#Top Architects in Texas

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Exploring Contemporary and Modern Residential Architecture in Austin

Austin, Texas, is renowned for its vibrant architecture scene, blending traditional Texan styles with innovative, contemporary design. For those seeking a unique, personalized space, finding the right architect is crucial. Whether you're interested in the clean lines of modern residential architecture or the bold statements of contemporary design, Austin offers a wealth of talented architects who can transform your vision into reality.

Contemporary Architects in Austin: Redefining Living Spaces

Contemporary architecture is all about embracing the present, focusing on functionality, sustainability, and creative expression. Contemporary architects in Austin, like those at Winn Wittman Architects, are experts at creating dynamic, modern spaces that reflect the city’s energetic and progressive spirit. These architects prioritize sustainable materials, energy-efficient design, and seamless indoor-outdoor transitions, making homes feel integrated with Austin’s beautiful natural surroundings.

Whether it’s through large, open windows that let in natural light or green rooftops that contribute to a smaller carbon footprint, contemporary architecture embraces both aesthetics and responsibility. Homeowners in Austin who work with contemporary architects can expect spaces that are not only visually stunning but also environmentally conscious.

The Appeal of a Modern Residential Architect

A modern residential architect brings a timeless simplicity to design, emphasizing minimalism, clean lines, and functionality. This approach has resonated strongly in Austin, where homeowners increasingly favor homes that balance luxury with simplicity. Architects like those at Winn Wittman Architects are skilled in modern design, creating homes that are both sleek and livable.

Modern architecture often focuses on open floor plans, uncluttered spaces, and natural materials like stone, wood, and glass. This style is ideal for Austin residents looking to create an oasis of calm within the city, blending style with a peaceful atmosphere. Whether you're interested in a spacious loft or a compact, efficient layout, modern architecture can be customized to suit your lifestyle and design preferences.

Why Choose Austin Residential Architects?

The best Austin residential architects understand that a home is more than just a building – it’s a reflection of the people who live there. Local architects bring a deep understanding of Austin’s climate, landscape, and culture, creating homes that feel at home in Texas. With vast experience in residential design, Austin architects can tailor each project to meet the unique needs and aesthetic preferences of their clients.

Choosing an experienced residential architect in Austin, like those at Winn Wittman Architects, allows homeowners to create spaces that are customized to their way of life. From conceptual design to the final touches, an Austin-based architect can guide you through every step of the process, ensuring a seamless and satisfying journey toward your dream home.

Conclusion

For those seeking innovative, functional, and beautifully crafted homes, Austin’s architecture scene offers some of the finest talents in contemporary and modern residential architecture. Contemporary architects in Austin, modern residential architects, and Austin residential architects alike are creating spaces that redefine living while honoring the unique charm of the city. Whether your style leans towards the minimalist elegance of modern architecture or the bold expressions of contemporary design, Winn Wittman Architects can help bring your vision to life. With a commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of the Austin landscape, they are a top choice for anyone looking to build a unique and inspired home in Austin.

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Winn Wittman Architecture – One of the leading architecture firms in Austin

If you looking to turn your dream of having a magnificent home into reality, then the first and foremost thing to do is to consult one of the top architects in Texas. No matter what kind of theme you have in mind, a renowned architect would leave no stone unturned to give wings to the same. Fortunately, there is no dearth of great architects and architecture firms in Austin who are known for delivering a stunning visual and functional appeal to any space.

Maybe you want to design a two-story addition with a family room on the lower level and a master bedroom and bathroom on the upper level. Or perhaps you've always wished to add a wraparound terrace and French doors to the kitchen. No matter what your goal comprises, all significant remodeling projects may profit from the professional design assistance of a seasoned, licensed architect.

An architect has the education and expertise to provide a thorough plan based on your unique wants and preferences, one that is deeply rooted in the style of your current home and mounted in the right proportions. However, the skill of creating and refining a vision of the completed product that you can see and comprehend is what actually makes a Los Angeles designer important. And architects are experts at seeing not only the big picture, but also the lots of tiny steps between concept and execution.

Now when it comes to choosing the best architect for contemporary home design, Winn Wittman Architecture comes out as a foremost choice among homeowners.

They are internationally-recognized architecture firms in Austin that help people, throughout Texas and the US, design their perfect home. A modified, investment-grade contemporary home is an element that few will ever achieve. But for those who understand the value of a personal sanctuary, an average house just won’t do.

Specializing in residential, contemporary home design, Winn Wittman is one name that has been defining new quality benchmarks in the field of interior design. The leading Texas architects relies on an exclusive, co-creative process to comprehend your unique aspirations and convert that into the ideal modern home suited to your lifestyle. They are focused on creating designs that are livable and designed intelligently with the owner’s needs in mind. They custom-tailor their scope of architect services to react to your needs, dreams and long term goals. They are the folks you would love to contact when you want to be as thrilled about your home as you were about your tree fort when you were a kid!

One of the top architects in Texas is Winn Wittman, AIA. Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, The Robb Report, Luxe, Green Building and Design, Hinge, The Discovery Network, and HGTV are just a few of the magazines that have featured his work. He graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. and the University of Texas at Austin with an M.Arch. For his designs of the Wittman Panel, Winn has received several honors and prizes from the American Institute of Architects World Architecture News and "Best Green Innovation" from Green Building and Design. He belongs to both the Texas Society of Architects and the American Institute of Architects.

