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SUMMARY:Earth Sculpting
DESCRIPTION:Earth Sculpting\, a hands-on ceramics workshop by Falon Mihalic for artists and architects on how to hand-build with clay. The oldest known ceramic work is handbuilt earthenware pieces from 20\,000 years ago and handbuilt ceramic forms are among the oldest functional pottery artifacts in any continent. Learn this technique that stretches across time\, cultures\, and geography while also learning about Houston’s clay soil. \nMaterials and refreshments included. \nThe program is in conjunction with our current exhibition\, Verdant Laboratory\, on view through August 22 at the Center. \nExhibition and programming sponsors:\nVerdant Laboratory is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance; REES; and Houston Architecture Foundation. \nProgramming Partners\nASLA Texas\, H/GC Section; Texas Parks & Wildlife \nImage credit: Trish LaCoste \n\nAbout \nFalon Mihalic is a sculptor and landscape architect who began making art with watercolor paintings in 2007. Their projects investigate our perception of landscapes and ecology through site-specific works in light art\, ceramics\, and large-scale public art installations. Falon is a licensed landscape architect (TX\, FL\, IL) with a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a B.A. in Natural Sciences from New College of Florida. Their work has been supported by the Kaboom Foundation\, the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs\, the Houston Arts Alliance\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Center for Spatial Studies at Rice University. \nFalon has presented widely\, including a recent international talk at the Center for Metropolitan Planning in Prague. They currently have multiple permanent public art commissions underway across the US.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/earth-sculpting/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Programming Committee
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SUMMARY:Kayak Tour of the Galveston Bay Estuary
DESCRIPTION:Delete this one \nKayak Tour of the Galveston Bay Estuary\, a guided kayak tour about the range of salinity levels and corresponding plant communities in the salt marshes of Galveston Bay at Galveston Island State Park. Plants signal ecosystem conditions; they exist on long timescales and big geographies\, making them quiet messengers of changes in our environment. Led by Falon Mihalic and a State Park Ecologist\, the kayak tour gives a view into the environs of our estuary and its unique role in making Houston a biodiversity hotspot. \nWhat’s Included: \n\nFree gear (kayak\, paddle\, life jacket)\nSafety + paddling intro\nGuided 1.5-hour trip over seagrass beds and shallow bay waters\nEnvironmental education with a trained guide\nSmall group experience (under 17 people)\n\nKnow Before You Go: \n\nAges 13+ only\nPark entry fee required\nIt’s very important to wear close-toed shoes. We are in the land of oysters\, stingrays\, and submerged archaeological sites.  \nMax 4 people per reservation\nExpect to get a little wet\, salty\, or muddy—pack accordingly!\nSuggested weight limit: 250 lbs\nPlease complete and bring this waiver with you.\n\nLocation:\nThe group will meet up at Galveston Island State Park’s Horseshoe Pond\, which is listed as Point of Interest Number 2 on the trail map\n\nSpace is limited. If you register and need to cancel\, please let us know 48 hrs. in advance so we can open the space to others.  \nExhibition and programming sponsors:\nVerdant Laboratory is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance; REES and Houston Architecture Foundation. \nProgramming Partners\nASLA Texas\, H/GC Section; Texas Parks & Wildlife. \nThis event is approved\n1.5 AIA LU\n1.5 LA CES HSW \n\nAbout \nFalon Mihalic is a sculptor and landscape architect who began making art with watercolor paintings in 2007. Their projects investigate our perception of landscapes and ecology through site-specific works in light art\, ceramics\, and large-scale public art installations. Falon is a licensed landscape architect (TX\, FL\, IL) with a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a B.A. in Natural Sciences from New College of Florida. Their work has been supported by the Kaboom Foundation\, the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs\, the Houston Arts Alliance\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Center for Spatial Studies at Rice University. \nFalon has presented widely\, including a recent international talk at the Center for Metropolitan Planning in Prague. They currently have multiple permanent public art commissions underway across the US.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/kayak-tour-of-the-galveston-bay-estuary/
LOCATION:Galveston Island State Park\, 14901 FM3005\, Galveston\, TX\, 77554
