Artisan Award
The Texas Society of Architects Artisan Award is presented to individuals, groups, or organizations outside the profession whose artistry, talent, technique, diligence, creative insight, and collaborative nature support the creation of safe, beautiful, and sustainable environments and make significant contributions to the built and natural environment in Texas. The intent of the award is to recognize those individual persons or groups who directly and personally create, craft, and manipulate materials, assemble, and finish in a comprehensive way and is to not be open to those entities that organize, schedule, coordinate, and direct artisan work, such as contractors or construction managers.
2024 Recipient:
Casci Ornamental Plaster
Casci Ornamental Plaster is a leader in the design and execution of detailed ornamentation. The artisans at Casci work on classical architectural structures in both new construction and restorations. They have contributed their superlative workmanship to numerous buildings in Texas, including projects at Old Parkland Campus and Old City Hall in Dallas; River Oaks residences and a school auditorium in Houston; the Driscoll Hotel renovation in Austin; and the Adams Building renovation in Port Arthur.
Past Recipients
2023
Robert Diaz de Leon, San Antonio
2022
Diana Kersey, San Antonio
Michael van Enter, Dallas
2021
Christian Klein, Austin
2020
Ronald L. Siebler, Dallas
2019
Bridge Projects, San Antonio
Jim Thomas, Austin
Sebastian Construction Group, Dallas
2018
Brent Hull, Fort Worth
Hatch Workshop, Austin
2017
Don Crowell, Austin
2014
Escobedo Construction, Buda
Haley- Greer, Dallas
2013
Gate Precast Company, Hillsboro
Curtis R. Hunt III, Elmendorf
Mark Macek, Austin
2012
James B. Cinquemani, Dallas
2011
Kathleen Ash, Studio K Glassworks, Manchaca
Brad Oldham, Brad Oldham Int’l., Dallas
2010
Brochsteins, Houston
Malou Flato, San Antonio
Gini Garcia, Gini Garcia Art Glass, San Antonio
Potter Art Metal Studios, Dallas
Jeff G. Smith, Architectural Stained Glass, Fort Davis
2009
Dan Havel, Dean Ruck, Havel Ruck Projects, Houston
Murray Legge, Deborah Lewis, Andrea Legge, Legge Lewis Legge, Austin
2006
Mary “Cisi” Canales Jary, San Antonio
2005
Monte Patrick Tenckmann, Bryan/ College Station
2002
Smith Studios, Fort Worth
2001
Michael Reznikoff, Fort Worth
Roland Rodriguez, San Antonio
2000
Britt Medford, Austin
1999
George Cisneros, San Antonio
Brad Goldberg and American Terrazzo Company, Dallas
Lars Stanley, Austin