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David Badash at NCRM:

Sixteen Republican-led states in partnership with former top Trump aide Stephen Miller have filed a lawsuit against the federal government to prevent President Joe Biden from implementing his plan that would protect half-a-million American families from being ripped apart, while providing a path to citizenship when one spouse married to a U.S. citizen does not have legal status. Currently, there are about 500,000 undocumented adults married to U.S citizens, who have been in the country for at least a decade, and would qualify to apply for President Biden’s program. Another 50,000 children believed to be subject to possible deportation would also be protected under the new Biden rule. The sixteen states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are claiming President Biden implemented the policy back in June for “blatant political purposes,” the Associated Press reports. “Under the policy, which started taking applications Monday, many spouses without legal status can apply for something called ‘parole in place,’ offering permission to stay in the U.S., apply for a green card and eventually get on a path to citizenship.” Miller is the architect of the Trump administration’s program to intentionally separate migrant children from their parents and even from their own siblings. NBC News reported that in a meeting with top officials, Miller said of his 2018 “zero tolerance” plan to break apart families: “If we don’t enforce this, it is the end of our country as we know it.” Now, Miller is the founder of the right-wing organization America First Legal. On social media, AFL claims they filed the lawsuit to “block a new Biden-Harris executive amnesty that provides a path to citizenship for over 1 million illegal aliens currently in the United States,” a number far-higher than the Associated Press’s. Paxton reposted AFL’s social media claim. Requirements for Biden’s program are strong and specific: applicants must have lived in the United States for at least ten years and present documents supporting their claim of having been in the U.S. for at least a decade, not pose a security threat “or have a disqualifying criminal history,” pay a $580 fee, “and fill out a lengthy application, including an explanation of why they deserve humanitarian parole,” the AP reports.

President Biden’s policy would allow applicants to avoid having to leave the country, and instead apply for “parole in place,” then “apply for a green card and eventually get on a path to citizenship.”

Stephen Miller and GOP AGs sue for the right to be cruel to multi-status families.

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Also preserved on our archive

By Gregg Gonsalves

Why are places like Stanford and Johns Hopkins hosting gatherings of well-known coronavirus cranks?

Today, Stanford University is holding an all-day gathering on the Covid pandemic, with its new president making opening remarks. It’s the second such meeting at a prestigious university in recent months, after Johns Hopkins hosted a “symposium on health policy” in September. They may seem fine on the surface, but both events should be a source of embarrassment for the institutions involved. (I have a personal stake in the former gathering: I’m spending my time this fall at Stanford with a group of wonderful, truly talented researchers, who I hope do not get sprayed with the stink of this misbegotten affair.)

While the organization and funding for these two meetings isn’t explicitly linked, the cast of characters at both are eerily similar. They each feature a collection of well-known Covid contrarians: those who, in the early days of the pandemic thought we should “let ’er rip” and get as many people infected as possible, with a performative nod to protecting the vulnerable; suggested that vaccine and mask mandates were somehow akin to Nazi totalitarianism; told us not to worry about variants (“variants, schmariants,” as one of them remarked months before Delta and Omicron blasted their way through the US); and said we’d have herd immunity by April 2021.

If you want just one piece of evidence about the kind of cranks we’re talking about, consider this: A late addition to the Stanford meeting is a senior editor of the Epoch Times, a far-right publication that not only dabbles in Covid conspiracies but is a frequent purveyor of climate change denialism.

While the organizers have tried to add a few reasonable voices to the meeting, it doesn’t change the overall thrust of these gatherings. As former Texas governor Ann Richards said, “You can put lipstick and earrings on a hog and call it Monique, but it’s still a pig.”

Health reporters like Michael Hiltzik at the Los Angeles Times blew the whistle on the Stanford conference in mid-September, and others who have focused on debunking the pseudoscience of this crew have written about the meetings on both coasts. The faculty at both institutions who are pushed for and are behind these convocations have defended them on the grounds of academic freedom—a defense that, in our current era of freakouts over “cancel culture,” neither Stanford or Hopkins would have had an easy time overcoming. Chalk one up to the contrarians for putting these schools in an impossible situation—though that still does not explain why Stanford’s president feels the need to personally show up today.

The architects of these meetings come with bags and bags of right-wing funding, some of it laundered through think tanks and other institutions. They have met with Trump officials in the White House and guided Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Covid-19 policy. Some of them even got a shout-out from Bret Stephens at The New York Times last week.

They whine on and on about how terribly they’ve been treated, but, far from being persecuted, they are celebrated on the right, even if the mainstream members of their professions have, time and time again, considered their ideas and roundly rejected them on their merits.

My question is: Why host these meetings now and in these venues?

Some have suggested this is about “auditioning” for the next Trump administration as much as it is trying to rewrite the history of the pandemic. Both are in part probably true. But if you zoom out and think about these meetings in the context of the right’s war on higher education, I believe the purpose becomes clearer.

These Covid contrarians—who have found little support for their views among their peers—have decided that the science has been turned into “a dogmatic tool of oppression” for rejecting them. In their minds they are Galileos against the church, and now they are tilting their fury against the institutions themselves. This tack is of course reminiscent of the right’s attacks on the universities as bastions of woke, left-wing ideology, which either need to be reformed (by hiring more conservative faculty) or gutted and rebuilt to their liking (e.g., New College of Florida).

In this light, these two meetings are about establishing a beachhead—building credibility in what many of the organizers would consider the liberal bastions of academia. If you cannot convince your colleagues of the worth of your arguments, then you can cry out that you’re being discriminated against for simply having “differing views.” But things don’t work like that in science: we don’t teach intelligent design alongside evolution, or alternative theories of the cause of AIDS. Supporters of those discredited ideas would say we need to “teach the controversy” and not be dogmatic, but there is no controversy to be had: the preponderance of the evidence supports evolution and HIV as the cause of AIDS. Similarly, many of the Covid contrarians’ favorite claims have withered in the sunlight of scientific scrutiny.

But just as the Federalist Society has established influence over law schools and the judiciary, the Covid contrarians and their supporters would like to do the same for medicine and public health, by mainstreaming their views—both in academic settings and then in public policy—by sheer brute force. They won’t give up, and they have the money and resources to continue their campaigns. Should former president Trump regain the White House, their fortunes will rise and these threats to academic integrity, and to the public health itself (through adoption of their views in practice) will go into overdrive.

And for anyone who thinks this is all academic, in mid-September, the surgeon general of Florida recommended against the use of mRNA Covid vaccines, just as we’re heading into respiratory virus season, endangering the lives of the residents of the state with quackery and pseudoscience. Of course, it’s the same Covid contrarians who have organized these meetings, who have been advising the DeSantis administration for several years now on pandemic policy. Shame on them.

