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TSA Design Awards Announced - May 15, 2009

Twelve of 261 entries were selected for 2009 TSA Design Awards on May 15. Winning projects will be recognized at a ceremony in Houston during the TSA convention, Oct. 22-24. Jurors were Philip Freelon, FAIA, president of the Freelon Group in Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Mary Margaret Jones, FASLA, president of San Francisco-based landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Associates; and Rick Joy, AIA, founding principal of Rick Joy Architects in Tucson, Ariz.

Awarded projects will be featured in the September/October issue of Texas Architect. The sponsor for this year’s jury is Flintco.

2009 Design Awards

• Elements (Dallas) by Buchanan Architecture – Four townhomes designed with the themes of elevate, emanate, engage, and transform.
• House in the Garden (Dallas) by Cunningham Architects – A two-story pool house that complements a 1990s modernist house.
• ImageNet (Houston) by Elliott + Associate Architects – A project built with tilt-wall construction, emphasizing economy and expandability.
• International Terminal D, DFW Airport (Dallas) by HKS, Corgan Associates, and HNTB – A space that reflects cultural boldness and supports major passenger flows.
• Lenora & Walter F. Brown Asian Art Wing (San Antonio) by Overland Partners Architects – An intriguing light box that rests in the arms of a historic brewery.
• Light & Sie Art Gallery (Dallas) by Laguarda Low Architects – The adaptive reuse of an industrial facility in Dallas’ design district.
• Linda Pace Foundation Offices (San Antonio) by Poteet Architects - The rehabilitation of a derelict auto body shop into offices for a contemporary art foundation.
• Long Gallery Carport & Parking Plaza (Houston) by Dillon Kyle Architecture – An art gallery’s whimsical carport and parking plaza on a busy Houston street.
• Museo Alameda (San Antonio) by Jackson & Ryan Architects – An adaptive reuse design that emphasizes a stainless steel faηade.
• 1400 South Congress (Austin) by Dick Clark Architecture – A mixed-use revitalization project defined by its eclectic surroundings.
• University of Texas Center for Brain Health (Dallas) by HKS – A three-story renovated office on a 3.5-acre site.
• Wolfe Den (Austin) by MJ Neal Architects – A simple, rectangular single-family dwelling built with green materials.