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01 NOV 2021
Rice University's Sid Richardson Residential College by Barkow Leibinger
The firm’s 148,000-square-foot Sid Richardson residential college, completed earlier this year, is a trio of linked structures (two, five, and 12 stories) that sits alongside the building it was commissioned to replace, a 14-story Brutalist tower designed by the Houston firm Neuhaus & Taylor, which opened in 1971.
Architectural Record
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01 SEP 2021
UNT in Denton debuts innovative food hall with 7 new restaurants on campus
Eagle Landing represents UNT's first standalone dining hall as well as the largest dining hall on campus with the capacity to seat 700 people. Seating areas provide options for dining, socializing, and studying, including a 24-foot long community table, a quiet zone, seating overlooking the first floor, and a table shaped like the UNT diving eagle symbol.
CultureMap - Dallas
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26 AUG 2021
UNT Celebrates Grand Opening of $25.5 Million Food Hall, Eagle Landing
The University of North Texas on Thursday celebrated the grand opening of Eagle Landing— a two-story, 25,990-square-foot food hall featuring seven eateries serving everything from Asian and Latin American cuisine to baked goods and vegan options. Inspired by Legacy Hall in Plano, the $25.5 million project is UNT’s first standalone dining hall, located at 1416 Maple St. near the UNT Welcome Center.
Fort Worth Magazine
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16 JUL 2021
Innovative brain injury rehabilitation center breaks ground in Southeast Houston
The Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute broke ground July 14 on a 64,000-square-foot research and rehabilitation center at Nassau Bay's Space Park, near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
InnovationMap
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08 JUL 2021
Medistar Corporation Announces Closing and Funding for P3 Developments at Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in Houston
At $550 million total investment, this 2.2 million-square-foot public-private partnership development is one of the largest ever undertaken at the Texas Medical Center and is the largest of the Texas A&M University System outside its flagship campus in College Station.
News Wire
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28 JUN 2021
Iconic downtown Houston tower reveals shimmering new makeover
Heritage Plaza is unveiling a clean, modern new design to tenants and visitors thanks to a sweeping makeover courtesy of Houston-based Kirksey Architecture.
Culture Map
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10 MAY 2021
Austin public tennis center goes green with ‘Pharr-out’ renovation plan
The City of Austin is acing its latest Central Austin renovation project, led by Austin firm Kirksey Architecture.
Culture Map
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03 MAY 2021
Growing Architecture
Mass timber is dawning on the Texas market as a viable alternative to reinforced concrete and steel construction. Here, two Kirksey architects discuss their experiences working with the material.
Texas Architect Magazine
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19 APR 2021
Houston Partnership Selected to Design, Construct New $75 Million Grid Storage Launchpad at PNNL
A partnership of Harvey | Harvey-Cleary and Kirksey Architecture will design and construct the Grid Storage Launchpad, a $75 million facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, that will boost clean energy adoption and make the nation’s power grid more resilient, secure and flexible.
PNNL News
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24 FEB 2021
University of Houston Hilton College dean says renovated hotel will set school apart
The $30.4 million renovation project - designed by Kirksey Architecture - will include a new five-story tower facing the student center across the street and will revamp the hotel’s current rooms, courtyard, lobby and public spaces.
Houston Business Journal
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13 NOV 2020
Menninger Clinic breaks ground on campus expansion
The Menninger Clinic, a nationally recognized psychiatric hospital based in Houston, broke ground on a two-story outpatient services center on its campus at 12301 S. Main St.
Houston Chronicle
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01 NOV 2020
Linked Learning | PK–12 Schools Portfolio
Milby High School in Houston’s East End preserves history while providing 21st-century pedagogy.
Texas Architect Magazine
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09 OCT 2020
Memorial Park’s $34 Million Golf and Tennis Project Quietly Nears Completion Just in Time for Houston Open
Striking New Clubhouse and Education Center Transforms the City's Golf Jewel
Paper City
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30 JUN 2020
Affordable housing project breaks ground in East End
New Hope Housing broke ground on Avenue J, a 100-unit affordable housing project in the East End. Kirksey Architecture designed the development, which will have a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with full kitchens, washers and dryers. Camden Builders is the contractor...
Houston Chronicle
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29 APR 2020
Will Covid-19 change building design? Houston-area architects weigh in
The HBJ reached out to architects and interior designers - including Kirksey's Randall Walker and Brian Malarkey - to get thoughts on ways buildings might change as people emerge from their homes and begin to discover whatever the “new normal” turns out to be.
Houston Business Journal
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24 MAR 2020
How Kirksey is Thinking about Technology, Strategy and the Future of Design
Architectural design is being influenced by technology more than ever before. Wes Good, Kirksey's President, spoke to Bisnow about design trends, his career, and navigating the current global pandemic.
BISNOW Houston
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09 MAR 2020
Round Rock ISD aquatic facility could have net-zero energy cost
An aquatic facility planned for RRISD could run with virtually no energy costs through an innovative system utilizing natural gas and steam. The facility, under design by Kirksey Architecture, could be constructed as early as fall 2021.
Austin American Statesman
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25 FEB 2020
MetroNational breaks ground on office tower in Memorial City
Construction work has begun on a nine-story office tower in Houston’s Memorial City.The Houston office of Kirksey Architecture designed the building.
Houston Business Journal
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13 FEB 2020
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's 440K-SF Houston-area campus underway
Construction has begun on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's new campus in Springwoods Village north of Houston. Connecticut-based Pickard Chilton is the design architect, Houston-based Kirksey is the executive architect, and Oklahoma City-based Rees Associates Inc. is the interior architect.
Houston Business Journal
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04 FEB 2020
Pelican Builders’ Robert Bland preaches the vibrant future of Houston vertical living
Robert Bland envisions a future in which a city long known for its sprawl morphs into a more traditional metropolis with a skyline dotted with high-rise residential buildings. “There’s just a lot of regional interest in high-rise residential,” says Rick Birkinshaw of Kirksey Architects, which has worked with Pelican Builders on The Wilshire, The Hawthorne and The Revere. “It’s mostly urban infill, which is where people want to live.”
Houston Chronicle
