Design Awards

Architecture Center Houston
902 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002

Chair
Luisina Basilico, AIA
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Staff Liaison
Alex Moreno
AIA Houston
alexm@aiahouston.org

2025 AIA Houston Design Awards Winners

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

Yellowstone Schools (download presentation)

Firm: Kirksey Architecture
Contractor: Tellepsen
Structural Engineer: Matrix Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: Henderson Engineers

Civil Engineer: Duplantis Design Grou

Photographer: Slyworks Photography

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

LSU Health Shreveport (download presentation)

Firm: Perkins&Will
Architectural Design Team : Managing Principal, Ed Cordes, Andrew Brown, Project Manager, Ron Stelmarski, Design Principal, Heidi Costello, Planning Principal, Jim Chen, Lab Planner, Jeremy Cheng, Designer, Alex Wei, Project Architet

Associate Architect: Coleman Partners Architects

Contractor: The Lemoine Company
Structural Engineer: Aillet, Fenner, Jolly, and McClellan, Inc.
MEP Engineer: Purtle and Associates
Civil Engineer: Aillet, Fenner, Jolly and McClellan, Inc.

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

The Awry International School Student Center (download presentation)

Firm: Lake Flato Architects
Architectural Design Team: Greg Papay, FAIA; Brandi Rickels, AIA; Danny Davy, AIA; Adie Hailat, AIA;
Dan Lazarine; Lila Davis; Jamie Sartory; Heather Holdridge; Patrick
Burnham, AIA; Kelsey Alex; Deborah Lee

Contractor: Harvey-Cleary
Structural Engineer: Datum
Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
Photographer: Lara Swimmer

Architecture Greater Than 50,000 SF

Hotel Saint Augustine (download presentation)

Firm: Lake Flato Architects
Contractor: Forney Construction
Structural Engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
MEP Engineer: Wylie Engineering
Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
Other Important Consultants: Interior Design: Post Company, Landscape Architect: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Operator: Bunkhouse Group, Building Enclosure: Acton Partners, LLC, Acoustics: EEA Consulting Engineers, Food Service: Melbil Design, Life Safety & Fire Suppression: Jensen Hughes, Registered Accessibility Specialist: David Demings, Permit Expeditor: Texas Permit, Lighting Designer: Within Light Design

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Wolf Ranch River Camp (download presentation)

Firm: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Architectural Design Team: Micah Land, Mitch Flora, Joey Rocha
Contractor: Beacon Structures

Structural Engineer: MJ Structures

Civil Engineer: Pape Dawson
Photographer: Chase Daniel

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

William T. Cannady Hall (download presentation)

Firm: Kendall/Heaton Associates

Architectural Design Team: Architectural Designers: KARAMUK KUO, Executive Architect: Kendall/Heaton Associates
Contractor: Linbeck Group
Structural Engineer: Ensight Haynes Whaley
MEP Engineer: Collaborative Engineering Group
Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
Other Important Consultants: Engineer – Geotechnical: Ulrich Engineers, Landscape Architect: Lauren Griffith Associates, Lighting Designer: Tillotson Design Associates, Acoustical Consultant: Shen Milson & Wilke, Building Envelope Consultant: Morrison Hershfield, Sustainability Consultant: NV5

Photographer: Iwan Baan

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Memorial Park Running Complex Cafe (download presentation)

Firm: Schaum Architects
Contractor: Tellepsen Builders
Structural Engineer: H2B Engineers
MEP Engineer: GK Engineers
Civil Engineer: CSF Engineers
Photographer: Leonid Furmansky

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Gleenwood Cemetery Visitor Center (download presentation)

Firm: Dillon Kyle Architects
Contractor: W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation
Structural Engineer: Pinnacle Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: Telios Engineering
Civil Engineer: Tetra Land Services
Photographer: Chris Luker – Luker Photography

Architecture Less Than 50,000 SF

Autry Park Pavilions (download presentation)

Firm: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Architectural Design Team: Bob Allsop, Chase Daniel, Blake Ahart, Andrew Horn, Micah Land
Other Important Consultants: Rebees, Ziegler Cooper, W Partnership, Design Collective, Foda, OJB, Jeff Speck

Photographer: Chase Daniel

Conceptual

Adaptive Gallery (download presentation)

Firm: Zachery Lively 
Architectural Design Team: Zachery Lively 

Photographer: Zachery Lively 

Conceptual

Ambience (download presentation)

Firm: clovisbaronian
Architectural Design Team: Georgina Baronian & Sam Clovis

Photographer: Renderings by Agustín Pina / Drawings by clovisbaronian 

Interior Architecture

White & Case (download presentation)

