John Grable Receives Award From The UTSA College of Architecture
John Grable serves as Juror for 2008 National AIA Honor Awards for Architecture
Each year the American Institute of Architects recognizes outstanding architecture throughout the
A listing of the 2008 Award Winners can be found on the "AIArchitect" website
Matthew Martinez receives an International Achievement Award from IFAI
John Grable Architects team member Matthew Martinez was part of a team from the UTSA School of Architecture that received a 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). This marks the first time that a team from an academic institution has ever received this award. The project is a 75-foot by 25-foot armadillo-like structure made of Lycra fabric stretched over an aluminum frame that students designed for the IFAI 2005 convention in San Antonio. The jury recognized projects based on complexity, design, workmanship, uniqueness and function. Matt’s project was selected from among 387 entries from 13 countries.
South Texas Guesthouse Receives Honor Award
The South Texas Guesthouse was recognized by a distinguished jury for one of only two honor awards given at the 2007 AIA San Antonio Design Awards in October.
The jury, made up of architects Tom Kundig, FAIA of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects in Seattle, Dan Shipley, FAIA of Shipley Architects in Dallas and Architectural Record senior editor , recognized the project with a top honor from among 58 submissions.
The jury especially noted the project’s "artful massing" and its relationship to the site and its trees. The Guesthouse also was one of two projects to receive a Sustainability Citation by the jury, recognizing its use of recycled stone and timbers.
John Grable to Chair TSA Fellowship Committee in 2008
John Grable has been appointed by TSA President Chris Hudson, AIA, to head the TSA Fellowship committee. The committee’s charge is to work closely with AIA in disseminating to the membership instructions for preparing and submitting nominations for elevation to the
The AIA Fellowship program recognizes architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. John was elevated to fellowship in 2007.
John Grable appointed to UT School of Architecture Advisory Council
John was officialy appointed as a member of the University of Texas School of Architecture Advisory Council . John joins a distinguished group of UT alumni and attended his first meeting October 2007. John received his B.Arch from UT Austin in 1976.
Triple "S" Stee l wins A ward from Texas Society of Architects
The Triple S Steel facility by Lake/Flato Architects, one of John Grable’s final projects for the firm with David Lake, FAIA, was one of 13 projects to receive a 2007 Design Award from the Texas Society of Architects. The jury was Peter Bohlin, FAIA of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in
John Grable served as project architect for the facility, which juror Peter Bohlin describes as “rather simply realized, using steel elements that the company produces or which they supply, and the plan is pretty straight-forward. The sun shading and its edges are carefully conceived. The result is really a very good corporate project, and one that says a good deal about the quality of
The project was featured in the September October 2007 issue of Texas Architect magazine
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AIA San Antonio Chapter Luncheon Honors new FAIA members John Grable, FAIA was honored at the monthly AIA San Antonio chapter luncheon on February 26, along with the two other newly elevated AIA Fellows from San Antonio. Only six architects in the state of Texas were honored with fellowships in 2007. Pictured are Greg Papay, FAIA of Lake Flato Architects, Gary Lynn, FAIA of Parsons 3/DI, featured speaker San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger, John Grable, FAIA, and chapter president Chris Schultz, AIA.
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John Grable elevated to American Institute of Architects College of Fellows
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John Grable Architects wins AIA San Antonio 2006 Honor Award for Design
222 Austin Highway, a resurrected 1930s motor lodge that now houses office space, (including the offices for John Grable Architects) was one of three projects recognized with a 2006 AIA San Antonio Honor Award for Design. The project was developed by John Grable, who converted the dilapidated building in a prominent location along this busy thoroughfare. The jury was made up of architects Doug Hanson, AIA of the Los Angeles office of Destefano + Partners, David Brems, AIA of Gillies Stransky Brems Smith in Salt Lake City and Wendy Evans Joseph, FAIA of Wendy Evans Joseph Architecture in New York. The design awards jury responded to the simplicity of the renovation, which stripped the building to its bones and introduced elemental materials – wood, steel, and concrete – to create textural minimalist interiors that are reflected in the building’s simple but rigorous exterior. The jury particularly “loved that he saved the building and improved it,” and “liked the simplicity of the materials and the fenestration.” In addition to the 2006 AIA San Antonio Honor Award, 222 Austin Highway was selected to be featured in the May/June 2007 issue of Texas Architect Magazine. |
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Career Days Luis Vargas and Juan Martinez have represented the architectural profession at Career Days at two San Antonio-area public schools in 2006. Students at Collier Elementary and Corbett Junior High schools had the chance to learn about what architects do and what skills are needed to become an architect. Most students already knew that “architects make houses” but Luis and Juan helped them understand all the different things architects do, both in designing new projects and preserving the past. The Career Days were a great success and more are planned for 2007. |