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Exhibitions & Programming Committee
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SUMMARY:Kayak Tour of the Galveston Bay Estuary
DESCRIPTION:Kayak Tour of the Galveston Bay Estuary\, a guided kayak tour about the range of salinity levels and corresponding plant communities in the salt marshes of Galveston Bay at Galveston Island State Park. Plants signal ecosystem conditions; they exist on long timescales and big geographies\, making them quiet messengers of changes in our environment. Led by Falon Mihalic and a State Park Ecologist\, the kayak tour gives a view into the environs of our estuary and its unique role in making Houston a biodiversity hotspot. \nWhat’s Included: \n\nFree gear (kayak\, paddle\, life jacket)\nSafety + paddling intro\nGuided 1.5-hour trip over seagrass beds and shallow bay waters\nEnvironmental education with a trained guide\nSmall group experience (under 17 people)\n\nKnow Before You Go: \n\nAges 13+ only\nPark entry fee required\nIt’s very important to wear close-toed shoes. We are in the land of oysters\, stingrays\, and submerged archaeological sites.  \nMax 4 people per reservation\nExpect to get a little wet\, salty\, or muddy—pack accordingly!\nSuggested weight limit: 250 lbs\nPlease complete and bring this waiver with you.\n\nLocation:\nThe group will meet up at Galveston Island State Park’s Horseshoe Pond\, which is listed as Point of Interest Number 2 on the trail map\n\nSpace is limited. If you register and need to cancel\, please let us know 48 hrs. in advance so we can open the space to others.  \nExhibition and programming sponsors:\nVerdant Laboratory is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance; REES and Houston Architecture Foundation. \nProgramming Partners\nASLA Texas\, H/GC Section; Texas Parks & Wildlife. \nThis event is approved\n1.5 AIA LU\n1.5 LA CES HSW \n\nAbout \nFalon Mihalic is a sculptor and landscape architect who began making art with watercolor paintings in 2007. Their projects investigate our perception of landscapes and ecology through site-specific works in light art\, ceramics\, and large-scale public art installations. Falon is a licensed landscape architect (TX\, FL\, IL) with a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a B.A. in Natural Sciences from New College of Florida. Their work has been supported by the Kaboom Foundation\, the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs\, the Houston Arts Alliance\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Center for Spatial Studies at Rice University. \nFalon has presented widely\, including a recent international talk at the Center for Metropolitan Planning in Prague. They currently have multiple permanent public art commissions underway across the US.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/kayak-tour-of-the-galveston-bay-estuary-2/
LOCATION:Galveston Island State Park\, 14901 FM3005\, Galveston\, TX\, 77554
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Exhibitions & Programming Committee
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SUMMARY:Designed with Taste: Camaraderie
DESCRIPTION:“Shawn cooked for us before we started designing\, and it was clear from that moment on that he wanted to create a space to serve exquisitely conceived and executed dishes\, but generously and in an environment that felt unpretentious\,” Troy Schaum said. \nThe design for the chef-owned restaurant Camaraderie converts an existing\, former residential garage and wood shop into an elevated family-style restaurant. Schaum Architects strove to retain as much of the existing building as possible\, reusing almost all of the existing structure\, concrete slab\, and exterior metal wall panels. Set in The Heights\, the 75-seat restaurant is situated within a 1990s corrugated metal building\, updated with grey and blue paint. The interior is wrapped in birch wall panels and built-in banquette seating\, which warms the space\, giving the feeling of dining in a friend’s home. \nThe kitchen\, at the heart of the project\, opens like a stage onto the dining room\, where guests have an uninterrupted view of chef Shawn Gawle at work. Chef Gawle’s menu has a contemporary American cuisine rooted in French techniques. Most recently\, Gawle served as executive pastry chef at Houston’s Goodnight Hospitality and was recently named Best New Pastry Chef by Food & Wine magazine and Rising Star Chef by StarChefs. \nJoin us for a tour of Camaraderie and a sampling of fare with Troy Schaum of Schaum Architects and Chef Shawn Gawle of Camaraderie. \nCamaraderie received an AIA 2025 Design Award for Interior Architecture. \nDesigned with Taste\, an event series from Architecture Center Houston explores Houston’s newest restaurants to examine how design affects the dining experience. Hear about the design inspiration for the spaces\, and how it interacts with the culinary offerings. Is the food influenced by the design\, or is it the other way around? Enjoy lite bites and cocktails and decide for yourself.\n \nImage courtesy of Leonid Furmansky.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/designed-with-taste-camaraderie/