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Top 100 Songs of 2024

Thanks to everyone who has followed the 2024 round-up so far, hopefully you’ve discovered something new along the way. If you’re only joining in now, then you’ve arrived at the best time. For the next part of my annual year-end collections, it’s time to share with you my favourite songs of the last 12 months, in the form of one mammoth playlist. Unlike my albums list this one is unranked and it isn’t necessarily what I think are the “best” songs of the year, but more the songs that have ultimately come to soundtrack and define my 2024 in some way.

As ever, in this year’s playlist are plenty of lesser-known gems from some of my favourite new discoveries, the year’s best album cuts, my favourite collaborations, big festival anthems, a few guilty pleasures and, of course, some of 2024’s biggest singles.

As always, for the sake of diversity, I’ve kept it to strictly one song per artist (excluding those who are also included on other tracks as features). This a rule I really wanted to break this year as there were several tracks from Fontaines and Lola Young in particular that should be on here. However, I stuck with my rules and only included one from each, to ensure I could spotlight as many different great artists as possible.

As a bonus for Apple Music users, I’ve also included my mega Best Songs: 2015-2024 playlist, which contains all my annual year-end playlists from the last decade.

So, dive in on your platform of choice, hit the shuffle button and you never know - you might find some inspiration for your own New Year’s Eve mix or your new favourite song. Enjoy!

Listen to the Top 100 Songs of 2024 Playlist:

On Spotify here

On Apple Music here

Listen to the Best of 2015-2024 playlist:

On Apple Music here

My Top 100 Songs of 2024 (in alphabetical order by artist):

1. Paying Bills At The End of The World by Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties

2. Sadness As A Gift by Adrianne Lenker

3. Black Eye by Allie X

4. My Drummer’s Girlfriend by ALT BLK ERA

5. Living A Lie by The Amazons

6. U Should Not Be Doing That by Amyl and The Sniffers

7. I Never Had Control by Another Sky

8. Curse by Architects

9. Kimbara by Barry Can’t Swim

10. Release Myself by Bess Atwell

11. Into The Blue by Best Youth

12. TEXAS HOLD ‘EM by Beyoncé

13. Call Me After Midnight by Bleachers

14. Hunger Games by Bob Vylan

15. Better Now by Bombay Bicycle Club featuring Rae Morris

16. S P E Y S I D E by Bon Iver

17. Alright, Ok! by Bored Marsh

18. Kool-Aid by Bring Me The Horizon

19. Clams Casino by Cassandra Jenkins

20. 360 by Charli XCX

21. Aw, Shoot! By CMAT

22. Hourglass by Cold Cave

23. 3AM (LA LA LA) by Confidence Man

24. Next To You by Deco

25. Little Birds by DIIV

26. Gears by Divorce

27. Split Lip by Dolores Forever

28. Perfect by Du Blonde

29. Houdini by Dua Lipa

30. Balu by Elbow

31. The World’s Biggest Paving Slab by English Teacher

32. Enter The Mirror by Everything Everything

33. Screamland by Father John Misty

34. City Glitter by Fazerdaze

35. Mother by Fiona-Lee

36. Starburster by Fontaines D.C.

37. Gratitude by Foxing

38. Ceasefire by Frank Turner

39. Say Goodbye by Future Islands

40. Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts by The Gaslight Anthem

41. Van Halen by Geographer

42. Holy, Holy by Geordie Greep

43. Gleams by George FitzGerald

44. Living In The ‘20s by Green Day

45. Cover Up the Cover Up by Gruff Rhys

46. Lonely Is The Muse by Halsey

47. V. by Hayden Thorpe

48. Dive by Holly Humberstone

49. 1995 by Holly Macve

50. Uptight by Home Counties

51. Dirt by The Howl & The Hum

52. Buffalo by Hurray For The Riff Raff

53. Gift Horse by IDLES

54. Zombieland by Jake Bugg

55. All You Children by Jamie xx featuring The Avalanches

56. New World (Flow) by Joe Goddard & Fiorious

57. Red Sky by Kaliko

58. G.O.A.T by Kasabian

59. Love You Got by Kelly Lee Owens

60. Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar

61. I’m Flush by Kneecap

62. Portrait Of A Dead Girl by The Last Dinner Party

63. Merry Old England by The Libertines

64. Love Song by Lime Garden

65. The Emptiness Machine by LINKIN PARK

66. Messy by Lola Young

67. Santa Fe by London Grammar

68. Feast of Tongues by Los Campesinos!

69. Bounce by LYVIA

70. Loud Bark by Mannequin Pussy

71. Hanging by Marika Hackman

72. The End Can Be As Good As The Start by Maxïmo Park

73. Crying Over U by Medium Build

74. Bubblegum Dog by MGMT

75. Greatest Dancer by Nadine Shah

76. Conversion by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

77. No One’s Watching Me by Olivia Dean & Ezra Collective

78. Doubt by One True Pairing

79. You & The Packhorse Blues by Orlando Weeks

80. Somebody Without U by Oscar and the Wolf

81. A Reckoning by Owen

82. Lobster Telephone by Peggy Gou

83. God of Everything Else by Porridge Radio

84. Never Need Me by Rachel Chinouriri

85. Soup by Remi Wolf

86. Adored by Royel Otis

87. People Watching by Sam Fender

88. Deer Teeth by Sega Bodega

89. Everything and Nothing by SOFT PLAY

90. 10,000 Hours by Spielmann

91. Literary Mind by SPRINTS

92. Broken Man by St. Vincent

93. Robin by Swim Deep

94. Drone:Nodrone by The Cure

95. How Can I Love Her More? By The Lemon Twigs

96. Right Back To It by Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman

97. Silver by Wunderhorse

98. Clementine by Yannis & The Yaw

99. Dream Job by Yard Act

100. Elephant by 070 Shake

Thanks for listening! Still to come over the festive period – my favourite EPs & Gigs of 2024!

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Last month, as they sought details on what happened in a failed hiring effort, members of the Texas A&M University Faculty Senate suspected they weren’t getting the full story from top administrators.

