Join ASLA Texas and Architecture Center Houston for a tour of the Ismaili Center Garden on October 21 at 9:30 am with Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. In 2019, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, in partnership with Farshid Moussavi Architects and AKT II Engineers, and DLR as the AOR, was awarded the commission […]
Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition, Big Dome, Bigger Dreams: Visions for Harris County Domed Stadium, opening Thursday, October 22, 5:30-7:30pm. What happens to a wonder when the world moves on? It started as an audacious idea. Create the world’s first fully enclosed and air-conditioned sports stadium in a city known for punishing […]
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 including […]
Grab your bowling team, put on your best costume, and join the Michael G. Meyers Committee (MGMC) for the Bowl-O-Ween Bash on Friday, October 30, at Emerald Bowl! Enjoy a fun-filled evening of bowling, costumes, and friendly competition while supporting a great cause. Proceeds will benefit the MGMC Scholarship Fund, which helps Houston-area high school […]
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 viewpoint of Gunnar Birkerts, the simplicity and craft of Isamu […]
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 […]
This tour will look at public art, murals, architecture, place making and urban planning in Houston. Tour stops include Market Square Park, Buffalo Bayou, Lynn Wyatt Square and areas west of Main Street. Artists featured on this tour include Mel Chin, Paul Kittelson, Claes Oldenburg and Dean Ruck. Meets in the NE Corner of Market […]
An exploration of art, architecture and campus design on the University of Houston’s main campus. Works by Frank Stella, Jim Love, William King and The Art Guys are found within the context of a campus and buildings designed by notable architects such as Philip Johnson, Alfred C. Finn, Gensler, Lake|Flato, BNIM and Cesar Pelli. 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, including […]
Architecture Center Houston will host the 17th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off at Levy Park on Saturday, December 12, 2026. Competing teams will create 100% edible, architectural masterpieces using gingerbread, candy, and all sorts of other sweet treats (of which leftovers will be composted)! More than 4,000 spectators are expected to attend and cheer on the teams, […]
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 […]
