The AIA Houston Annual Meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at Architecture Center Houston, 902 Commerce, Houston, TX 77002 from 6 PM to 8 PM. This special evening brings our community together to celebrate the members, committees, and partners who make our chapter thrive. It is also a time to reflect on the successes of the […]
Building a village starts with connection. Join the AIA Houston Women in Architecture and Houston NOMA for It Takes a Village Commons; a meet up for parents, caregivers, and community members to gather, share and support one another. Inspired by the idea of “the Commons”, the shared cultural and natural spaces where stories are […]
This tour explores the original footprint of the Heights, Texas’ and Houston’s first mixed-use community and home to 121 of the 279 National Register of Historic Places listed in Houston. We will look at a wide variety of building types that are historic and original to the area as well as more recent contemporary architecture […]
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 […]
Join the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Texas chapter for an evening of networking, insight and conversation exploring the intersection of urban density and sustainable placemaking. This in-person gathering brings together professionals from architecture, engineering, development, planning and related industries. Attendees may request AIA/CEU credit for this event. Attendance is free with […]
AIA Houston Emerging Professionals Committee invites you to an exclusive tour of Lincoln Technical Institute’s new Houston campus at in East Downtown. This nearly 100,000 SF adaptive reuse project transforms a 1970s-era building into a vibrant center for hands-on training in automotive, welding, HVAC, and electrical trades—addressing the growing need for skilled labor. Designed by […]
Join architecture photographers Mariella and Luis Ayala, AIA for this weekend workshop exploring the art and craft of capturing the built environment. Mariella and Luis are sought out by architects across the state for their gift at showing a building in its best possible light. Their work is praised for bringing projects to life in a brilliant […]
A treasure trove of great architecture, the timeless campus features designs by Cram, Goodhue, & Ferguson; John Staub; William Ward Watkin; Michael Graves; Kieran Timberlake; Ricardo Bofill; Cesar Pelli; Lake/Flato Architects; and many other local and internationally renowned architects. Also on the tour are large scale art works by James Turrell and Michael Heizer. From […]
We invite you to attend a full day of Continuing Education (CE) Series sponsored by the Historic Resources Committee (HRC). 8:30-9:00am Breakfast and Registration 9:00-10:00am Historic Tax Credit Projects: Working with the Buildings <1.0 AIA HSW > Presented by Anna Mod, Amanda Coleman, & Adrienne Dickerson, Historic Tax Credits; Ryan 10:15-11:15am Preservation Pedagogy for […]
Join the Houston Permitting Center’s second annual workshop! Meet leadership, learn about the process, and get answers to FAQs. Welcome to the 2025 Houston Permitting Center Workshop! Join us for an informative and interactive workshop where you can learn all about the permitting process in Houston. This in-person event will take place at the United Way Center on Wednesday, November […]
The Houston Museum District is one of the few areas in the country with such a dense population of museums, public art, contemporary architecture, and landscape design. On this 2-hour walking tour you will experience the quintessential Modernism of Mies van der Rohe, the structuralist view point of Gunnar Birkerts, the simplicity and craft of […]
Join Kids+Architecture for a fun filled sketching workshop at the POST HTX , one of Houston’s award-winning entertainment center. Post HTX is an adaptive reuse project that transformed the historic Barbara Jordan United States Post (USPS) Office in downtown Houston into a cultural and commercial complex. The solid fortress-like structure of the USPS office, originally […]