President Kathy Banks pleaded ignorance in the hiring debacle surrounding Kathleen McElroy, telling faculty members she was unsure what led to McElroy’s claims that Texas A&M offered her a position—with tenure��in a newly formed journalism department only to change the terms of the deal due to concerns over her race (Black), her research and her past work at The New York Times.

Banks, over and over again, claimed to have no knowledge of a change in the contract. But by the time she left the online meeting, faculty members felt strongly the president wasn’t providing straight answers.

“We’re being lied to on a lot of fronts,” one professor said in the July 19 meeting.

“It cries out that we’re not being told a straight story,” another faculty member said.

A day later, on July 20, Banks retired abruptly, citing “negative press” over the hiring spectacle. She made no mention of the distrust expressed by faculty members or the pushback she had faced.

By July 21, the faculty’s concerns had been validated in a report from the Texas A&M system’s Office of the General Counsel that showed Banks’s direct involvement in the McElroy case, with the president’s fingerprints all over the decision to yank the offer and replace it with a nontenured option. The report spelled out, in clear facts, that Banks—under pressure from legislators and regents to drive Texas A&M in a conservative direction—was the architect of the failed hire.

(Banks did not respond to a request for comment from Inside Higher Ed.)

Even on its own, the dishonesty Banks displayed in the McElroy case would have likely sunk any presidency. But for Banks, the McElroy situation came two years into a contentious term, marked by clashes with professors and a top-down leadership style that eroded support from constituents across campus.

At the campus level, the story can be taken as one of hubris and dramatic missteps, but zooming out, the Banks tenure reflects the perils of the modern presidency amid increasing politicization of higher education, especially in red states where skepticism of academe is high.

Two Years of Tensions

Banks assumed the presidency in June 2021 after nine years at the helm of the engineering department. Banks had joined Texas A&M in 2012, coming over from Purdue University.

As dean of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M, Banks was celebrated.

“I must state that initially, when she was named president, I was very optimistic,” Raymundo Arróyave, a Texas A&M materials science and engineering professor, said by email. “In balance, despite the fact that I disagreed with some of the policies that she implemented as dean (this is usual, faculty do not agree with administration 100 percent of the time), I thought that she had been a transformational dean. Our college doubled in the number of students, faculty, footprint, etc. So, she was very effective at elevating the college and had similar hopes for the university.”

But, he added, “Dr. Banks quickly made it clear that her presidency was going to be [one] of dramatic changes. Many of those changes were poorly justified and poorly communicated (lack of effective communication was a common shortcoming of her tenure as dean, by the way).”

The first controversy of the Banks presidency began behind closed doors. Early in her presidency, Banks sought to establish her vision and introduce sweeping changes at Texas A&M. Those changes came in the form of recommendations from MGT Consulting in fall 2021 that included academic consolidation and reorganization, restructuring of certain administrative positions, and various programmatic changes.

But some with direct knowledge of those conversations suggest the recommendations from MGT Consulting were largely dictated by Banks. The president saw the recommendation process as a way to put forth her own ideas and let MGT Consulting take the heat when those proposals were met with resistance, said a source who served in the president’s cabinet.

“She said, ‘Our job is to tell them what we want to do, they’ll write it up in a report, and then, when there’s public criticism, we’ll say we’re following the advice of the consultants,’” the former cabinet member said, speaking anonymously due to concerns about career repercussions.

In conversations in the summer of 2021, senior leaders allegedly dictated to MGT Consulting the recommendations that the firm would later put forth as their own ideas, the source alleges.

“President Banks directly said, ‘Let’s put some things in there that we know the faculty will not like. And then we can reject them so it will look like we’re listening to them.’ The whole process was a PR sham to begin with,” the former cabinet member told Inside Higher Ed, noting that they were unsure of what poison pills were inserted since they did not work on faculty issues.

(MGT Consulting did not respond to a request for comment from Inside Higher Ed.)

Blowback to the MGT Consulting recommendations was immediate. Faculty raised concerns about combining the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and the College of Geosciences into a new College of Arts and Sciences. While the university offered little public rationale for the change, recent public documents released by Texas A&M related to the McElroy scandal indicate that—according to a text message from Jay Graham, a member of the Board of Regents—Banks had said the academic consolidation was “to control the liberal nature that those professors brought to campus.” (Neither Graham nor system officials responded to questions about that claim.)

Plans to eliminate tenure for librarians also prompted objections from faculty, particularly as administrators refused to explain the rationale for months before eventually making the argument that a reorganization of the library was needed to streamline and simplify operations to emphasize student needs. Despite the objections of faculty, nearly 30 librarians lost tenure or tenure-track status last year. Others decamped to different departments to maintain tenure.

Outside of the controversy generated by the MGT Consulting report, Banks also stirred anger on campus by announcing plans to kill the print edition of the student newspaper in February 2022 before backing away from that decision. Two months later, Banks defunded Draggieland, an annual drag show run by student organizations in partnership with the university. That decision, made with no initial explanation, prompted outcry from students and LGBTQ+ organizers. Officials would later assert that Draggieland was self-supporting due to ticket sales.

Last July brought changes to Texas A&M Qatar, an overseas outpost operated in conjunction with the Gulf nation’s government. Texas A&M reorganized the Qatar campus, eliminating rolling contracts for faculty in favor of fixed-term deals while consolidating power under one dean and limiting research activities for professors in non-degree-granting units, as outlined in a Banks memo.

Faculty members decried the top-down decision-making, arguing that the elimination of rolling contracts would undercut recruiting efforts and academic freedom at A&M Qatar. As these changes played out, faculty members on the main campus accused Banks of ignoring shared governance and leaving them out of important decisions as she pursued her own agenda.

A Faculty Senate resolution last August accused Banks of a “lack of commitment to meaningful shared governance” that was “promulgating a mistrust of future administrative decisions.” The “absence of shared governance” was “exacerbated by a lack of transparency,” the resolution stated.

As discontent with Banks continued, Karen Wooley, a distinguished professor in the department of chemistry, wrote a letter to Banks in December accusing her of “causing substantial disruptions and threatening the integrity” of Texas A&M, according to various media reports.

