Design Awards

Architecture Center Houston
902 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002

Chair
Ross Wienert, AIA
CONTENT Architecture
ross@contentarchitecture.com

Staff Liaison
Alex Moreno
AIA Houston
alexm@aiahouston.org

2024 AIA Houston Design Awards Winners

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

Alief Neighborhood Center and Park (download presentation)

Firm: Page
Architectural Design Team: Jonas Risen, Lead Designer; John Smith, Managing Director, Lead Designer; Peter Dreghorn, Project Manager; Yuliana Hernandez, Designer; Guillermo Andrade, Technical Director; Sherri Shafiei, Lead Interior Designer; Vanessa Blackkerby, Project Coordinator; Robyn Canady, Sr. Eperiential Graphic Designer; Chris Bowles, Sr. Experiential Graphic Designer; Cynthia Helms, Project Architect; Carly Pace, Interior Designer II; Angela Tran, Design I
Associate Architect: SWA Group, Natalia Beard
Contractor: Manhattan Construction Company
Structural Engineer: Dally + Associates
Photographer: Albert Vecerka/Esto

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

New Hope Housing Dale Carnegie (download presentation)

Firm: GSMA, Inc.
Contractor: Camden Builders
Structural Engineer: Pinnacle Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: Wylie Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: Brewer Escalante
Other Important Consultants: Clark Condon; Access Partnership LP; Caton Consulting, Inc.; Green House Integration and PSL Integrated Solutions

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

San Jacinto College Anderson-Ball Classroom Building (download presentation)

Firm: Kirksey Architecture
Contractor: Tellepsen
Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore
MEP Engineer: JonesDBR
Civil Engineer: Duplantis Design Group
Other Important Consultants: Mass Timber Consultant: Fast + Epps; Technology: DataCom Design Group; Landscape: Kudela & Weinheimer; Mass Timber Manufacturer: Nordic Structures
Photographer: Aker Imaging

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Colegio Japones Paraguayo (download presentation)

Firm: Luis Ayala Studio
Architectural Design Team: Luis Ayala, AIA; Raul Pinol, AIA
Associate Architect: Alberto Marinoni; Gabriela Torreani
Photographer: Mariella & Luis Ayala, AIA

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood LIbrary (download presentation)

Firm: BRAVE/architecture
Contractor: SpawGlass Construction
Structural Engineer: Matriz Structural Engineering
MEP Engineer: Infrastructure Associates
Civil Engineer: Gradient Group
Other Importanta Consultants: 4B Technology Group; Russ Berger Design Group

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Houston Public Works NE Quadrant Facility (download presentation)

Firm: RDLR Architects, Inc.
Contractor: The Morganti Group, Inc.
Structural Engineer: CSF Engineers
MEP Engineer: LAN
Civil Engineer: CSF Engineers
Other Important Consultants: PGA; Asakura
Photographer: Slyworks Photography – ShauLin

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

The Branch School, Hightower Middle School (download presentation)

Firm: Kirksey Architecture
Contractor: D.E. Harvey Builders
Structural Engineer: Pinnacle Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: CMTA, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Duplantis Design Group
Other Important Consultants: Landscape: Wong & Associates; Technology: DataCom Design Group
Photographer: Slyworks Photography; Aker Imaging

Conceptual

Deterritorializing The Rio Grande (download presentation)

Firm: Univeristy of Houston
Architectural Design Team: Thesis project from Spring 2024; First Reader: Susan Rogers; Second Reader: Daniel Jacobs; Third Reader: Olivia Miljanic; Thesis Coordinator: Matthew Johnson 

Interior Architecture

Credit Human (download presentation)

Firm: Kirksey Architecture
Contractor: Joeris General Contractors
Structural Engineer: Cardno
​MEP Engineer: GLUMAC
​Photographer: Dror Baldinger; Alexander Gray

Interior Architecture

Sudor Sauna (download presentation)

Firm: CONTENT Architecture
Contractor: Kit Constructs
Structural Engineer: Fractal Structural
​MEP Engineer: AOS Engineering
​Photographer: César Béjar

On The Boards

E33 (download presentation)

Firm: clovisbaronian
​Architectural Design Team: Georgina Baronian; Sam Clovis
​Structural Engineer: Walker Structural Engineers
​Civil Engineer: The Land Group
​Photographer: clovisbaronian

On The Boards

Gathering (download presentation)

Firm: Tucker de Vazquez Architecture
​Architectural Design Team: Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez; Maritsa Cabrera
​Structural Engineer: Jose Vazquez

Residential Architecture

Densifying the Menil Neighborhood: Bungalow Renovations & Accessory Dwellings (download presentation)

FirmHR Design Department
​Architectural Design Team: Eric Hughes, AIA; Heather Rowell, AIA; Alex Warr, David Schneider, Justin Fan
​Contractor: CPJ Builders: Christopher Jachmich
​Structural Engineer: CRAFT Structural: Erin Salmatanis, PE
​MEP Engineer: Toner Home Performance
​Other Important Consultants: Landscape Architect: DEPT. – Maggie Tsang, PLA, RA; Isaac Stein, PLA, RA, ASLA
Photographer: Divya Pande

Residential Architecture

Elemental Home (download presentation)

Firm: CONTENT Architecture
​Architectural Design Team: Jesse Hager
​Contractor: CONTENT Architecture
​Structural Engineer: INSIGHT Structures
​Photographer: César Béjar

Renovation/Restorations

The Joyce Residence (download presentation)

Firm: HR Design Department
​Architectural Design Team: Eric Hughes, AIA; Heather Rowell, AIA; David Schneider
​Contractor: Frich Investments
​Structural Engineer: Santee Engineering
​MEP Engineer: Toner Home Performance
Photographer: Leonid Furmansky

Urban Design

African American Memorial at Bates M. Allen Park (download presentation)

Firm: Hines Architecture + Design
​Contractor: SpawGlass
Structural Engineer: Core Design Impact
MEP Engineer: Core Design Impact
Civil Engineer: VOGT Engineering
Other Important Consultants: Landscape: Landology; Lighting Consultant: Buro Happold Engineering New York

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