Firm: Kirksey Architecture
​Photographer: Eric Laignel

Interior Architecture

Cook Family Health Education and Learning (download presentation)

Firm: Page
Architectural Design Team: Yvette Herrera Duran, Meaghan Williams, Interior Design Team: Marissa Yu, Maurice Marroquin, Milena Peterson, Architectural Team: Brian Gray

Contractor: Tellepsen
​MEP Engineer: Smith Seckman Reid, Inc
​Photographer: Albert Vecerka/Esto

Interior Architecture

Camaraderie Restaurant (download presentation)

Firm: Schaum Architects

Architectural Design Team: Troy Schaum, Andrea Brennan, Pouya Khadem, Mai Okimoto
Contractor: Course Construction Group
Structural Engineer: H2B
​MEP Engineer: GK Engineering
​Photographer: Leonid Furmansky

On The Boards

OpenHOUse (download presentation)

Firm: Hines Architecture + Design
​Architectural Design Team: Georgina Baronian; Sam Clovis, Faculty: Jason Logan (Lead Design Faculty), Mili Kyropoulou (Environmental Systems Faculty), Christopher Battaglia (Robotic Fabrication Faculty), Dijana Handanovic (Interior Architecture Faculty), Students: Ezequiel Alvarenga, Benjamin Mendoza, Haley Hudgeons, Diego Rios Contreras, Stephanie Cornejo, Natalie Costello, Anish D’Souza, Stacey Echartea, Ashley Espinoza, Astrid Gallareta, Litzy Garcia, Mario Guzman, Bao Ngan Hoang, Taylor Langmead, Grasiela Magana, Atenor
Ovalles, Yasmin Romero, Yulisa Tran, Mateo Avelar, Gabriel Castaneda, Hozeh Chae, James Devaney, Andrew Muljana, Dana Shnoudi, Miles Cary, Yetlanetzi Chijate, Virginia Briagas, Nicole Tran, Cameron Klassen, Paul Chavarria, James Strang, Norverto Diaz, Nicole Valdes, Trent Troxey, Marley Ramirez, Jade Guerra, Victoria Gonzalez, Jesus Aguirre, Mikayla Zientek, Thuc Tran, Alex Baltazar, Marshall Bradley, Wendy Pantoja, Whitney Lau, Larissa Dos Santos, Olivia Salinas, Elena Mexicano, Marco Inofuentes, Olivia Blas

Structural Engineer: CRAFT Engineering Studio
Other Important Consultants: Timberlyne (timber fabricator), Aura Dwellings & Hospitality (volumetric
construction consultant), Autodesk (design residency for full-scale
prototype)
​Photographer: Renderings by Ezequiel Alvarenga

On The Boards

Double House (download presentation)

Firm: Douglas Works
​Architectural Design Team: Tucker Douglas, Taylor Halamka
Contractor: Color Houses, Inc.

​Structural Engineer: INSIGHT Structures, Inc.

Civil Engineer: Dunaway|BEC

Photographer: Paul Lau

Residential Architecture

Bridge House (download presentation)

FirmLake Flato Architects
​Architectural Design Team: Vicki Yuan, AIA; Megan Toma; Karla Edwards; Brian Korte
​Contractor: R.B. Ratcliff & Associates
​Structural Engineer: Scott Williamson P.E.
​MEP Engineer: Collaborative Engineering Group
​Civil Engineer: Andrew Lonnie Sikes Inc.
Photographer: Casey Dunn

Renovation/Restorations

Rice University MD Anderson Hall (download presentation)

Firm: Kwong Von Glinow
​Architectural Design Team: Lap Chi Kwong, Alison Von Glinow, Nathan Geller, Oana Giuglea, Tianjiao Wang, Jiachen Wang,
Jonah Laduca, Benjamin Luebkemann

Associate Architect: Sharp Architecture
​Contractor: Tellepsen
​Structural Engineer: National Structural Engineering, Inc.
​MEP Engineer: T&D Engineers LLC
Photographer: Mikael Olsson

Renovation/Restorations

Melton Electric (download presentation)

Firm: Kirksey Architecture
​Contractor: Harvey Builders
​Structural Engineer: Rogers Desimone

MEP Engineer: DBR

Photographer: Aker Imaging

Renovation/Restorations

Bungalow Addition (download presentation)

Firm: Inflection Architecture

Architectural Design Team: Kristin Schuster, Liliana Bravo, Ryan Napitupulu
Contractor: Fritch Investments
Structural Engineer: Todd Santee
Photographer: Benjamin Hill

25-Year Award

Cy Twombly Gallery at the Menil Collection

Firm: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Richard Fitzgerald & Associates

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