In January, Banks announced efforts to increase communication and provide more face time for faculty and staff with university administrators as well as the formation of two new committees to “improve our continuous evaluation and feedback” led by senior administrators, among other changes.

But the January olive branch from Banks did little to settle faculty concerns. By April of this year, frustration with the president’s top-down management style had reached a boiling point. A poll of members of the Council of Principal Investigators, a group of faculty members who help guide research efforts at Texas A&M, found “widespread discontent” and alleged that administrators had created an environment rife with fear and intimidation, The Texas Tribune reported. The poll, inspired by Wooley’s letter, found 89 percent of CPI members had similar concerns.

A Faculty Senate Showdown

By the time Banks met with the Faculty Senate on July 19, tensions on campus were high. The story of how McElroy’s hiring fell through was opaque at the time, and the faculty wanted answers. Instead, Banks deflected their concerns, downplaying her role in and knowledge of the hiring debacle.

Arróyave, the materials science professor, pressed Banks with hard questions, later telling Inside Higher Ed that there was “too much confusion as to who wrote the offer letters, who modified them, who was aware of the additional contract negotiations, etc.” Based on his experience with Banks as engineering dean, Arróyave said he “found it difficult to believe that she was not aware of the contract negotiations.”

The distrust of Banks by faculty members in the meeting was palpable.

Concerns swirled about the influence of outside organizations such as the Rudder Association, a powerful conservative alumni group, and others who were celebrating the failed hire. What faculty didn’t know at the time was that Banks had worked with José Luis Bermúdez, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to restructure McElroy’s offer. Bermúdez—who resigned amid the scandal—schemed with Banks on the plan to change the role McElroy was stepping into, as demonstrated in documents later released by the Texas A&M system.

Emails and text messages between university officials, including Banks, indicate that McElroy’s past as a Black woman who worked for The New York Times and researched diversity, equity and inclusion issues was a potential headache for Texas A&M. Banks stressed that it was important to slow-walk the hire until after the end of the legislative session in May, and Bermúdez told a subordinate that it would be “poor optics” to hire McElroy with DEI under fire in Texas. (Lawmakers implemented sweeping restrictions on college DEI offices and work last session.)

As administrators deliberately delayed the process, McElroy dropped out of the running.

“I believe that KM has pulled out. Department just got query from Texas Tribune. I’ll make sure that everything is referred over to Kelly,” Bermúdez texted Banks on July 10, seemingly referring to Kelly Brown, associate vice president of marketing and communications at A&M.

In the exchange that followed, Banks would go on to call McElroy an “awful person” for going to the press and noted, “we have a lot of skeptics about the whole concept of journalism,” while directing Bermúdez to pause the search for a director of the nascent program.

Text messages between regents, released as part of Texas A&M’s internal review, demonstrated that board members also seemed to be exerting influence over the departmental hiring decision.

“Please tell me this isn’t true,” Graham texted Banks and system chancellor John Sharp about plans to hire McElroy. “But since it’s not April Fools Day, I assume it is. I thought the purpose of us starting a journalism program was to get high-quality Aggie journalist[s] with conservative values into the market. This won’t happen with someone like this leading the department.”

Another regent, Mike Hernandez, questioned McElroy’s résumé—calling The New York Times “biased and progressive leaning” and suggested tenure approval would be “a difficult sell.”

(Neither Graham nor Hernandez replied to requests for comment.)

Texas A&M would soon settle with McElroy for $1 million. (McElroy, who remains in her position as a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin, did not respond to a request for comment.)

Outside Influence in Texas

The McElroy hiring controversy has since been followed by another scandal at Texas A&M in which opioid researcher Joy Alonzo was suspended by system officials and investigated for comments she allegedly made about Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a powerful figure in Texas.

The investigation ultimately cleared Alonzo of wrongdoing, and system officials claim that all policies were followed appropriately. But the two controversies combined have raised lingering questions about the political influence exerted on Texas A&M by state lawmakers and others.

A spokesperson for the flagship campus largely deferred questions to system officials but emphasized, in response to an inquiry about outside political influence, that “Texas A&M prioritizes maintaining an environment that encourages academic freedom, critical thinking and intellectual diversity.”

A Texas A&M system spokesperson did not answer a list of detailed questions from Inside Higher Ed, instead sending a link to a news release summarizing the recent legislative session. Pressed for answers, system spokesperson Laylan Copelin deferred questions to the university.

In a recent editorial, however, Sharp discussed the dual scandals with McElroy and Alonzo.

“Regarding the events in Dr. McElroy’s hiring process, it is difficult to recognize the alma mater I dearly love and to which I owe so much. Texas A&M is far better than this!” Sharp wrote in an opinion piece for The Austin-American Statesman. “A few, however, forgot our Core Values.”

Sharp touched lightly on academic freedom concerns, defending his actions in the Alonzo controversy, and pointed to legislation to codify tenure in state law—after it came under attack from legislators—which he noted was a win for both “academic freedom and accountability.”

But some faculty members worry less about outside influence and more about what direction a politicized Board of Regents and university officials want to take the university and system.

“This is not outside influence. It is clear that (at least some of) the maximum authorities of the system would prefer a more conservative disposition by the faculty and university. Frankly, I think it is highly contradictory to denounce identity politics and then call for the production of ‘conservative journalists’ out of the new journalism school,” Arróyave said, noting broad concerns about the worrisome “interference of politics and ideology into academia.”

Since both the Alonzo and McElroy controversies, university and system officials have stressed the importance of academic freedom and resistance to outside influence on the institution. But as recent documents made clear, the pressure isn’t just from Texas lawmakers—it is also coming from the inside, with regents appointed by Republican governor Greg Abbott, many of whom donated generously to his campaign, intent on pushing Texas A&M in a conservative direction.

