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TAC
Texas Architects Committee
TAC
The Texas Architects Committee (TAC) promotes the interest of architects in Texas and raises funds to make campaign contributions to those seeking election or re-election to political office.
TAF
Texas Architectural Foundation
TAF
The Texas Architectural Foundation (TAF) was established in 1952, to make possible the dream of an architectural education to deserving students and to enhance the quality of the academic experience at Texas universities.
The Shape of Texas
The Shape of Texas
The Shape of Texas is a radio program that seeks to broadcast through NPR-affiliated stations vividly descriptive information about contemporary and historical architecture and places that, now or will in time, define the Texas culture and heritage. Launched by the Society in 1998, the program continues to evolve and now contains more than 500 two-minute episodes.
JobLink
JobLink
JobLink is an online resource designed to help Texas architects discover new career opportunities and connect with potential employers from across the State. Posting a job listing is absolutely free and has the ability to reach thousands of architectural professionals on a daily basis.
House Bill 4342 Moves Ahead
Following an April 16 hearing, House Bill 4342 was approved by the House Public Education Committee the next day. HB 4342 now advances with the committee’s full support. HB 4342 would add a licensed architect to the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) Board of Directors. TxSSC is the official, university-supported research center at Texas State…
April 18, 2019
2019 Design Awards Jury
We are pleased to announce the jury for our 2019 Design Awards competition. The deadline to enter is Tuesday, April 2. The jurors will convene in Austin on May 9-10 to select the winners. Eui-Sung Yi Eui-Sung Yi is a principal at Morphosis and director of the NOW Institute at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design….
March 28, 2019
Let’s Keep it Complicated
Equity. Diversity. Inclusion. I heard these powerful, complicated words reduced to the acronym “EDI” for the first time last week at a meeting — and while this signal of ubiquitous discussion encourages me, I felt the abbreviation packages them up a little too neatly. What does it mean for an organization to value diversity? How…
March 14, 2019
BRW Architects Endows TAF Scholarship
Brown Reynolds Watford (BRW) Architects principals Craig S. Reynolds, FAIA, and Mark E. Watford, FAIA, have established a Texas Architectural Foundation (TAF) scholarship endowment in their firm’s name to benefit students pursuing careers in architecture. Reynolds, who served as TxA president in 2012 and TAF president for 2017–2018, talked to us about their inspiration for…
March 5, 2019
