Citation of Honor
The Citation of Honor is awarded to individuals, groups, or organizations outside the profession whose activities make significant contributions in supporting the creation of safe, beautiful, equitable, and sustainable environments or communities in Texas.
2024 Recipient:
Centro San Antonio

Established in 1982, the nonprofit placemaking organization Centro San Antonio is committed to growing the culture and economy of the city’s downtown, primarily in the Public Improvement District. Programs include Art Everywhere, which has added more than 200 murals by local artists on downtown buildings, Peacock Alley, which has hosted 180 activations in a previously neglected alleyway, and Park(ing) Day, a collaboration with AIA San Antonio and other organizations to show how parking places could be transformed into tiny parks.
Past Recipients
2023
Transform 1012 N. Main Street, Fort Worth
UT Arlington CAPPA Design Build Studio, Arlington
2022
Architecture and Design Foundation, Dallas
2021
Not awarded
2020
Parks for Downtown Dallas, Dallas
2019
Activate Houston Street, San Antonio
Friends of the Katy Trail, Dallas
Under 1 Roof, San Antonio
2018
Better Block Foundation, Dallas
Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area, Fort Worth
San Pedro Creek Culture Park, San Antonio
Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth
2017
Dallas Arts District
2016
Downtown Dallas Inc.
2015
Klyde Warren Park/Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Dallas
2014
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas
The University of Texas–Pan American Office of the President, Edinburg
2013
The City of Bryan, Texas
Jubilee Park and Community Center, Dallas
The Trail Foundation, Austin
San Antonio River Foundation, San Antonio
2012
Susan Allen Kline, Fort Worth
The City of McKinney
2011
Brownsville Historic Association, Brownsville
Sundance Square Management, Fort Worth
2010
City of Fort Worth – Fort Worth Public Art
Lawrence V. Lof, Univeristy of Texas at Brownsville
Louise Hopkins Underwood, Lubbock
2009
Dallas Parks & Recreation Department and National Audubon Society: The Trinity River Audubon Center
San Antonio Botanical Society and San Antonio Botanical Garden: Terrific Tree Houses Exhibit
2008
City of Tyler, “Tyler 21” Comprehensive Plan
Friends of the Parks | San Antonio Parks Foundation, Japanese Tea
Garden Restoration, San Antonio
2007
Charles Moore Center for the Study of Place, Austin
Houston Mod, Houston
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
Trinity Commons Foundation, Dallas
2006
Vision North Texas Partnership, Fort Worth
Blueprint Houston, Houston
Preservation Texas, Austin
2005
Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin
ACME Brick Company
Tarrant Regional Water District, Fort Worth
Rice Design Alliance, Houston
2004
Carlos Cortes, San Antonio
Historic Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, Austin
2003
Abilene Reinvestment Zone One, Abilene
Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Houston
City of Dallas Parks & Recreation, Dallas
The Downtown Alliance, San Antonio
Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Austin
Katy Corridor Coalition, Katy
2002
Skyline Architectural Magnet High School, Dallas
City of San Antonio Public Art and Design Enhancement Program, San Antonio
Avenue Community Development Corporation, Houston
City of Austin Art in Public Places, Austin
2001
BRIT (Botanical Research Institute of Texas), Fort Worth
The Dallas Architecture Forum, Dallas
DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), Dallas
Foundation for Women’s Resources, Dallas
Lubbock Habitat for Humanity Chapter, Lubbock
Monticello Park Historic District, San Antonio
Post Properties, Austin
2000
Hearts and Hammers, Dallas
Friends of Herman Park and City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Houston
Harwood International, Dallas
Associated General Contractors (Dallas Chapter), Dallas
Fort Worth Southside Development District, Fort Worth
The Nature Conservancy of Texas, San Antonio
Casa Verde Builders, Austin
1999
Monte Vista Historical Association, San Antonio
Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County
MayFest, Fort Worth
Preservation Dallas and Herman Miller, Dallas
Green Building Program, Austin
1998
Southeast Austin Neighbors, Austin
City of Dallas Intown Housing Program, Texas Military Facilities Commission, Dallas
New Hope Housing, Houston
1997
Barbara Hesse Odum, San Angelo
Texas Parks and Wildlife, Austin
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society, Dallas
Edinburg 2020 Vision-Design of the City, Edinburg
Lubbock Heritage Society, Lubbock
1996