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Top 100 favorite albums as of March 2023 (full list under cut)

1. Radiohead - Amnesiac

2. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (Bonus Edition)

3. Rina Sawayama - Sawayama (Deluxe Edition)

4. Black Dresses - Forget Your Own Face

5. 100 gecs - 10000 gecs

6. Laura Les - i just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title

7. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs

8. Bring Me the Horizon - Sempiternal (Deluxe Edition)

9. Linkin Park - Meteora

10. Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

11. System of a Down - Toxicity

12. Radiohead - Kid A

13. Toby Fox - UNDERTALE Soundtrack

14. Linkin Park - Reanimation

15. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade / Living with Ghosts (The 10th Anniversary Edition)

16. Radiohead - OK Computer

17. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues

18. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight (Deluxe Version)

19. 100 gecs - 100 gecs

20. My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

21. Laura Les - hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY

22. Torres - Silver Tongue

23. Left At London - t.i.a.p.f.y.h.

24. Nirvana - Nevermind (Deluxe Edition)

25. food house, Gupi & Fraxiom - Food House

26. Chevelle - Wonder What's Next (Expanded Edition)

27. Tallah - Matriphagy

28. Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony

29. Motionless in White - Creatures (Deluxe Edition)

30. Limp Bizkit - Significant Other (Explicit Version)

31. Limp Bizkit - Three Dollar Bill, Y'all $

32. Ada Rook - UGLY DEATH NO REDEMPTION ANGEL CURSE I LOVE YOU

33. Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive

34. Jethro Tull - Aqualung

35. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia

36. BACKxWASH - HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING

37. Bayside - Interrobang

38. Black Dresses - Forever In Your Heart

39. Three Days Grace - One-X

40. Sophie - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

41. 100 gecs - Snake Eyes

42. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory EP

43. Kittie - Spit

44. BACKxWASH - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES

45. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

46. Toby Fox - Deltarune Chapter 2 (Original Game Soundtrack)

47. Chongo - Mad Rat Monday

48. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

49. Motionless in White - Infamous (Deluxe Edition)

50. Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls (Expanded Edition)

51. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (Deluxe Version)

52. My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

53. Spineshank - The Height of Callousness [Special Edition]

54. The Used - The Used

55. Linkin Park - Live in Texas

56. Baroness - Yellow & Green

57. Death Grips - The Money Store

58. Nirvana - In Utero - 20th Anniversary Remaster

59. Hozier - Wasteland, Baby!

60. Radiohead - In Rainbows

61. Bring Me the Horizon - There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret

62. Three Days Grace - Human

63. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

64. Limp Bizkit - The Unquestionable Truth (Pt. 1)

65. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster)

66. Bring Me the Horizon - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR

67. Bring Me the Horizon - That's The Spirit

68. Go! Child - Coffee And Ramen

69. Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

70. We Are The Union - Ordinary Life

71. Chevelle - This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)

72. Evanescence - Fallen

73. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

74. Jamie Paige - Bittersweet

75. Hayley Williams - Petals For Armor

76. Nirvana - Bleach

77. For the Likes of You - Withered

78. Bring Me the Horizon - Suicide Season Cut Up!

79. Lena Raine - Celeste (Original Soundtrack)

80. Holy Grail - Ride The Void

81. Tenacious D - The Pick of Destiny

82. a-ha - Scoundrel Days

83. Demon Hunter - Storm the Gates of Hell

84. Black Flag - Damaged

85. Masakazu Sugimori - Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney OST

86. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

87. Alexisonfire - Crisis

88. Various Artists - Queen of the Damned

89. Limp Bizkit - Still Sucks

90. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

91. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits

92. Architects - Holy Hell

93. Laura Les - REMIXES 2017

94. Linkin Park - Living Things

95. brian david gilbert - songs with videos without videos

96. Frost Children - SPIRAL

97. Parkway Drive - Horizons

98. Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra (Deluxe)

99. Various Artists - Phineas and Ferb

100. Vanilla Ice - Hard To Swallow

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BASICS »

Name: Fidan Aksel Temel

Nickname: Fi, Dani, Aks

Birthday & Age: April 14th, 1992 & 32

Hometown: Briar Ridge, SC

Length of time in Briar Ridge: Moved to Briar Ridge around age 1 and left at 18 for university in Texas, returned somewhere around 8 years ago

Neighborhood: Downtown

Occupation: Owner of Oblivion Designs & architect

Gender & Sexuality: Cis female & bisexual

DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER »

trigger warnings: car accident mention, drug addiction, domestic violence mention, and suicide.

Even though Fidan was born in Izmir, Türkiye to Aydin and Sevda Temel, she remembers nothing of those origins. The only means she has for the history of her roots comes from the stories of her parents and older sister, Meliha. She has since visited Türkiye in her young adult years during a pilgrimage over east in the world.

Growing up in Briar Ridge was perfect for a creative child like Fidan. It was a place the girl’s imagination could flourish, especially with the nurturing and encouragement from her immigrant parents.

When Fidan was supposed to be focusing in school on her coursework, she was busy drawing buildings and furniture from visions and ideas in her head. On the weekends her mother would take her to the flea market and a few other shops with her and they would pick up relatively inexpensive pieces for Fidan to work with. Teachers easily picked up on her sketches and the detailed plans she would make in her notebooks, something they would couple with her strong scores in mathematics, and encouraged Fidan on a path to work in architecture and design.

When she was sixteen she would take a ride into the city and photograph buildings, to the point where she collected so many great shots around the city that she amateurly published a photo book showcasing the beauty and artistry that could be found where most didn’t give more than a passing glance to.

To Fidan's surprise the book sold out in the few stores that actually carried it.

By then she was in shop classes; woodworking and welding. She devoured any kind of art class she could get her hands on as well as any type of crafts class. It wasn’t that she had the bug for art or working with her hands, it really was something innate for her. Something her father would say she got from him.

University was really where she figured out exactly what she wanted to do with her life. Professionally, at least. When she'd been just fourteen her older sister Meliha had been in an awful accident that resulted in some brain trauma. In the immediate recovery and with significant memory loss, no good answers from doctors, while she left Post-Its of reminders around Meliha's hospital room, Fidan contemplated a future in neurology. She wanted to help. Seeing her sister's pain and suffering twisted her heart but as Meliha began to make some recovery, the artist in her couldn't resist a change from pre-med to architecture. The bachelor degree hung proudly in her office was earned from Rice University, one of the top architecture schools in the country.

