The
Texas Society of Architects announces that the chapter has chosen seven
projects to receive 2003 Design Awards. The projects, all located in Texas,
were selected from among 271 entries in the annual competition that honors
outstanding architectural projects by architects practicing within the
17 chapters that make up TSA.
The winning projects and their designers will be recognized at a special
ceremony during TSA’s 64th annual convention and design products
expo, October 31–November 1 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
The projects also are featured in the September/October 2003 issue of
Texas Architect, TSA’s bimonthly
magazine.
Jurors for this year’s competition were:
- Michael McCall, AIA, principal of his own firm, San Francisco
- Dan Rockhill, professor of architecture, University of Kansas
- Maryann Thompson, AIA, Maryann Thompson Architects, Cambridge, Mass.
And the winners are:
Austin
Convention Center Expansion
Austin
by Page Southerland Page Architects
Highly refined in its materials and detailing, this addition links the
existing facility to adjacent entertainment districts. The main entry
is punctuated by a sophisticated array of blue-tinted solar panels that
is as much a work of public art as a technical solution to energy efficiency.
Photo © Tim Griffith
Marcus
B. Armijo Library Addition
El Paso
by Alvidrez Architecture
An elegant in-fill project enclosed an exterior courtyard to create a
children’s reading room, encompassing a dramatic mural depicting
Latino achievements from the pre-Columbian era to the Space Age.
Photo © Fred Golden
House by a Pond
Dallas
by Max Levy Architects
Flowing water becomes a design element that connects this beautifully
rendered home to its site. Downspouts merge in the open dog-run to send
rainwater coursing down alongside a stepped pathway. See top photo ©
Charles Smith, AIA.
Retail
Prototype: Goodwill
Austin
by Team Haas Architects
Seeking to upgrade its image from a thrift store selling castoff goods,
Goodwill Industries asked the architect to design a kit of parts that
included interior layout and exterior signage. The result is a cleverly
detailed storefront that has tripled sales.
Photo © Michael Osborne
Round
Valley Office Building & Garage
Houston
by Architectworks
The client needed a place to work on his expensive cars, but also wanted
to lease space next door to generate income. Simple materials are gracefully
woven together in a low-key project that exceeds the requirements for
most speculative buildings.
Photo © Charles Smith, AIA
Sunlit
House
Dallas
by Max Levy Architects
Set far back from the street on a nondescript suburban tract, this Modern
style residence offers protected views to the outdoors and shelters its
occupants within refined interior spaces.
Photo © Charles Smith, AIA
Twin
Peaks
Austin
by M.J. Neal Architects
Two tall, narrow structures next door to each other, these homes feature
an assortment of bright colors and a broad palette of materials. Both
homes bring the outdoors inside through ground-level screen porches and
upper-level patios set within the site’s canopy of trees.
Photo © Viviane Vives
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