The Museum of Fine Arts Houston has selected three architecture firms—Morphosis, Snøhetta and Steven Holl Architects—to submit conceptual design proposals for an expanded MFAH. The project entails the construction of a building intended primarily for post-1900 art, a parking garage and…

Launched with the keynote lecture Complicity and Simplexity by Branko Kolarevic, Chair in Integrated Design at the University of Calgary, TEX-FAB 2.0 began its second event to great success. Well over 100 attendees from across the US, Mexico and the UK attended the Friday lecture series…

Winners were recently announced to the TEX-FAB REPEAT Digital Fabrication Competition. 73 entries from across the globe competed for the First Prize, representing 18 countries on 5 continents. The jury, consisting of Patrik Schumacher, Marc Fornes, Lisa Iwamoto, Chris Lasch and Blair Satterfield, conferred and decided on the winning…

Art Alliance Austin, in partnership with AIA-Austin and Austin Foundation for Architecture, announced the winners of the Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space 3 (TOGS 3) competition in 2010. The objective of…

The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), an international cultural and scientific center for conservation, recently held the ground breaking ceremony for its $48 million, 69,000-square-foot facility, which will be located adjacent to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

Yesterday, Urban Re:Vision and the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation announced that “Forwarding Dallas” has been selected as the winning design from Re:Vision Dallas, an international design competition. The challenge, to transform a vacant inner-city block behind City Hall into a carbon-neutral community, drew hundreds of entries…

Last week, Bustler published the three winning projects of the Urban Revision | Re:Vision Dallas competition, a regional initiative to create the prototype for an innovative, sustainable urban community through a series of design competitions. Here’s another exciting proposal by LA-based…

With urban density expected to soar over the next 100 years, what will the future city look and feel like for its inhabitants?  Across the street from City Hall in downtown Dallas, a neglected parking lot spanning one square block will soon be transformed into one of the world’s most…

The Rice Design Alliance (RDA) just announced the winners of its tenth annual grants program, Initiatives for Houston. The grant program focuses on projects that support Houston’s built environment. RDA will award a total…

Rice Design Alliance (RDA) recently announced a new award to recognize exceptionally gifted architects in the early phase of their professional career. The award, called Spotlight: The Rice Design Alliance Prize, will be given annually and carries a $1,500 cash prize.