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01 JUN 2018
Costs Go Up as Labor Pool Diminishes
GlobeSt. Real Estate News
Kirksey released their annual Construction Cost Update, an important resource for a guage on Houston's constructon costs in the AEC industry. GlobeSt. talked with Scott Wilkinson, AIA, Executive Vice President at Kirksey Architecture, about how costs are rising due to Hurricane Harvey's lasting impacts.
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24 APR 2018
A Look Inside New SFA STEM Building
KTRE Channel 9 | Nacogdoches
James Fuex, a senior architect at Kirksey, takes board members from Stephen F. Austin State University on a tour through the new STEM building and planetarium, slated to open in the fall.
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05 APR 2018
The Youngest Architects in Texas
Texas Architect
The process to achieve licensure as an architect is long and arduous, an incredible accomplishment that often takes years. Altair Galgana, AIA, a member of Kirksey's Science + Technology team, holds the title of the youngest licensed architect in Texas.
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29 MAR 2018
Knoll: Sector Focus - Healthcare
Knoll Design
Legacy Community Health aimed to bridge a gap and provide health services where most needed. The design team worked with KnollTextiles to select durable and low maintenance vinyls and textures.
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07 FEB 2018
Kirksey Names First-Ever CFO
Houston Business Journal
Houston-based Kirksey, one of Houston's largest architecture firms, recently named Crystal McDonald as its CFO.
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31 JAN 2018
Rebirth of a Mural : The 5900 Canal Project
Houston Chronicle
On one side of the 5900 Canal building in Houston's East End, a decades-old mural is getting the face-lift it deserves. Previously home to the Continental Can Company, a cannery warehouse facility, the 5900 Canal building is being transformed by Kirksey to serve three functions with separate spaces: 1) Precinct 6 Constable's Office, 2) District Clerk's Office and 3) the District Attorney's Office.
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26 JAN 2018
The Wilshire holds grand opening, offers 96 units
Houston Chronicle
The illustrious River Oaks neighborhood in Houston has one new addition to complement its finery in not only residential space, but also a building architecturally pleasing to the eye. The Wilshire, designed by Kirksey, is Houston's latest high-rise located within walking distance to the River Oaks District.
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06 DEC 2017
What to know about the new flood regulations on construction in Harris County
KPRC Channel 2
Kirksey's own Catherine Callaway talks to KPRC about the new regulations that Harris County commissioners just passed post-Harvey for new construction in the unincorporated part of Harris County.
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21 NOV 2017
Exclusive: Medistar to develop health care tower in Texas Medical Center
Houston Business Journal
Houston-based Medistar will develop a roughly 25-story health care tower, the exterior designed by Kirksey Architecture, in the Texas Medical Center -- right across the street from the dual hotel-multifamily development the company's currently building.
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15 NOV 2017
Photos Offer 1st Look Inside Houston's 2nd Hotel ZaZa
Houston Chronicle
The 17-story tower, designed by Houston-based Kirksey Architecture and Kathy Andrews Interiors, will open to the public on December 1, 2017 at the corner of Interstate 10 and Bunker Hill near Memorial City Mall.
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12 OCT 2017
Second Baptist Church - Cypress wins a 2017 Solomon Award
Worship Facilities (WfX) Network
Second Baptist Church - Cypress won a 2017 Solomon design award. Designed by Kirksey Architecture, the growing campus features a technology-rich, state-of-the-art church that includes worship in the round to give all church-goers great views from any angle. The design was inspired by Texas vernacular, incorporating natural limestone and exposed wood.
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28 SEP 2017
Report Urges Houston to Incentivize "Green Infrastructure"
NPR Houston Public Media
Kirksey's Director of EcoServices and LEED Fellow, Julie Hendricks, spoke at a press conference on behalf of AIA Houston hosted by Environment Texas and the Galveston Bay Foundation. The topic was a new report from Environment Texas that ranks Houston fourth out of five Texas cities in storm water management and urges cities to place priority on green infrastructure.
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19 SEP 2017
Reeling from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Architects Focus on Rebuilding and Resiliency
Architectural Record
As summer 2017 drew to a close, for the first time in 166 years of weather records, two Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes hit the United States in the same season—just 16 days apart. “We’ve been preaching sustainability and resiliency for years,” says Catherine Callaway, board president of AIA Houston and senior associate at local firm Kirksey. “Now that there are new ears willing to listen, I think we have a great opportunity to talk about better ways to build and develop land.”
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05 SEP 2017
Facility Focus: Houston Community College Stafford Workforce Training Center
College Planning & Management Magazine
Over the past year, the Houston Community College System (HCCS) has consolidated 23 campuses into 14 "Centers of Excellence" to focus not only on academics, but also workforce training. Retiring baby boomers mean the creation of nearly one million new manufacturing jobs over the next several years. The new HCC Southwest Workforce Training Center in Stafford, Texas, brings new career opportunities to these communities through skilled training in construction, manufacturing and the service industry.
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23 AUG 2017
Developer: Luxury condo building "will look like it's been there forever"
Houston Chronicle
Pelican Builders begins testing the market today for a condominium building near River Oaks with units priced as high as $2.6 million. The Kirksey-designed building is meant to appeal to downsizing River Oaks residents, the developer said.
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14 AUG 2017
Photo Tour: Legacy Community Health
Healthcare Design Magazine
Joel Kalmin, Legacy Community Health's director of facility design, along with Kirksey Architecture and D.E. Harvey Builders, spent three months planning the building's interior and exterior spaces, using products with a creative mindset to design an inviting and nurturing facility for the Fifth Ward.
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10 AUG 2017
Photos: Churches Expand with Population Boom Northwest of Houston
Houston Business Journal
With residential growth booming, Houston's First Baptist Church expanded in Cypress near the Bridgeland community. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the new Cypress campus designed by Kirksey and constructed by Tellepsen.
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14 JUL 2017
The George Hotel sets August opening in College Station
Houston Chronicle
College Station's Century Square mixed-used development will get a second hotel with the opening of The George in August. The hotel was designed by Kirksey and Munoz + Albin architects with interiors by Mayfield and Ragni Studio.
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13 JUL 2017
The Writing on the Wall: Maker Spaces Encourage Students to Take an Active Role
Building Design + Construction
Maker spaces, dry-erase walls, and flexible furniture highlight The Kinkaid School's New Learning Center. Designed by Kirksey Architecture's PK-12 Education Team, the learning center's maker spaces are meant to create a flexible learning environment that veers somewhat from traditional teaching methods.
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28 JUN 2017
Bastrop County to buy $2M building for 911, emergency complex
Austin-American Statesman
Bastrop County commissioners approved Monday the purchase of a $2 million building, designed by Kirksey Architecture, in the heart of Bastrop for its new state-of-the-art communications and emergency management center. Construction should begin in July 2018, with the building completed by summer 2019.