By the time of graduation she had already launched her own furniture business, custom designs and perfectly crafted, the business was titled Oblivion Designs. When she popped onto the scene, taking on an offer from a prestigious firm in the nearest big city, she made quite the notable reputation in the industry.

Gone away from home for the first time, living in Houston for university, had been life changing in good and bad ways. Aside from her academic success, Fidan met a young man and fell too hard for one of the university's top sports stars. The first two years of their relationship had been a dream, something that belonged in a sweet Hallmark movie someday, but that definitely hadn't been the way that it ended.

An injury changed everything for an athlete whose whole life surrounded a sport he might no longer be able to play. Narcotic pain medications had become an addiction and when in need for a fix he'd become a monster. Any physical abuse had been rare and minor, at least that's how Fidan chose to see it, a push/shove here or there was manageable. Only, as pain medication morphed into a heroin and cocaine addiction, the violence also shifted and got worse. That's when Fidan got out, knew things were done and he needed help beyond the support she'd tried to offer. Overdoses and failed attempts at rehab were not how she wanted to finish off her experience at university. The finality of their breakup destroyed him and one day he'd shown up at her place with a gun.

Being a witness to someone she love's deterioration, resulting in them taking their own life, had turned hers upside down. When Fidan returned home to Briar Ridge she was different. Like something dark and heavy had clung to her. Too thin, withdrawn, and despondent the only thing that helped had been the love of her family and once a week therapy. Eventually she'd been able to put on a mask and act as though everything were fine as she began conquering a career.

Shortly after settling in at the firm in the big city, Fidan began making customs once again. The firm was giving her experience and exposure while she grew her own business on the side, and as time moved on Fidan found herself moving away from the company and more into her own clientele that she’d managed to garner.

WANTED CONNECTIONS »

I’m pretty open here! With Fidan having mostly grown up in Briar Ridge I would love childhood friends, high school friends, and neighbors. Neighbors in childhood and neighbors following her return from university. If your character was in Texas at any point I would love uni friends or people she met/known from that time. Someone that might have known her late ex. Always appreciate new friends, clients, customers, and yoga/workout buddies. Exes, former flings, bad or good dates turned friends. I’m happy to plot anything beyond!

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Exploring the World of Architectural Visualization with Houston 3D Renderings

In today’s highly competitive real estate and architectural market, the power of visual representation cannot be overstated. Whether you are a real estate developer, architect, or property investor, creating high-quality, photorealistic renderings is crucial for showcasing your projects and attracting potential clients. One of the best ways to achieve this level of professionalism and detail is through Architectural Visualization. As demand for realistic and immersive visual content grows, companies like Houston 3D Rendering have become an essential partner for businesses in need of top-tier visualization services.

What is Architectural Visualization?

Architectural Visualization refers to the process of creating digital images or animations of architectural designs before they are built. This advanced technique allows architects and real estate developers to see how a building or project will look in the real world before it even exists. Through the use of 3D modeling software, designers can develop detailed, photorealistic renderings that represent the final structure accurately in terms of scale, color, lighting, and materials.

Visualization Service plays a critical role in the modern architectural process by allowing clients to visualize every detail of a project. From interior designs to exterior views, 3D renderings help stakeholders make informed decisions about the project’s layout, aesthetics, and functionality. This is where a professional Rendering company near me can come in handy.

Why Choose Houston 3D Rendering?

Located in the heart of Texas, Houston 3D Rendering is a leading provider of Architectural Visualization services. The company specializes in producing high-quality renderings for various industries, including real estate, commercial architecture, and residential design. Their expertise and cutting-edge technology allow them to offer unmatched visual representation that can help elevate your project to the next level.

Whether you’re looking for a photorealistic exterior rendering or a detailed interior design, Houston 3D Rendering offers a range of services that cater to all aspects of the architectural process. Their team of skilled professionals understands the nuances of 3D modeling, lighting, texture application, and rendering techniques to deliver impeccable visuals that can help turn your concept into reality.

The Benefits of Working with a Rendering Company Near Me

When you search for a Rendering company near me, proximity isn’t the only factor to consider. It’s important to work with a local firm that understands the local market, regulations, and aesthetic preferences. A company like Houston 3D Rendering, which is deeply embedded in the Houston area, offers several key benefits to clients:

Personalized Service: As a local firm, they offer more personalized and hands-on attention. You’ll have direct access to their team, allowing for smoother communication and a clearer understanding of your specific needs.

Familiarity with Local Architecture: Houston is a vibrant city with a diverse architectural landscape. Houston 3D Rendering’s experience in the local market ensures that your project’s visual representation aligns with the city’s style and design trends.

Faster Turnaround Times: Working with a local company allows for more efficient project timelines. Houston-based firms like Houston 3D Rendering are able to deliver high-quality results within a quicker time frame due to geographic proximity and local coordination.

Services Offered by Houston 3D Rendering

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Real Estate Rendering: Whether you're marketing a new development or listing a property, high-quality Real Estate Rendering is essential for attracting buyers and investors. Houston 3D Rendering specializes in creating stunning renderings that highlight the best features of your property, whether it’s a luxury home, commercial space, or a high-rise building. These visualizations help buyers envision themselves in the space, making them more likely to take the next step.

Architectural Visualization: Their team provides detailed visual representations of your design, whether it's a conceptual sketch or a fully fleshed-out project. With advanced 3D models, you can see how your architectural concepts will look once completed, allowing for adjustments to improve functionality or aesthetics.

Interior and Exterior Rendering: If you need photorealistic images of both interior and exterior spaces, Houston 3D Rendering has the expertise to create highly detailed and realistic representations of your designs. From lush interiors to eye-catching building facades, these renderings help clients see how their visions will translate into real-world settings.

Virtual Tours and Walkthroughs: With their expertise in creating immersive 3D environments, Houston 3D Rendering also offers virtual tours. These allow clients to experience their projects as if they were physically inside them, providing a deeper understanding of the space’s layout, flow, and design.

