TASA/TASB Award Stars of Distinction to 2026-27 School Architecture Projects

TASA and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) have announced that 33 projects will be included in the 2026-27 Exhibit of School Architecture. This exhibit of new and renovated Texas school facilities includes projects from 29 school districts, two colleges, and one early childhood education program that were submitted by 15 architectural firms. Eligible projects are newly constructed or renovated public education facilities completed in the past five years and not previously submitted in this annual exhibit.

The Exhibit of School Architecture awards are given at the discretion of a 12-member jury, which includes: four school board members, four school administrators, and four members from the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Southern Region. The juried exhibit awarded a total of 69 Stars of Distinction for excellence in one or more of the following six areas: design, value, wellness, community, planning, and transformation.

The TASA/TASB Exhibit of School Architecture in collaboration with the A4LE – Southern Region Foundation will showcase 33 projects at txEDCON 2026, the TASA/TASB Convention, in Houston October 9-10. The projects are also featured in the online exhibit at https://texasschoolarchitecture.org/, which showcases more than 500 school architecture projects that were part of the exhibit over the last 10 years.