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Home of AIA Houston
Step into Architecture Center Houston (ArCH). We are dedicated to celebrating the architecture and design that reflects our city’s diverse cultural heritage.
ArCH welcomes people of all backgrounds and disciplines to explore our exhibitions, participate in educational programs and engage in events that foster a deeper connection to our built environment.
Join our community as an AIA Houston member, a student or anyone curious about design who seeks to create a more inclusive and vibrant future for Houston through the power of architecture.
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AIA/ AGC Joint Committee February 2025 Lunch and Learn
AIA/ AGC Joint Committee February 2025 Lunch and Learn
Panel Discussion Topic: "Construction Delivery Methods" 11:00 – 11:30 Registration and networking 11:30 – 11:45 Lunch served 11:45 – 1:00 Program Event Description: Join the AIA/ AGC Joint Committee […]
Masonry Workshop
Masonry Workshop
Masonry walls are not all the same! What repair methods are appropriate for the masonry wall system on your building? Join AIA Houston’s Historic Resource Committee (HRC) for a […]
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BEC Houston Lunch & Learn
BEC Houston Lunch & Learn
Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx): Ensuring Comfort, Durability, and Health - 1.0 AIA LU/HSW Presenter – Kayla Maines Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) is a quality-assurance process to ensure that a building, […]
Destination Architect: Registration in Texas — TBAE and NCARB
Destination Architect: Registration in Texas — TBAE and NCARB
Guest presentation by TBAE and NCARB focusing on licensure. Feb 27 at 6PM at Architecture Center Houston - 902 Commerce CE hours: 1.5 LU Join us for the TBAE and […]
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Buffalo Bayou Walking Tour
Buffalo Bayou Walking Tour
Explore the city from a vantage point most people don't see: the waterway that gave Houston life and has been its backbone for 182 years. Architecture Center Houston (ArCH), with […]
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Equity Series Panel Discussion
Equity Series Panel Discussion
The AIA Houston Women in Architecture Committee is pleased to announce the eighth annual Equity Series, Value by Design: Resilient businesses. Individual security. There has long been a cultural narrative […]
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Equity Series Workshop
Equity Series Workshop
Value by Design: Resilient businesses. Individual security AIA Credit: 3 LU Architects aren’t the lowest paid workers in the building industry, but they often earn less than other trades. Given […]
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Museum District Walking Tour
Museum District Walking Tour
The Houston Museum District is one of the few areas in the country with such a dense population of museums, public art, contemporary architecture, and landscape design. On this 2-hour […]
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Ben Brewer Award Submission Webinar
Ben Brewer Award Submission Webinar
Monday, March 17, 12 pm via Zoom. Please join the Ben Brewer Award Submission Webinar to answer any questions concerning the submission process for the Ben Brewer Young Architect Award. […]
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Ismaili Center Houston Tour
Ismaili Center Houston Tour
The Ismaili Center will be the seventh in a series of iconic cultural buildings, His Highness the Aga Khan, has commissioned over the past four decades in the United Kingdom, […]
Ismaili Center Houston Tour
Ismaili Center Houston Tour
The Ismaili Center will be the seventh in a series of iconic cultural buildings, His Highness the Aga Khan, has commissioned over the past four decades in the United Kingdom, […]
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Building Tour of the New Kids Meals Building
Building Tour of the New Kids Meals Building
Join Emerging Professionals Committee for a hard hat tour of the new Kids Meals building by Kirksey Architecture. The project is a five-acre master plan and a 50,000-sf building that […]
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UH Art & Architecture Walking Tour
UH Art & Architecture Walking Tour
An exploration of art, architecture and campus design on the University of Houston’s main campus. Works by Frank Stella, Jim Love, William King and The Art Guys are found within […]
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Gulf Coast Green
CONFERENCE THEME: Symbiotic Resilience: Designing Better Growth Houston has faced repeated storms that flood the city or cause massive power outages, raising a critical question: Has the city’s infrastructure reached […]
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Towers & Trees Walking Tour
Towers & Trees Walking Tour
Towers and Trees explores the magnificent architecture between Hermann Square and Discovery Green as well as the changing dynamics of our downtown. We'll look at the partially realized civic center […]
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River Oaks Theatre Tour
River Oaks Theatre Tour
The River Oaks Theatre is an historic movie theater built in 1939. It was an example of late-1930s Art Deco design. It was the last of the deluxe neighborhood movie […]
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Rice University Walking Tour
Rice University Walking Tour
A treasure trove of great architecture, the timeless campus features designs by Cram, Goodhue, & Ferguson; John Staub; William Ward Watkin; Michael Graves; Kieran Timberlake; Ricardo Bofill; Cesar Pelli; Lake/Flato […]
2025 MGMC Interim Review
2025 MGMC Interim Review
The purpose of the interim review is to provide students the opportunity to present their project in process to volunteer architects, to receive constructive feedback, troubleshoot design problems, and answer […]
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Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) connects people and places through engagement, advocacy, and education on thoughtful design.
Open to the public
Monday-Thursday: 9am – 5pm
Friday: 9am – 3pm
Address
902 Commerce St
Houston, TX 77002
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+1 713 520 0155
A Doodle Diary
February 13 – April 25, 2025
John Kirksey, architect and business owner, doodled his way through 50+ years of phone calls and meetings. Exotic animals, technical-organic hybrids, caricature portraits, and purely comedic themes—the doodles are an intricate blend of John’s vivid imagination and subconscious mind.
