Schedule & rsvp

Houston's Design Gala

Saturday, May 16, 2026

7PM – MIDNIGHT

 Attire: Creative Black Tie
The Shop Club Houston
Houston, TX
 
Proceeds from the Gala benefit programs of Architecture Center Houston.
 
Program includes:
 
  • Award Presentation and Recognition of the winners of the Ben Brewer Young Architects Award, the AIA Houston Firm Award, and the Emerging Professionals Friendly Firm Program.
  • Seated Dinner
  • Silent Auction
  • Networking and Live Music

RESERVE YOUR TABLE TODAY

Please fill out the response form and email it back to Aleks Savitski at aleks@aiahouston.org

Donations to the Houston’s Design Gala are tax deductible. 

Benefitting the Architecture Center Houston

Proceeds from the gala benefit the programs of the Architecture Center Houston (ArCH).

ABOUT ArCH
:
ArCH: Architecture Center Houston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that cultivates public appreciation for architecture and its effect on the human experience through design-focused programming.

ArCH offers architectural tours, K-12 educational programs, community events, lectures, and exhibitions. The programs address a wide range of audiences and celebrate Houston’s rich architectural and cultural heritage. Each year, ArCH programs benefit over 4,500 individuals and continue to grow in size, diversity and reach.

Over the years, the Architecture Center Houston Foundation has given over $400,000 for community assistance, publications, educational projects, exhibitions, and public service.

Grantees have included:
Blueprint Houston, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Central Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Public Library, Michael G. Meyers High School Design Competition, Project Row Houses, Rice University School of Architecture, Stella Link Redevelopment Association, and UH Gerald D Hines College of Architecture.

Expected Outreach: 800-1000 attendees. The event is publicized widely across the architecture, construction, and engineering community.

Sponsorships for this event are tax deductible as charitable contributions.

Gallery

Photo Credit: Dee Zunker Photography

Silent Auction

 

If you wish to donate to the Silent Auction, please contact Alex Moreno.

underwriters

PROGRAM

BARS

STEP & REPEAT

AUCTION

CENTERPIECES

BAND

spotlight sponsor

donors

$12,000 - $10,000

Dally + Associates

Murphy Mears Architects

$7,500 - $6,000

cre8 architects

Harvey Cleary

Kirksey Architecture

Mirador Group

Powers brown architecture

Wylie Engineering

$5,000

ACI Consulting Architects
Anslow-Bryant Construction
DivisionOne Construction
DLR Group
Dunaway
E.E. Reed Construction
English + Associates Architects
Enterprise Electrical
Forney Construction
Gensler
GSMA
HDR
Hines College of Architecture and Design
Hoar Construction
HOK
Humphries Construction
IMEG
Kendall/Heaton Associates
Matrix Structural Engineers
Merriman Holt Powell Architects
Michael Baker International
O'Donnell/Snider Construction
Perkins&Will
PGAL
Pinnacle Structural Engineers
POPULOUS
RDLR Architects
REES
SSR
Stantec
Telios

$3,500 - $2,500

AEI
Aria Signs & Design
Austin Commercial
Brookstone Construction
Clark Condon Associates
Collaborate Architects
Corgan
Curry Boudreaux Architects
D|G Studios
Ensight Haynes Whaley
Flintco
HINESAD
Huitt-Zollars
KW Landscape Architects
Landscape Forms
LESCO
LOMA Architecture
OJB Landscape Architects
Ordinary Architecture Practice
Sherwin Williams Paint Company
Smith & Company Architects
Stern and Bucek Architects
Ted Trout Architect and Associates
Tellepsen
Thornton Tomasetti
Turner Construction
WSP

$1,800 - $600

530 Architects
Abstract Group
Cambria
Collaborative Designworks
DEK Studio
Guy Hagstette, FAIA
Martinez Architects
Urbano Architects
W Partnership
WRA Architects