In celebration of its 150th birthday,the American Institute of Architects (AIA) surveyed over 1,800 randomly selected Americans in late February to compile a list of the 150 Favorite Works of Architecture in the United States. The AIA created a panel that narrowed down the options to 248 structures, which included the Empire State Building, the White House and the Washington National Cathedral. The University of Texas' own Battle Hall rounded out the list at... more ›

Last week, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded architect Antoine Predock, designer of Austin's geometrically-gifted City Hall, their highly-coveted AIA Gold Medal. The annual honor is meant to celebrate those "whose significant body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture." Among the past winners are Thomas Jefferson (1993), Frank Lloyd Wright (1949), Louis Sullivan (1944), LeCorbusier (1961), Louis Kahn (1971), and I.M. Pei (1979) - in other words, a fairly impressive bunch. more ›