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07 JUL 2016
Green Business Certification Inc. Names Kirksey a LEED Proven Provider
Building Design + Construction
Kirksey is the first Houston-based firm with designation and role as high-quality LEED administrator.
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05 JUL 2016
Here's How Much Your Office's Swanky Fitness Center Costs to Build
Houston Business Journal
Fitness centers with top-of-the-line workout equipment have become big bragging points for building owners, but the cost of building those fitness centers is rising, according to a Kirksey Architecture report on Houston construction costs.
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24 JUN 2016
Kirksey First Houston-Based Firm Named LEED Proven Provider
BisNow Houston
Green Business Certification Inc. designated Kirksey a LEED Proven Provider. The rigorous process took more than two years to complete. As a result, Kirksey will now benefit from greater access to a LEED reviewer.
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22 JUN 2016
Energy Company Exits Greenspoint for New NW Houston Office Park
Houston Business Journal
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., one of the largest public companies in Houston, will move out of Greenspoint and into Remington Square, a new office park in northwest Houston, designed by Kirksey Architecture.
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13 JUN 2016
Exclusive: Houston Developer Plans Luxury Condo Project in River Oaks Area
Houston Business Journal
Pelican Builders Inc. is planning to develop a new luxury condominium called The Revere at River Oaks, with Kirksey serving as the design architect. The podium-style condo will feature 33 units atop two levels of parking and will appeal to Houstonians moving from large estate homes.
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10 JUN 2016
Kirksey Promotes Staff at Annual Company Meeting
AIA Houston
Kirksey proudly announced 16 promotions within the firm at its company-wide meeting held on June 1, 2016.
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27 MAY 2016
Kirksey Named to Largest Houston-Area Architecture Firm List
Houston Business Journal
Kirksey was ranked #4 on the HBJ's Largest Houston-Area Architecture Firm list for 2016.
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23 MAY 2016
Point of View: Kirksey's Design Advocacy & Material Sustainability
Metropolis Magazine
Metropolis's publisher and editor-in-chief sat down with Kirksey Architecture to lead the Metropolis Think Tank series of conversations on the seismic cultural shifts reshaping our society and the importance of injecting new humanism into design and architecture to better deal with emerging challenges.
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06 MAY 2016
Houston Private School Reveals Plans for 11-acre Prime Lot
Houston Business Journal
More than two years ago, St. Thomas High School purchased an 11-acre tract of land adjacent from the school from HISD for $66 million, and plans for the land off Memorial and Shepherd have finally been revealed. Houston-based Kirksey Architecture designed the renovations.
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27 APR 2016
Julie Hendricks and Colley Hodges on KUHF Houston Matters, Discuss Gulf Coast Green
NPR - KUHF Houston Matters
For more than 10 years, the Gulf Coast Green Conference has quietly been building a name for itself, drawing sustainability professionals, architects and designers to town. Julie Hendricks and Colley Hodges of Kirksey Architecture's EcoServices team sit down to discuss the convergence of art, architecture and sustainable design.
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26 APR 2016
Kirksey Takes Home Best in Show at 2016 IIDA Product Runway
BisNow Houston
Houston's architecture and interior design professionals came together to raise money for a good cause by creating fashion from everyday industry materials. Kirksey took home Best in Show for their Georgia O'Keefe-inspired dress that took over 150 hours to create.
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25 MAR 2016
Women Shaping Houston Architecture
BisNow Houston
March is Women's History Month so BisNow sat down with three of the most influential women in Houston architecture to learn their stories. Julie Hendricks, VP at Kirksey, shares her secrets to success.
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11 MAR 2016
Local Theater's President Pulls Back Curtain on its New Digs
Houston Business Journal
When John Paul Stevenson isn't announcing for the NBA's Houston Rockets or the NFL's Carolina Panthers, he can be found working in a very different context: as president on the Queensbury Theatre board of directors.
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07 MAR 2016
Houston Execs Who Have Stuck with Company for 25+ Years
BisNow Houston
There's been a lot of personnel shuffling the last few years, but some people still have major staying power. Kirksey Architecture has 10 employees who have been with the firm over 25 years, and have more than 297 combined years of experience.
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03 MAR 2016
Michelle Old Named YAF Emerging Voices Architect
AIA Houston
Michelle Old, AIA, a member of Kirksey's design team, has been named a YAF Emerging Voices Architect, and her work will be on display at the Architecture Center Houston through April 29.
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23 FEB 2016
Belfiore, Houston's Most Expensive Condo Under Construction
Houston Business Journal
Construction is nearing completion of Belfiore, the most expensive condominium tower under construction in Houston. Designed by Kirksey, the condo features two homes per floor, each with its own private lobby.
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16 FEB 2016
Kirksey Architecture Hosts HCC Interior Design Students for Design Charrette
Houston Community College News
Students in the Houston Community College (HCC) Interior Design program got a taste of the real world from architecture and interior design professionals. Professor Kevin Hamby took his class of 11 students on a field trip to Kirksey Architecture, one of the preeminent architecture firms in Houston.
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27 JAN 2016
Inside the Newest Building at Dow's Lake Jackson Campus
Houston Business Journal
Office amenity space in Lake Jackson just got a lot swankier. That's where Michigan-based The Dow Chemical Co. has a five-building research and development complex, dubbed the Texas Innovation Center, underway. The Diamond Center, designed by Kirksey, wrapped up a few weeks ago.
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11 JAN 2016
Kirksey's Annual Tree Planting Added 300 Shady Houstonians
BisNow Houston
Kirksey had some company for its 29th annual tree planting event this weekend -- among the hundreds of volunteers were new Mayor Sylvester Turner and members of City Council, Houston Parks and Recreation, Uptown Houston TIRZ and Trees for Houston.
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15 DEC 2015
New River Oaks High-Rise -- One of Houston's Most Memorable Skyscrapers?
PaperCity Magazine
The Wilshire, a 17-story luxury high-rise designed by Kirksey, is just steps away from the River Oaks district. Legendary 87-year-old Houston developer Robert Bland calls it "the best building" he's ever been a part of.
