Texas Society of Architects Convention: Day Two

Social Media - Advanced Tactics:  presented by Andrew Hawkins, AIA. In this session, Hawkins presented an advanced look at strategies and techniques with which to take our social media presence to the next level.  We learned tips for greater interaction, how to increase our visibility, how to discuss metrics in a manner that is understandable, and managing our social media identity.

The High Line and Community - Transforming Manhattan's West End: presented by Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Friends of the High Line. A public park atop an elevated rail line on Manhattan's West Side, the High Line is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects. Hammond, a native of San Antonio, talked about the High Line's design, now celebrated as a model for creatively designed, socially vibrant, and ecologically sound public space. 

 

                                     The Belo Center - The Lawrence Group Architects

    

                                   Student Activity Center - Overland Partners Architects

What's New at The University of Texas at Austin? The Belo Center for New Media, designed by Lawrence Group Architects, is a high-tech "gateway" building on the west side of the campus and is the new home for the College of Communication's Journalism and Advertising departments, as well as KUT Radio. On the East Mall side of campus, the new Student Activity Center by Overland Partners brings a whole new scale and aesthetic to its neighborhood. Both buildings, although very different, illustrate the evolution of design within the Master Plan tenets.