The Houston AIA’s Committee on Architecture for Health, hosts an annual professional health and wellness event in Houston focused event in mid-February. The event is known as the Seminar, Exhibit, and Social (SES). It is an opportunity for those in the building design and construction industry (focused on health) to get together and discuss trends […]
Join members of the Michael G. Meyers Competition Committee for a walking tour of the 2025 project site and surrounding neighborhood. This is a great opportunity for students to understand and see the selected site and earn about the neighborhood's history and architecture. The tour will start with a tour of 1550 on the Green, […]
Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition A Doodle Diary by John Kirksey opening Thursday, February 13, 5:30-7:30pm, and continuing through April 25. Doodling is more than idle scribbles—it's a universal form of creative expression and a window into the mind. Science reveals that doodling enhances memory, sharpens focus, and stimulates problem-solving. It bridges the gap between […]
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 […]
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 Ismaili Center will be the seventh in a series of iconic cultural buildings, His Highness the Aga Khan, has commissioned over the past four decades in the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, and Tajikistan. As ambassadorial buildings around the world, they are symbolic of the Ismaili community’s presence, pluralistic outlook, and ethos […]
Please join AIA Houston at the remarkable Delz Residence on Thursday, February 20, 6:00-8:00 PM for our annual Ben Brewer Award Mixer in honor of Heather Rowell, AIA, the recipient of the 2024 Ben Brewer Young Architect Award. The Delz Residence is the home of Karin Broker and Mark Witte. Occupying a metal warehouse that […]
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 […]
Panel Discussion Topic: "Construction Delivery Methods" 11:00 – 11:30 Registration and networking 11:30 – 11:45 Lunch served 11:45 – 1:00 Program Event Description: Join the AIA/ AGC Joint Committee for a Lunch and Learn where we will discuss pros and cons of common delivery types such as CMAR, Design-Build, and Design-Bid-Build. Led by Jeanette […]
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 […]
Guest presentation by TBAE and NCARB focusing on licensure. Feb 27 at 6PM at Architecture Center Houston - 902 Commerce CE hours: 1.5 LU Join us for the TBAE and NCARB combined presentation covering NCARB, Texas Registration Enforcement. We’re covering everything you need to know to earn your license, get NCARB certified, and advance your […]
