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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

21 APR 2022 Harvey-Cleary Builders, Kirksey Architecture, and Arup collaborate on design of the new Grid Storage Launchpad at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

12 APR 2022 Kirksey Architecture's Michelle Old wins AIA Houston Ben Brewer Award

08 FEB 2022 John Kirksey awarded ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2022 Legacy Award

01 FEB 2022 Prairie View A&M University Fabrication Center is a nominee for the ArchDaily 2022 Building of the Year Awards

12 JAN 2022 Kirksey expands to Dallas

08 NOV 2021 Kirksey names new Director of Sustainability and Building Performance

In the News

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
30 JAN 2020 These Five Developments Will Change Houston Forever
These five major developments, all taking shape over the next couple of years, are set to change the face of the city. -- Kirksey designed the Galveston Bay Foundation project and is on the Houston Endowment project team as well.
Houstonia Magazine
23 JAN 2020 6 Ideas for Building Healthy Office Space
Building a new office space? Colley Hodges, Kirksey's Director of Sustainability, provides input on 6 ways to foster a healthy environment.
EXOS
21 JAN 2020 Kelsey-Seybold Clinic opens Kingwood clinic
This new recently completed clinic replaces a Kingwood facility that was damaged in Hurricane Harvey. The three-story, 55,000-square-foot clinic, designed by Kirksey, is more than twice the size of the previous location.
Houston Chronicle