LOCATION:Camaraderie\, 608 W 11th St\, Houston\, TX\, 77008
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Programming Committee
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SUMMARY:Nuestro Ambiente
DESCRIPTION:Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition Nuestro Ambiente: Latinos Shaping Houston presented by the Latinos in Architecture Committee opening Friday\, October 24\, 5:30-7:30pm\, and continuing through January 30\, 2026. \nAmbiente is where place becomes feeling. Here\, belonging takes shape—in the buildings and places where we bring our spirit. It’s where community gathers\, celebrates\, remembers\, and creates. This is where culture is lived\, not just observed. \nAt a time when Latino identity and communities are under increasing pressure\, Nuestro Ambiente honors the legacy of Latino contributions to Houston’s cultural and built environment—while raising the urgent question about the future of ambiente without a stable\, legally-protected\, Latino workforce. \nThe story of Nuestro Ambiente begins in Los Barrios\, Houston’s historic neighborhoods: Second Ward (Segundo Barrio)\, Magnolia Park (Little Mexico)\, Gulfton (Houston’s Ellis Island)\, and Near Northside. Through graphics\, displays\, and sound\, experience these communities’ food\, music\, and art that create Houston’s most authentic ambiente. \nThe exhibit identifies Gente de Ambiente\, community leaders\, architects\, engineers\, builders and their contributions to Houston’s cultural and built environment. Through stories of resilience and creativity\, we learn how generations of Latinos have forged lasting paths to success. \nThe exhibition is a celebration of the individual\, our communities\, spaces\, and passion that define Nuestro Ambiente. It is Nuestro Ambiente that enriches and influences Houston’s ambiente! \nEvent is free and open to the community.\n \nNuestro Ambiente is sponsored and supported by Ayala Vargas Photography\, infraTECH\, Martinez Architects\, MAREK\, Page now Stantec\, RDLR\, DBR\, Wilson and Catherine Maxey and Daniel Ortiz\, AIA. \nProgramming Partners\nThe Houston Public Library \n  \n\nAmbiente es donde el lugar se convierte en sentimiento. Aquí\, el sentido de pertenencia toma forma—en los edificios y espacios a los que llevamos nuestra esencia. Es en donde la comunidad se reúne\, celebra\, recuerda y crea. Aquí la cultura se vive\, no solo se contempla. \nNuestro Ambiente honra el legado latino presente en el entorno cultural y físico de Houston\, en un momento en que la comunidad e identidad latinas enfrentan una creciente presión. Esta presión plantea interrogantes sobre el futuro del ambiente\, sin una fuerza laboral latina estable y legalmente protegida. \nLa historia de Nuestro Ambiente comienza en Los Barrios\, los vecindarios históricos de Houston: Second Ward (Segundo Barrio)\, Magnolia Park (Little Mexico)\, Gulfton (la “Ellis Island” de Houston) y Near Northside. A través de gráficas\, exposiciones y sonidos\, se vive la comida\, la música y el arte de estas comunidades que dan forma al ambiente más auténtico de Houston. \nLa exhibición reconoce a la Gente de Ambiente: líderes comunitarios\, arquitectos\, ingenieros\, constructores y sus contribuciones al entorno cultural y al entorno de desarrollo de Houston. A través de historias de superación y creatividad\, aprendemos como generaciones de latinos han forjado caminos perdurables hacia el éxito. \nEsta exposición es una celebración de los individuos\, de nuestras comunidades\, de los espacios y de la pasión que definen Nuestro Ambiente. Es Nuestro Ambiente el que enriquece e influye el ambiente de Houston.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/nuestro-ambiente/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Programming Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251111T200000
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SUMMARY:Nuestro Ambiente at a Crossroad
