Six Flags Over Texas hoped to create a uniquely Texan combination of history and thrills.

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

Boca Chica Beach was once a quiet place where childhood memories were made. Now it is where towering spacecraft are…

Cities have historically provided their residents with public parks as places to gather and find natural respite from dense urban…

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

The Lyric Centre Garage shows that, while often considered a necessary urban evil, the design of a parking garage can…

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…

As we close out on a year that offered as much fear and despair as hope and optimism, members of…

For those on the autism spectrum, the design of the physical environment plays an important role in their mental well-being.

Designing a built environment that provides protection from the undead calls for programmatic requirements not usually included in the standard…

On May 11, 51 years to the day after the city's infamous 1970 tornado, the Lubbock Tornado Memorial was opened…

After a hiatus due to the pandemic, a hybrid of virtual and in-person summer architecture programs were once again able…

Texas Architect's Interim Editor Brantley Hightower, AIA, speaks with Alfred Vidaurri about the profession and the role NCARB plays in…

The TxA 2021 Design Awards jury met virtually on May 7 to review 177 submissions, selecting 15 projects for recognition.

In the spring of 2020, I was studying abroad in Spain and having the time of my life. Like many…

Oklahoma Contemporary, a uniquely progressive cultural institution not only for Oklahoma but for the region, has opened its new campus…

Austin’s new Waterloo Park is set to open this fall. Both futuristic and familiar, it hopes, through a carefully calculated…

Houston Audubon’s Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary at High Island, designed by SWA and SCHAUM/SHIEH, is a case study in the…

The campus of Rice University is one of Houston’s premier bubbles of development, whose accretion of buildings represents a century-long…

Lubbock has master plans in the works to invigorate and connect downtown and the Canyon Lakes, plans that put the…

Mass timber is dawning on the Texas market as a viable alternative to reinforced concrete and steel construction. Here, two…

Today, there is a wide range of carbon-negative materials on the market that can help building projects make a positive…

Once a building material of humble economy used by autochthonous peoples of the Southwest, adobe has become fashionable among Marfa’s…

THE BROCKMAN HALL FOR OPERA AT RICE UNIVERSITY PACKS PROFESSIONAL ACOUSTICS AND AUDIO/VISUAL TECHNOLOGY WITHIN A HISTORICIST SHELL INSPIRED BY…

WITH WINKING FORMAL ALLUSIONS AND WELL-TUNED SPACES, BUDDY HOLLY HALL PROMISES TO CONNECT LUBBOCK TO THE WORLD BEYOND THE LLANO…

Recenter is a Houston nonprofit that provides programs and services to individuals experiencing homelessness and addiction. Its new facility transcends…

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Nancy and Rich Kinder Building delivers spatial excitement without overwhelming the art on display.

Long urban walks connect people to place and reveal the intertwining of nature and culture.

Gillespie County is home to one of the largest existing collections of 19th-century American rural common schools.

Houston’s East End is currently the focus of a parks and development master plan. Here, three long-time residents tell their…

The Rothko Chapel is 50 years old this February, and it has never looked better, thanks to a studious update…

Texas celebrated its Centennial in 1936 with a spate of monument building. These structures memorialized a limited version of history…

Major transportation projects across Texas show competing visions for the state’s future.

What is the relationship between housing equity and space architecture? Not sure? Just consider the new frontiers of 3-D-printed buildings.

Artificial intelligence is coming for design, presenting both opportunities and perils for the future of architecture.

We follow up with the six architects and design professionals interviewed in the early days of the pandemic.

To see and experience Donald Judd’s work in depth, we in Texas have two options: Travel to Marfa, or see…

Postmodern historicism has been the predominant architectural language of baseball since at least 1992. Now, the Texas Rangers’ newly minted…

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

In the 1980s, Houston became the archetypal postmodern city. Many of the architectural monuments of that time remain. Here, we…

In mid-March the state’s architecture schools came face to face with unprecedented pedagogical challenges. All had to grapple with the…