News and Media

For Immediate Release

14 NOV 2023 Kirksey Architecture awarded IIDA 2023 Pinnacle Award

10 NOV 2023 Michelle Old Named BD+C 40 Under 40

12 OCT 2023 Linda Camacho awarded HHAE Architect of the Year

10 OCT 2023 Kirksey North Texas Relocates to Dallas Design District

14 SEP 2023 David Dalton wins UH's Leadership Alumni Award

05 SEP 2023 Kirksey Publishes Construction Cost Trends Reports

14 AUG 2023 Janki DePalma awarded SMPS Chapter President of the Year

31 JUL 2023 Janki DePalma - 2023 Leadership Austin

21 JUL 2023 Spotlight: Crystal McDonald, CPA

02 JUN 2023 2023 Anniversary Celebration and Promotions

23 MAY 2023 Kirksey Architecture Celebrates Austin Anniversary with Expansion

12 APR 2023 Spotlight: Nichole Bradley Culak, RID, LEED AP

11 APR 2023 Mass Timber and Sustainability

14 DEC 2022 Kirksey Architecture Plants 700 trees in 2022

09 NOV 2022 John Kirksey receives the Texas Society of Architects 2022 Medal for Lifetime Achievement

03 OCT 2022 Benito Guerrier awarded HHAE Architect of the Year

18 AUG 2022 Nation’s Largest Academic Mass Timber Building Completes at San Jacinto College

01 AUG 2022 Spotlight: Jon Ward, AIA

07 JUL 2022 Kirksey names new Director of pK-12 Projects - Central Texas

10 JUN 2022 Kirksey Announces 2022 Promotions

In the News

05 DEC 2022 Did You Know
Mays Business School is committed to becoming the preeminent public business school in the nation—and its new Business Education Complex (BEC) is a key part of that effort. In addition to the Wehner Building, the complex will include a new state-of-the-art building and inviting outdoor spaces.
Texas A&M Foundation
09 NOV 2022 Double Take
The Credit Human and Oxbow towers bring old-world principles to contemporary sustainable design.
Texas Architect Magazine
04 NOV 2022 Kelsey-Seybold Clear Lake Clinic expanding to create 11-acre Bay Area Campus
Kelsey-Seybold's Clear Lake Clinic at Interstate 45 is being expanded into a three-building campus with a cancer center and an ambulatory surgery center.
Houston Business Journal
20 OCT 2022 Real Estate Projects Can Help Transform an Entire County
The story of how Metrocare's Hillside Innovation Center will transform the land, clients, staff, and an entire community is a story worth telling.
D Magazine
13 SEP 2022 Construction underway on Kelsey-Seybold Springwoods Village Campus in City Place
Kelsey-Seybold's Springwoods Village Campus will consist of a 165,000-square-foot building with an ambulatory surgery center and a cancer center.
Houston Business Journal
29 AUG 2022 Exclusive: Moody Rambin to launch construction of Town Centre Two office building near CityCentre
Town Centre One, which broke ground in 2013, is a 270,000-square-foot office structure near CityCentre. Its developer, Moody Rambin, is preparing to build a second office building nearby.
Houston Business Journal
15 AUG 2022 MetroNational tops out on Memorial City office tower
MetroNational's new office building at 9753 Katy Freeway is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2023.
Houston Business Journal
08 AUG 2022 Kelsey-Seybold Clinic opens new Memorial Villages location, one of its largest
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic opened its five-story Memorial Villages campus on Aug. 8. It is just north of Interstate 10 at 1001 Campbell Road in Spring Valley Village.
Houston Business Journal
03 AUG 2022 Why this new San Jacinto College building is getting plenty of attention
Scheduled to welcome its first students when classes start Aug. 22, a building at San Jacinto College’s central campus in Pasadena stands out from all others on campus — and in the region.
Houston Chronicle
23 MAY 2022 This ultra-efficient San Antonio office underscores the importance of tight building envelopes
A report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that reducing energy consumption by buildings in turn reduces carbon dioxide emissions. One of the best ways to do this is to improve the airtightness of building envelopes, which vary widely in terms of performance.
The Architect's Newspaper
23 MAY 2022 Creating Opportunities in the Workplace through Agile Planning
Rarely do we have the opportunity to see the future office as a new paradigm. The layout, ambiance, scope, and metrics of corporate real estate of the future will be quite different from our prior experience.
CoreNet Global's The Pulse
12 MAY 2022 Climate for Learning
Two East Austin schools merge to form Norman-Sims Elementary, a new STEAM learning environment focused on discovery and community.

Texas Architect Magazine
02 MAY 2022 Long-delayed Bellaire Place project on former Chevron campus cleared to move forward
A long-awaited mixed-use development in the city of Bellaire is moving ahead after receiving approval from city officials.
Houston Business Journal
18 APR 2022 Construction underway on MetroNational office tower in Houston
MetroNational, the Houston-based, privately-held real estate investment, development, and management company, announced today that construction is underway for their latest Class-A office building at 9753 Katy Freeway, situated at the southwest corner of Katy Freeway and Bunker Hill. Adjacent to the reimagined Lawn at Memorial City and new luxury high-rise, The McKinley, 9753 Katy Freeway completes a new mixed-use urban development, offering tenants a vibrant and curated mix of nearby restaurants, hotels, retail and entertainment.
REJournals
07 APR 2022 First look: Trees for Houston to break ground on HQ, education center in Garden Oaks
Trees for Houston’s new office building at 2001 W. 34th St. will somewhat fittingly be situated in Garden Oaks between the Shepherd Forest and Shady Acres areas. The new headquarters will replace Trees for Houston’s existing offices at 104 N. Greenwood St.
Houston Business Journal
24 MAR 2022 Healthcare Office Space Transformation
The idea of a safe space took on a new meaning for Houston’s Legacy Community Health. The organization’s clinics have been a judgment-free zone for LGBTQA+ patients since 1978. Then the pandemic struck, just as the healthcare company began consolidating its administrative offices from three locales to one. Move-in was July 2021. Legacy and its partner, Kirksey Architecture, kept true to their original vision for the $1.4 million transformation of the 67,500-square-foot, three-floor headquarters.

Staples Worklife Magazine
16 MAR 2022 A Growing Design Trend - Mass Timber
Mass timber is going mainstream as more projects incorporate the sustainable building material for both structure and the aesthetics of wood left exposed in the interiors. As demand increases for more environmentally sensitive building practices, design teams and developers are pushing the possibilities of mass timber use in commercial, institutional and multifamily projects.

Realty News Report
08 FEB 2022 Architect Builds a Sustainable Vision
John Kirksey created a successful architectural firm in Houston while championing environmental stewardship for the region.
ENR Texas & Louisiana
13 JAN 2022 At the Car Park
The Lyric Centre Garage shows that, while often considered a necessary urban evil, the design of a parking garage can positively impact the city that surrounds it.
Texas Architect Magazine
24 DEC 2021 Prairie View A&M University Fabrication Center / Kirksey Architecture
The Fabrication Center at Prairie View A&M University is an extension of the existing School of Architecture. Located in Prairie View, Texas this new program is a state-of-art facility that serves its students with the latest technology. As one of the seven HBUC (Historic Black Colleges and Universities) with an accredited architecture program, this new innovative maker space houses a variety of high-tech equipment allowing architectural students to build, develop, and test new ideas.
ArchDaily