The Interior Architecture Committee meets the third Wednesday of every month, Noon – 1 PM
Chair
Jim Halloran
HDR, Inc.
jim.halloran@hdrinc.com
Staff Liaison
Alex Moreno
AIA Houston
alexm@aiahouston.org
Board Liason
Javier E. Guerrero, Assoc. AIA, NOMA
javieguerrero7@gmail.com
Sally Walsh Lectures
Sally Walsh Lectures are supported by an endowed fund of the Houston Architecture Foundation.
The lectures are dedicated to the memory of one of Houston’s most distinguished interior designers, Sally Walsh, who brought modern design to Houston and became an inspiration to a whole generation of Houston architects and designers.
All Sally Walsh lectures are free and open to the public.
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LECTURE SERIES HISTORY
2000 – Present | Lectures held at The Museum of FIne Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium:
2024
September 12 – Kevin Adkisson
“Saarinen House at Cranbrook: A Total Work of Art”
2023
September 21 – Alexandra Lange
“Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall”
2022
September 22 – Clive Wilkinson
“The New Ideal Office in the Hybrid Age”
2021
November 18 – Hervé Descottes
View Mr. Descottes’ lecture HERE.
2020
February 13 – Deborah Berke
View Ms. Berke’s lecture HERE.
2018
October 22 – Suzanne Tick
2016
March 10 – Tatiana Bilbao
2013
March 26 – Jeanne Gang
2012
April 2 – Greg Lynn
2011
April 13 – Petra Blaisse
2010
March 2 – Mansilla and Turbon
2008
April 15 Thomas Mayne
2006
April 29 – Annabelle Selldorf
2005
April 6 – Thomas Phifer
2004
April 19 – Toshiko Mori
2003
Todd Williams and Billie Tsien
2002
Shigeru Ban
2001
March 21 – Neil Frankel
2000
May 10 – Margo Grant Walsh
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1990s | Lectures held at University of Houston College of Architecture (videos of talks located in the UH CoA Visual Resources Office):
1999
Zaha Hadid
1996
August 27 – Samuel Mockbee
1995
March 2 – Richard Meier
1994
March 31 – James Coote (Cass Gilbert Prof of Architecture, UT Austin: “The Technique of Robert Adam at Osterly Park”
April 7 – Charles Kifer, director of design for the Houston office of Gensler & Associates, Architects
April 21 – Frances Halsband, partner, R. M. Kliment &c Frances Halsband, Architects, New York, and Dean of Architecture, Pratt University, New York, “A Conversation About Collaboration.”
1993
April 16 – Deborah Lehman-Smith
April 17 – Laurie Hawkinson
May 21 – Michele Saee
Events
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HXD Week: Design Connections
2910 McKinney 2910 McKinney St., Houston, TX, United StatesDesign Connections | "Wired to Belong" The Science and Practice of Connection at Work In an era where work can happen from anywhere and AI can deliver information instantly, human […]
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HXD Week: Africatown: Monument and Wound
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design 4200 Elgin St, Houston, TX“Africatown: Monument and Wound — Student Proposals for Remembrance and Repair,” would present a curated exhibition and short public talk based on student work from my senior Interior Architecture capstone […]
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HXD Week: “Beyond the Lease” Panel Discusion + PDR Office Tour
PDR 927 Studewood St., Floor 2, Houston, TX, United StatesBeyond the Lease: Why Employees Chose Places Not Offices + PDR Tour Join us for a panel discussion exploring how development priorities have evolved, what today's tenants expect, and how […]
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HXD Week: Power Hour
20 E. Greenway Plaza 20 East Greenway Plaza Conference Room #1, Houston, United StatesThe Place for Creatives: In an AI Evolving World As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the way we work, the value of distinctly human skills has never been greater. As […]
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HXD Week: The Power of Brain Health in Workplace Wellbeing
Perkins&Will 1001 McKinney St, 19th Floor, Houston, TX, United StatesIn an era where productivity, innovation, and resilience are the keys to success, the state of our brains, our cognitive function, mental clarity, and emotional well-being play a crucial role […]
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HXD Week: 1929 Allen Parkway Headquarters Tour
1929 Allen Parkway 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Confidential Headquarters Project is a new ground-up, Class A Office Building located at 1929 Allen Parkway. The project has 9 occupiable floors and a 5-level podium parking garage. The […]
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HXD Week: Tour of IAH Terminal B
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 15710 JFK Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesCome experience the Terminal B Transformation at IAH, a landmark project that is setting a new standard for air travel. Discover how United Airlines and the Houston Airport System are […]
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HXD Week: Norton Rose Fulbright Office Tour
Norton Rose Fullbright Tower 1550 Lamar Street, Suite 2000, Houston, TX, United StatesNorton Rose Fulbright is a multi floor law firm located at 1550 Lamar St., Suite 2000. NRF workspace consists of eight (8) practice floors (lvl’s 18, 20 thru 26) including […]
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HXD Week: BCG Houston LEED Platinum Tour
BCG Houston 1550 Lamar St., Suite 1200, Houston, TX, United StatesThe tour of the newly certified LEED Platinum BCG Houston office will showcase design and sustainability strategies used to create the new workspace adjacent to Discovery Green. Light bites will […]
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HXD Week: Beyond the Buzz
Architecture Center Houston 902 Commerce St., Houston, TX, United StatesBeyond the Buzz: What Design Week Reveals About the Future of Interior Architecture Every year, Chicago Design Days and NeoCon introduce hundreds of new furniture products, materials, finishes, and workplace […]
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HXD Week: Electrolit U.S. Headquarters Tour
Electrolit U.S. Headquarters 3201 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX, United StatesA collaborative team of architects based in Guadalajara and Houston has designed the U.S. headquarters of Mexican beverage brand Electrolit. The structure they chose to begin their journey in Houston—a […]