Habitat Project Receives Texas APA Resilience Gold Award

Habitat Project Receives Texas APA Resilience Gold Award

By Destiny Vaquera, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design Contributing Writer Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Professor Bruce Race’s habitat project, Robins Landing Town Center: Strategies and Guidance for Resilience, was recently awarded the Texas American Planning Association (APA) Resilience Gold Award. This award recognizes a strategy increasing the ability…

Habitat Project Receives Texas APA Resilience Award

Habitat Project Receives Texas APA Resilience Award

By Destiny Vaquera, University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Contributor Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Professor Bruce Race’s habitat project, Robins Landing Town Center: Strategies and Guidance for Resilience, was recently awarded the Texas American Planning Association (APA) Resilience Award. This award recognizes a strategy increasing the…

Hines College Celebrates Historic 75th Anniversary

Hines College Celebrates Historic 75th Anniversary

By Stephen Schad, University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Contributor The University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design celebrated its milestone 75th anniversary with a historic gala event on Saturday, October 9th, chaired by alumnus and Senior Principal at Page/ Arturo Chavez ’90 and driven by…

Architecture Student Elected to NAAB Board of Directors

Architecture Student Elected to NAAB Board of Directors

By Destiny Vaquera, UH Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Contributor Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design student Nyx Valerdy was recently elected to the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). She will represent the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and architecture students nationally for a two-year term through 2023.    The…

PVAMU’s School of Architecture Helps PV Grad Build a Strong Foundation

PVAMU’s School of Architecture Helps PV Grad Build a Strong Foundation

By Andrew Cohen, PVAMU School of Architecture Contributor As befits a new Master of Architecture, Yesenia Davila has methodically designed a career during her years at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Davila came to PVAMU in 2015 from her hometown of Houston, the first member of her family to attend college. She graduated in May…

Shining the Spotlight on The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

Shining the Spotlight on The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

By Subcontractors USA News Provider The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is an independent, nonprofit, student-run organization dedicated to providing unmatched progressive programs, information, and resources on issues critical to architecture and the experience of education. The AIAS aims to promote excellence in architectural education, training, and practice; to foster an appreciation of architecture…

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design News: Black Hair Inspires Architecture Embodying Black Identity

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design News: Black Hair Inspires Architecture Embodying Black Identity

By Stephen Schad, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Contributor The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts announced recently that University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Professor Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez’s proposal Hair Salon: Translating Black Hair Practices for Architecture Using Computational Methods is among…

The Enclave in Frisco, Texas

The Enclave in Frisco, Texas

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Fults Commercial Real Estate recently announced that The Enclave in Frisco will be a new class A post-Covid 19 designed corporate office campus located in one of the most dynamic office submarkets in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.  A number of design elements have been incorporated into the project to help…

News From the National Organization of Minority Architects NFF 2021 Cohort Announced

News From the National Organization of Minority Architects NFF 2021 Cohort Announced

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) announced its third class of 24 architecture students as the 2021 summer cohort of the NOMA Foundation Fellowship (NFF). NFF is a two-month research fellowship hosted both virtually and in-person at leading architecture firms across the country this summer. Additionally, the NFF 2021 cohort will engage in design…

Architect Michael Marshall Elevated to American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

Architect Michael Marshall Elevated to American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Michael Marshall Design is pleased to formally announce its President and CEO, Michael Marshall, has been elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, the institute’s highest membership honor. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) admits member-architects to its prestigious College of Fellows on an annual…