This tour will look at public art, murals, architecture, place making and urban planning in Houston. Tour stops include Market Square Park, Buffalo Bayou and areas west of Main Street. Artists featured on this tour include Mel Chin, Paul Kittelson, Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg and Dean Ruck. Meets in the NE Corner of Market Square […]
Building your Green Investment: Financing Sustainable Development in Texas Recent legislation and the growing climate economy have created new opportunities to secure capital funds and magnify the financial benefits of building green. As the effects of climate change continue to impact the real estate market across the U.S., projects that fail to incorporate strategies to […]
The Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the world. Equivalent to the 8th largest business district in the United States, TMC has over 50 million square feet of patient care, education, and research space. 160,000+ individuals visit the Texas Medical Center each day with more than 6 million patients treated annually. The […]
Montrose is one of the most diverse and interesting neighborhoods in Houston with some of the city's best architecture including spectacular mansions, charming bungalows, the campus of the University of St. Thomas, Rothko Chapel, and the Menil Collection. ArCH tour guides will present an overview of the architectural and social history of the area and […]
Save the date for Health SES 2025! Health Symposium Exhibition & Social (SES) annually provides an opportunity for education and networking to members of the architectural and healthcare communities. The event includes happy hour, a seminar, and a panel discussion. Theme: The Foundations & Applications of AI in Healthcare (1.5 AIA HSW/LU) Keynote: Jim Colson, MSME, […]
This bicycle tour explores the Historic Third Ward and surrounding areas including Houston Community College, Emancipation Park, Project Row Houses, Dowling Street, the Negro Hospital, later Riverside General Hospital, the Buffalo Soldiers Museum, and Texas Southern University. The tour is a dynamic discussion of the neighborhood’s character, history and future in the center of Houston […]
Towers and Trees explores the magnificent architecture between Hermann Square and Discovery Green as well as the changing dynamics of our downtown. We'll look at the partially realized civic center plan surrounding Hermann Square, the historic backbone of Main Street, the ambitious 1970 proposal that would become Houston Center, the internationally recognized icons from the […]
Masonry walls are not all the same! What repair methods are appropriate for the masonry wall system on your building? Join AIA Houston’s Historic Resource Committee (HRC) for a masonry repair workshop to learn more about masonry wall systems, and appropriate repair methods. Nick Floyd and Glynnis Flaum from SGH will provide a short […]
Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx): Ensuring Comfort, Durability, and Health - 1.0 AIA LU/HSW Presenter – Kayla Maines Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) is a quality-assurance process to ensure that a building, when delivered, meets the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR). Commissioning begins at the start of a project, known as Pre-Design, continues through the design and construction […]
Explore the city from a vantage point most people don't see: the waterway that gave Houston life and has been its backbone for 182 years. Architecture Center Houston (ArCH), with the cooperation of Buffalo Bayou Partnership, invite you to a stroll along Buffalo Bayou Parkway for an overview of downtown Houston's history and architecture from […]
The AIA Houston Women in Architecture Committee is pleased to announce the eighth annual Equity Series, Value by Design: Resilient businesses. Individual security. There has long been a cultural narrative within architecture that sets the value of the architect above the pursuit of lucrative compensation, framing financial ambition as secondary to the ideals of the […]
Value by Design: Resilient businesses. Individual security AIA Credit: 3 LU Architects aren’t the lowest paid workers in the building industry, but they often earn less than other trades. Given the cost of education, demands of licensure, and fee-related pressures, it’s not surprising that financial stability is challenging for many architects. Additionally, women and minority […]