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning journalist Linda Lorelle and a panel of experts\, Cesar Espinosa (FIEL)\, Charles Foster (Foster LLP)\, Stan Marek (MAREK)\, and Emiliano Valencia (ABIC)\, for an insightful conversation about the vital role undocumented laborers have played in America’s construction workforce\, the real human and economic costs of the current immigration system\, and proposed policy solutions to provide legal status for foreign workers to meet nation’s growing workforce needs. \nPanlists: \nCesar Espinosa\nCesar Espinosa is co-founder and current Executive Director of the largest immigrant-led civil rights organization in Texas named FIEL (Familias Inmigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha – Immigrant Families and Students in the Fight). \nFIEL is immigrant-led organization that seeks to empower the immigrant community in Houston\, the State of Texas and The United States. Mr. Espinosa has served and is currently serving on a variety of boards at the local\, state and national level. \nHe has also always worked on a variety of issues including\, race relations\, police reform and a variety of issues uplifting many communities. Mr. Espinosa is an advocate for immigrants’ rights\, students’ rights and human rights. \nCharles Foster\nCharles C. Foster is the Chairman of Foster LLP and is based in the Houston office. \nCharles has dedicated much of his career to the improvement of his community. He served as senior immigration policy advisor to President George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential campaigns and as an immigration policy advisor to Barack Obama in the 2008 campaign. He is the founding Chairman of the Immigration & Nationality Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and has previously served as Chairman of the Governor’s Task Force on Immigration\, the Greater Houston Partnership’s Economic Development Advisory Committee and World Trade Division\, the American Bar Association’s Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law\, and the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality and is past National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)\, the Houston Forum and the Houston Club and Board member of Ripley / Baker. \nStan Marek\nStan Marek\, CEO of MAREK\, one of the largest interior contractors in the Southwest. Stan has been focused on workforce development\, sustainability and Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  He is the co-founder of Texans For Sensible Immigration Policy and a member of the Greater Houston Partnership’s task force\, Americans For Immigration Reform. \nEmiliano Valencia\nEmiliano Valencia is the Texas deputy director for the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC). ABIC is a bipartisan coalition of over 1\,800 employers and CEOs from across the country to provide a strong and unified voice seeking lasting immigration solutions. ABIC employers include agriculture\, manufacturing\, healthcare\, hospitality\, technology\, and construction. \n  \nImage: Yo Creo by Real 333 (Eliud Zavala). Located in the Second Ward on the former Talento Bilingue de Houston building. Courtesy of Luis Ayala. \n\nNuestro Ambiente at a Crossroads is in conjunction with our current exhibition\, Nuestro Ambiente: Latinos Shaping Houston\, on view through January 30 at Architecture Center Houston. \nExhibition and Programming Sponsors\nMarek; Martinez Architects; Gage Architecture; RDLR Architects; Regional Hispanic Contractors Association InfraTECH; DBR; Kirksey Architecture; Daniel Ortiz\, AIA; Wilson and Catherine Maxey.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/nuestro-ambiente-at-a-crossroad/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Programming Committee,Latinos in Architecture Committee
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Ward":MAILTO:jennifer@aiahouston.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251202T180000
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SUMMARY:Innovators in Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open and insightful forum celebrating the voices of Latino and Latina architects who have shaped—and continue to shape—Houston’s built environment. This session\, part of the TertuLiAs series\, brings together more than ten distinguished professionals whose work spans decades of influence\, innovation\, and cultural expression in architecture and design. \nInnovators in Discussion looks to the past to pave the way for Houston’s future. Through compelling stories and meaningful dialogue\, panelists will reflect on their personal journeys\, the cultural heritage that informs their work\, and the evolving role of Latino professionals in the architectural landscape. \nPanelists:\nFernando Brave\, FAIA\nArt Chavez\, AIA\nRomulo Tim Cisneros\, AIA\nBenito Guerrier\, AIA\nCarlos Jiménez\nRafael Longoria\, AIA\nCamilo Parra\, AIA\nRoger Soto\, AIA\nLorie Westrick\, AIA \nmoderated by\nStephen Fox \nThis session is organized by the LiA Exhibition Committee and the LiA Outreach Committee of the AIA Houston Chapter’s Latinos in Architecture (LiA). It is part of the 2025 Nuestro Ambiente exhibition\, which honors trailblazers in our community and fosters a shared sense of belonging through architecture.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/innovators-in-discussion/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Programming Committee,Latinos in Architecture Committee
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