Business & Tech
Lake Flato Lands in No. 1 Spot on List of Nation’s Top Architecture Firms
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Lake Flato Architects was named 2019’s top architecture firm by Architect magazine, and is the first Texas firm to be awarded that spot.
Arts & Culture
People and Place Awards Recognize SA Firms for Architectural Excellence and Community Service
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The American Institute of Architects celebrated its annual People + Place awards Tuesday night.
Arts & Culture
Mural Gracing Facade of The ’68 Embraces History of Hemisfair Art
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Barcelona artist Ruben Sánchez is nearing completion on a new Hemisfair mural.
Business & Tech
Children’s Museum Sues Firms, Citing Building Defects
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The DoSeum, opened in 2015, has filed a lawsuit against two local firms alleging there are defects in the museum’s roofing and HVAC systems.
Arts & Culture
Confluence Park Honored with Prestigious Architecture Award
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The Southside park joins notable institutions such as Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in receiving the award.
Business & Tech
Developer Hixon and Cavender Family Building Texas’ First Mass-Timber Mid-Rise
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Hixon Properties is partnering with the Cavender family to develop a six-story, mixed-use building set to open in February 2020 as The Soto.
Gov & Politics
Board of Architect Group Criticizes Alamo Plaza Plan
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The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects voiced strong opposition Thursday to proposals for redeveloping Alamo Plaza.
Gov & Politics
Conservation Society, Others Launch ‘Don’t Wall Us Out’ Petition to ‘Save Alamo Plaza’
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The San Antonio Conservation Society, with the help of a local architect and a neighborhood advocate, have created a paper-and-online petition to gather support for a plan to redevelop Alamo Plaza without “barriers” like closed streets, walls, railings, and gates as recently proposed by designers.
Commentary
New Alamo Proposal Ignores Connectivity, Guiding Principles
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Missing in the Alamo Plaza Interpretive Plan is how the plan improves our city beyond the Alamo Plaza – our citizens’ experience.
Business & Tech
Developers Release Renderings for Former Merchants Ice Building
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TRTF on Wednesday released early-concept renderings of a forthcoming live, work, and play complex on San Antonio’s Eastside.
