After launching an international design competition for the first time in its history, Rice University has selected Adjaye Associates from…

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

It is, by design, dark, obscure. Some people, upon entering, feel uneasy, claustrophobic, creeped out. Others walk in, look around,…

Real estate developer and investment builder Gerald D. Hines, who died on August 23 at the age of 95, changed…

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

Milby High School in Houston’s East End preserves history while providing 21st-century pedagogy. Architect Kirksey Architecture Associate Architect Huerta &…

On August 31 — the third anniversary of Hurricane Harvey’s arrival in the Bayou City — Architecture Center Houston (ArCH)…

Power Moves: Transportation, Politics, and Development in HoustonKyle SheltonUT Press, 2017 “Which side of the tracks do you live on?”…

It was very innovative to actually get three different units and making sure they each get light. — Stella Betts

These were impeccably crafted rooms for conservation. … The wood detailing, the structural expression, the north white monitors, the care…

In the downtown districts of Dallas, Houston, and even smaller Texas metros, a movement is on the rise to rescue…

When a museum-quality residence catches fire, the architect finds that best-laid plans don’t always turn out as expected.

With Arabella, the majority of whose 99 units are unique, the weirdly shifting mirage of Houston’s high-rise luxury residential development…

In March, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Kingston-based firm Design Collaborative as winner of the Government of Jamaica Houses…

One year after Hurricane Harvey, TA checks on Houston's resiliency response. We round up the funding incentives available to motivate…

Despite their strict functional requirements, parking garages have given rise to a surprising number of typological inventions. There are continuous…

In May, the Houston Botanic Garden unveiled plans for its first phase of development. The nonprofit organization, founded in 2002,…

Houston First Corporation has selected Rios Clementi Hale (RCH) Studios to redesign downtown Houston’s Jones Plaza, unveiling one of the…

Harvey dumped 51.6 inches of rain in a few days, leaving 300,000 still homeless in January 2018, 36 fatalities, and…

Hidden behind a fence in Houston’s Cherryhurst neighborhood is “Ripple,” the latest collaborative house-scaled, site-specific work by artistic duo Havel…

In 2013, a quartet of beery-eyed entrepreneurs moved into a warehouse in Houston’s EaDo neighborhood, blocks from downtown. They had…

“The Cistern project is as much about what the architect didn’t do as what they did do.” — Andy Tinucci,…

“The way that the interior design of the space and the architecture of the space merge seamlessly into one is…

The MATCH is a great project. It has a wonderful breezeway/outdoor civic space that functions as a lobby to the…

The Houston Downtown Management District (Downtown District) has announced Plan Downtown: a 20-year vision that will outline recommendations for development…

White Oak Music Hall is an only-in-Houston project, a ground-up rock club that seeks authenticity by way of its elemental…

Houston’s Fifth Ward — also known as “The Bloody Fifth” — has for decades been synonymous with poverty and crime.…

Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel are home to the nation’s second-busiest port, its largest petrochemical complex, and a…

The Rothko Chapel has hired New York’s Architecture Research Office (ARO) to undertake renovation and master planning efforts for the…

After a five-year revitalization effort, Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park has taken its place among the city’s top public green spaces.…

The Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston may be the only venue in the country created specifically to provide affordable…

Dillon Kyle has been quietly practicing architecture in Houston for 20 years. He handles traditional and modern design languages with…

Houston’s Alley Theatre is a masterpiece. Any renovation of it, no matter how greatly needed, is sure to stir up…

The North Houston Highway Improvement Project has been in the works since the late 1990s, and may remain on the…

Project Harrell House Architect Murphy Mears Architects Design Team Kyle Humphries, AIA; Kirby Mears, AIA; Walter Murphy, AIA Photographer Kyle Humphries, AIA Formalism, one…

Curated by Delaney Harris-Finch and Anna Mod, “Uncommon Modern” presented photographs of more than 100 overlooked pieces of Houston’s modern…