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, Fort Worth
The University of Texas at Austin, Robert M. Berdahl, Austin
1995
Dallas Institute of Humanities & Culture and James Pratt, FAIA, Dallas
Upper Kirby District Association, Houston
Heart of Tyler/Main Street Project, Tyler
1994
Junior League of Lubbock, Lubbock
The Architectural Management Division of the City of Austin
Lera Millard Thomas/The Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas
1993
Plemons-Eakle Neighborhood Association, Amarillo
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston
The Greater Caddo Lake Association, Karnack
Franklin County Historical Association, Mount Vernon
1992
Annies’s Attic, Northeast Texas
Fort Worth Garden Club, Fort Worth
1991
Abilene Preservation League, Abilene
CITE: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston, Houston
Texas Highways, Austin
Texas Dogwood Trails, Northeast Texas
1990
Friends of Fair Park, Dallas
Historic Preservation Council for Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth
Trees for Houston, Houston
City of Pittsburg/Main Street Project, Northeast Texas
The Society for the Restoration and Preservation of the Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon House, Northeast Texas
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, West Texas
1988
National Wildflower Research Center, Austin/Houston
Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Farish Gallery, Houston
Harris County Parks System, Houston
San Antonio Botanical Center Society, San Antonio
1987
The Armand Bayou Nature Center, Houston
Harrison County Historical and Conservation Societies, Northeast Texas
King William Association, San Antonio
Beaumont U.S.A., Southeast Texas
1986
Meadows Foundation of/for Texas, Dallas
Dallas County Heritage Society, Dallas
Clean Houston’s Clean Builder Program, Houston
Central Houston, Inc., Houston
Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock
1985
1981-1983 Tarrant County Commissioners Court, Fort Worth
Junior League of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi
Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin
1984
City of Dallas and the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Houston Municipal Arts Commission, Houston
Jesse Allen Wise Garden Club, Jefferson, Northeast Texas
The Park People, Houston
San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio
South Main Center Association, Houston
1983
San Antonio Development Agency, San Antonio
Fort Worth Park Board and Fort Worth Parks & Recreation, Fort Worth
1982
Houston Chamber of Commerce, Houston
San Antonio Museum Association, San Antonio
Thos. S. Byrne, Fort Worth
Northwood Institute, Dallas
1981
The Garden Club of Houston, Houston
The River Oaks Garden Club, Houston
Save Open Space, Dallas
1980
Bayou Preservation Association, Houston
Myrick-Newman-Dahlberg & Partners, Dallas
San Antonio River Association, San Antonio
Texas Heritage, Fort Worth
1979
Donald S. Henderson, El Paso
Ray Salazar, El Paso
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Mitchell, Houston
Elmer Conrad True, San Antonio
Billboards, Limited!, Houston
Harris County Heritage Society, Houston
Historic Preservation League, Dallas
Las Colinas Corporation, Dallas
Rice Design Alliance, Houston
Center for Civic Leadership, University of Dallas
1978
Dr. Phillip G. Hoffman, Houston
Robert H. Hugman, San Antonio
Dr. Rupert N. Richardson, Abilene
Frances Sturgis, Waco
Houston Home & Garden, Houston
Houston Urban Bunch, Houston
City of San Antonio, San Antonio
1977
Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong, Austin
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Houston
1976
Dallas County Community District, Dallas
The Heritage Society of Austin, Austin
Sid Richardson Foundation, Fort Worth
1975
James E. Bertram, Lubbock
Scott Fikes, Fort Worth
George E. Kana, Houston
Raymond D. Nasher, Dallas
Amon G. Carter Foundation, Fort Worth
Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, SMU, Dallas
Franklin Savings Association, Austin
1974
Michael Frary, Austin
Atty. Gen. and Mrs. John Hill, Austin
Kay and Velma Kimbell, Fort Worth
George M. Schrader, Dallas
Cullen Foundation, Houston
Galveston Historical Foundation, Houston
1973
Dr. Bryghte D. Godbold, Dallas
Ethel Wilson Harris, San Antonio
Erle White, Wichita Falls
Preservation of Armand Bayou Committee, Houston
San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio
1972
Mr. and Mrs. John de Menil, Houston
Geraldine Watson, Northeast Texas
Fort Worth Streams and Valleys Committee, Fort Worth
Texas Instruments, Dallas
1971
Ima Hogg, Houston
Erik Jonsson, Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDermott, Dallas