TASA/TASB Award Stars of Distinction to School Architecture Projects

Thirty-four projects in 27 school districts and three college districts received one or more Stars of Distinction in the 2019-20 Exhibit of School Architecture competition, which showcases new and renovated Texas schools and celebrates excellence in planning and design of the learning environment.

The projects will be on display in the Exhibit of School Architecture at the TASA|TASB Convention, to be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas September 20-22.

The projects that received 2019-20 Stars of Distinction for excellence in one or more areas of distinction (community, planning, school transformation, design, value and sustainability) include:

District	School or Facility	Superintendent	Board President	Submitting Firm Name	Stars of Distinction
Alamo Colleges District	E.L. Turbon Student Center	Mike Flores	Marcelo Casillas	Pfluger Architects	Value
Alief ISD	Alief Center for Advanced Careers	HD Chambers	Ann Williams	PBK	Design, Community, Planning, School Transformation
Allen ISD	Becky Lowery Freshman Center	Scott Niven	Amy Gnadt	Corgan	Design
Athens ISD	Athens High School	Blake Stiles	Alicea Elliott	Claycomb Associates, Architects	Community
Austin Community College	San Gabriel Campus	Richard Rhodes	Gigi Edwards Bryant	Pfluger Architects	Design, Sustainability, Planning
Brock ISD	Brock Elementary School	Cade Smith	Martin Ivey	WRA Architects	Design
Comal ISD	Pieper Ranch Middle School	Andrew Kim	Jason York	Pfluger Architects	Design, Sustainability, Planning, School Transformation
Conroe ISD	Grand Oaks High School	Curtis Null	Datren Williams	PBK	Value
Coppell ISD	Coppell Middle School West	Brad Hunt	Thom Hulme	Corgan	Sustainability
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	Matzke Elementary School	Mark Henry	John Ogletree	PBK	Community
Dallas ISD	Solar Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham	Michael Hinojosa	Justin Henry	BWA Architects	Design, Value, Sustainability, Community, Planning, School Transformation
DeSoto ISD	Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy	D'Andre Weaver	Karen Daniel	Perkins+Will	Sustainability, Planning, School Transformation
Dickinson ISD	Kranz Junior High School	Carla Voelkel	David Swartz	PBK	Design, Community
Dimmitt ISD	Richardson Elementary School	Bryan Davis	Greg Odom	Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.	Community
Fort Worth ISD	I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA	Kent Paredes Scribner	Jacinto Ramos, Jr.	Corgan	School Transformation
Garland ISD	Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center	Ricardo López	Johnny Beach	Corgan	Community, Planning, School Transformation
Georgetown ISD	The Hammerlun Center for Leadership and Learning	Fred Brent	Scott Stribling	Huckabee	Design, Value, Community, Planning, School Transformation
Godley ISD	Godley High School	Rich Dear	Matt McKittrick	Huckabee	Community
Highland Park ISD	University Park Elementary School	Tom Trigg	Jim Hitzelberger	Stantec	Community
Houston ISD	High School for Law & Justice	Grenita Lathan	Diana Dávila	Page	School Transformation
Houston ISD	Energy Institute High School	Grenita Lathan	Diana Dávila	VLK Architects	Design, Value, School Transformation
Judson ISD	Escondido North Elementary School	Jeanette Ball	Renée A. Paschall	Stantec	Design
Klein ISD	Lemm Elementary School	Jenny McGown	Georgan Reitmeier	PBK	Value
Lone Star College	Westway Park Technology Center	Stephen C. Head	Alton Smith	Brown Reynolds Watford Architects	Design
Manor ISD	Manor Senior High School	Royce Avery	Elmer Fisher	Perkins+Will	Planning, School Transformation
Manor ISD	Lagos Elementary School	Royce Avery	Elmer Fisher	Stantec	Design, Value, Sustainability
Mansfield ISD	Dr. Sarah K. Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners	Jim Vaszauskas	Karen Marcucci	Huckabee	Design, Community, Planning, School Transformation
Mesquite ISD	Mesquite High School Addition/Renovation	David Vroonland	Archimedes Faulkner	WRA Architects	School Transformation
Montessori for All	Magnolia Montessori for All	Sara Cotner	Richard Reddick	Page	Design
Pasadena ISD	Pomeroy Elementary School	DeeAnn Powell	Marshall Kendrick	cre8 Architects	Design
Rockwall ISD	Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy	John Villarreal	Jon Bailey	Huckabee	School Transformation
Round Rock ISD	Nature to Neighborhood Studio	Steve Flores	Charles Chadwell	Pfluger Architects	Value, Sustainability, Community, School Transformation
Round Rock ISD	Cedar Ridge High School Auditorium	Steve Flores	Charles Chadwell	Stantec	Design, Value
Ysleta ISD	Thomas Manor Elementary School	Xavier De La Torre	Cruz A. Ochoa	GA Architecture	Design

The Exhibit of School Architecture awards are given at the discretion of a 12-member jury, which includes: four school board members, four administrators, two representatives from the Texas Society of Architects and two representatives from the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE). To be eligible for consideration for the 2019-20 Exhibit of School Architecture, projects had to be newly constructed or renovated public education facilities completed in the past five years.

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