Recognizing buildings in Texas that exemplify the enduring value of good design.
Each year, the Texas Society of Architects 25-Year Award recognizes one building completed 25 to 50 years earlier that has stood the test of time by retaining its central form, character, and overall architectural integrity. This award is an important public outreach program that focuses much-deserved attention on distinguished Texas architecture of enduring significance and exemplifies the Society’s intrinsic message that “Good Design Matters.”
Nominations are now being accepted for this award as part of TxA’s 2024 Call for Nominations.
The nomination deadline is Tuesday, May 14.
Designed by Richter Architects, the Brooks County Safety Rest Area opened in 1998 as the first project of a multi-decade program to replace aging infrastructure at rest areas across Texas. Pre-dating current sustainability metric tools, it embraced virtually all the guiding principles of modern sustainable design. Rather than clearing the site, the architects thoughtfully integrated the program of picnic and restroom structures into an existing oak grove, with not a single tree removed or damaged. Mexican adobe bricks were laid in patterns that incorporated pieces from old buildings on site, and shade arbors and nature trails were included to encourage motorists to prolong their visit. The immense success of project, which won a TxA Design Award in its first year and a national AIA Honor Award for Architecture in 1999, cemented TxDOT’s commitment to design excellence.
2022
Cistercian Abbey Church, Irving
Cunningham Architects
2021
Carraro Residence, Kyle
Lake|Flato Architects
2020
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates with Pratt, Box & Henderson and Thomas & Booziotis
2019
Lucile Halsell Conservatory, San Antonio
Emilio Ambasz with Jones & Kell
2018
Pennzoil Place, Houston
Philip Johnson & John Burgee with S. I. Morris Associates
2017
Moore/Andersson Compound, Austin
Charles Moore, FAIA, and Arthur Andersson, FAIA
2016
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin
Skidmore Owings & Merrill with Brooks, Barr, Graeber & White
2015
Dallas City Hall, Dallas
I.M. Pei & Partners with Harper & Kemp
2014
The Alley Theatre, Houston
Ulrich Franzen & Associates with Mackie & Kamrath
2013
The Menil Collection, Houston
Renzo Piano, Hon. FAIA, with Richard Fitzgerald & Associates
2012
Temple Emanu-El, Dallas
Howard Meyer and Max Sandfield
2011
Fountain Place Dallas
I.M. Pei & Partners
2010
Tower of the Americas, San Antonio
Ford, Powell & Carson
2009
Margarite B. Parker Chapel at Trinity University, San Antonio
Ford, Powell & Carson
2008
Fort Worth Water Gardens, Fort Worth
Philip Johnson & John Burgee
2007
NorthPark Center, Dallas
Harrell and Hamilton Architects (now Omniplan)
1997
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
Louis I. Kahn
The Birthday, Sterling County
Frank Welch & Associates