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The 715,500-square-foot Life Science Plaza is the largest LEED Gold-CS certified building in the Texas Medical Center. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. provided project and building management services and coordinated with Kirksey Architects to gain the LEED Gold-CS certification.

Texas Construction

Enrollment keeps university jobs on books...Kirksey Architecture wove interior and exterior spaces at A&M’s Agricultural Headquarters Building to best portray the agricultural experience.

Texas Architect

Brian Malarkey, AIA, of Kirksey in Houston is among nine honorees in this year’s list of AIA “Young Architects.” The Young Architects Award is given to individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architectural career.

Parking Today

by Jennifer Walker, Jeff Chapman, and Julie Hendricks

If Houston is perceived as ugly by many, acres and acres of parking certainly play a key role in that perception. Beauty is important, but in this case it’s only one small aspect of Houston’s parking lot problem.

Houston Chronicle

Law firm moves to a new home...Kirksey Architects designed Dobrowski's interior space with contemporary lines, incorporating dark wood and textured stone features.

Texas Real Estate Business

“When the USGBC started out, their mission was to transform the marketplace — the accreditation program being one of the pieces...If you think about it, that’s what they did in the most amazing, effective way by getting everyone involved,” Malarkey says.

Southwest Contractor

Golden Nugget addition injects economic stimulus into downtown. The 25-story Rush Tower is the first new hotel tower in years for downtown Las Vegas.

Texas Construction

Galveston Island’s Palisade Palms high-rise project recently celebrated a topping out.

Texas Real Estate Business

Current trends in the commercial real estate market. Interview with Bob Inaba, AIA, director of design, and Scott Wilkinson, AIA, commercial team leader, of Kirksey Architecture.

Texas Construction

Redeveloping urban core and mixed-use projects continue to show payoff.

Houston Chronicle

Amid a tough environment for car sales, Houston-based Gulf States Toyota, affiliate of Friedkin Cos., is developing a 16-acre corporate headquarters in west Houston to consolidate 600 employees.

Houston Business Journal

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa has completed a $7.1 million guest room renovation that features energy-efficient updates. The renovation work was overseen by Houston-based Kirksey architecture.

The Facts

Brazosport College regents approved contracts with Kirksey Architecture to design the Byron and Sandra Sadler Health Professions and Science Building and the Dow Academic Center.

Houston Chronicle

Warm hues, rich fabrics and wood furniture set a residential tone in the newly renovated rooms of The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in the Galleria area.

Houston Chronicle

An uplifting gift for downtown Y - A major gift from the Tellepsen family will pave the way for a new building around the corner from the old one; The Houston-based Kirksey architecture firm designed the structure, which will have more than 100,000 square feet and include a teen center, child watch area, pools, a gymnasium with five racquetball courts, community meeting space, exercise rooms and a cafe. A parking garage with more than 200 spaces will be attached to the building.

Houston Chronicle

Many of the winners of the recently announced American Institute of Architects Houston 2007 Design Awards have gone green with recycled materials, energy-saving features and designs that respect surroundings and tradition.

R&D Magazine

Janelia Farm Research Campus embodies flexible lab design and fosters a culture of science.

Environmental Design + Construction

Satterfield & Pontikes (1100 Equity Drive) earns an honorable mention in ED+C's Excellence in Design Awards.

Texas Real Estate Business

Texas’ newest multifamily developments are bringing unique living options to the state’s high-growth areas. Throughout Texas, 2007 promises to be another productive year for the multifamily market. From Houston north to Dallas, new and unique projects are being developed and planned.

Stone World

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus in Virginia was created to establish a new standard for scientific research and exchange, and Basaltina flooring is a main component of the facility's design.