Why 3D Rendering is a Game-Changer in Architecture

The world of architecture and real estate has evolved dramatically, thanks to innovations in technology. The use of 3D rendering tools has significantly improved the way we communicate design ideas. Here’s why Architectural Visualization has become indispensable:

Improved Accuracy: 3D renderings provide an accurate representation of the final design, leaving little room for misinterpretation or error.

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Increased Client Confidence: By offering a glimpse of the finished product, clients can feel more confident in their investment decisions, knowing what to expect from the project.

Better Marketing: For real estate developers, high-quality renderings are an essential marketing tool, helping to attract potential buyers and investors.

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Choosing the Right Construction Surveying Services in San Antonio, TX: A Focus on Celco Surveying

Choosing the right construction surveying services in San Antonio, TX, is crucial for project success. Celco Surveying stands out for its expertise and reliability.

Construction surveying plays a vital role in any building project. Accurate measurements and assessments ensure that structures are built correctly and safely. In San Antonio, a growing city with diverse construction needs, selecting a dependable surveying service is essential. Celco Surveying offers a range of services tailored to meet various project requirements.

Their experienced team utilizes advanced technology and techniques, ensuring precision and efficiency. Choosing the right surveying partner can save time, reduce costs, and enhance overall project quality. Celco Surveying combines professionalism with local knowledge, making it a top choice for construction professionals in the area.

Introduction To Construction Surveying Services in San Antonio, TX

Construction surveying is vital for any building project. It helps ensure that structures are built correctly and safely. In San Antonio, accurate surveying supports the growing construction industry. It provides essential data for site layouts, elevation measurements, and boundary lines.

Importance Of Accurate Surveying

Accurate surveying lays the foundation for successful construction projects. Here are key reasons why it matters:

Prevents costly mistakes: Errors in surveying can lead to expensive corrections.

Ensures compliance: Accurate measurements comply with local regulations.

Enhances safety: Proper surveying reduces the risk of accidents.

Improves project efficiency: Accurate data streamlines the construction process.

The Role Of Surveying In Project Success

Surveying plays a critical role in the success of construction projects. Here’s how:

Site analysis: Surveyors assess the land for suitability.

Boundary determination: They establish property lines to avoid disputes.

Elevation control: Surveyors provide height data for structures.

Design support: They assist architects with precise measurements.

Choosing a reliable surveying service, like Celco Surveying, ensures project success in San Antonio. Their expertise guarantees accurate data and reliable results.

Celco Surveying: A Local Leader

Choosing the right construction surveying services is vital for any project. In San Antonio, Celco Surveying stands out as a top choice. This company combines local knowledge with expert services. Let’s explore why they are a local leader.

Company Background

Celco Surveying has been serving San Antonio for over a decade. Founded by experienced professionals, the company focuses on quality and precision. Their team knows local regulations and land features well.

Over the years of combined experience

Local expertise in Texas land surveys

Client-focused approach

Core Services And Expertise

Celco Surveying offers a range of surveying services. They cater to both residential and commercial projects. Their core services include:

Service

Description

Boundary Surveys

Define property lines accurately for landowners.

Topographic Surveys

Map land features for construction planning.

Construction Layout

Ensure structures align with plans.

ALTA/NSPS Surveys

Provide detailed property information for lenders.

Each service is backed by advanced technology. The team uses the latest equipment for accuracy. Celco Surveying ensures every project meets deadlines. Their commitment to excellence sets them apart in the industry.

Key Factors When Selecting Surveying Services

Choosing the right construction surveying services is essential for project success. Quality services ensure accurate measurements and reliable data. Here are key factors to consider for effective decision-making.

Experience And Reputation

Experience plays a vital role in surveying services. A company with years of experience can handle challenges better. Check their portfolio for previous projects.

Years in Business: Look for companies established for a long time.

Client Testimonials: Read reviews from past clients.

Industry Expertise: Choose firms specializing in your project type.

Celco Surveying has a strong reputation in San Antonio. Their expertise covers residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Trustworthy services come from a proven track record.

Equipment And Technology

High-quality equipment and technology are crucial for accurate surveying. Advanced tools reduce errors and improve efficiency. Check what technology the company uses.

Equipment Type

Purpose

Benefits

GPS Systems

Location tracking

High accuracy

Total Stations

Distance measurement

Quick data collection

3D Scanners

Detailed mapping

Comprehensive data

Celco Surveying uses state-of-the-art technology. Their tools ensure precise results for every project.

Cost Considerations

Cost is an important factor in selecting surveying services. Compare quotes from different companies. Ensure you understand what is included in the price.

Transparent Pricing: Look for clear pricing structures.

No Hidden Fees: Ensure there are no surprise costs.

Value for Money: Assess the balance between cost and quality.

Celco Surveying offers competitive rates. They provide quality services without hidden fees.

Surveying Services Offered By Celco

Construction Surveying Services in San Antonio, TX

Choosing the right construction surveying services is vital for your project. Celco Surveying offers a variety of professional services. Each service is designed to meet your specific needs. Below are the key surveying services provided by Celco.

Boundary Surveys

Boundary surveys help define property lines clearly. This service is essential for:

Resolving disputes between neighbors

Preparing for construction projects

Obtaining permits

Celco uses precise measurements. Their team ensures accuracy in all boundary surveys.

Topographic Mapping

Topographic mapping provides detailed land features. It shows natural and man-made elements, such as:

Elevation changes

Vegetation

Water bodies

This service is crucial for:

Site planning

Environmental assessments

Infrastructure design

Celco's topographic maps are accurate and easy to understand.

Construction Staking

Construction staking marks the exact location for building. It ensures structures are built in the right place. Key benefits include:

Accuracy in construction

Reduced errors

Improved project efficiency

Celco provides reliable construction staking services. Their experienced team ensures every detail is precise.

Understanding Local Regulations

Choosing the right construction surveying services in San Antonio involves understanding local regulations. These rules ensure safety and compliance in construction projects. Failing to adhere can lead to delays and extra costs. Celco Surveying helps navigate these regulations effectively.

San Antonio Zoning Laws

San Antonio has specific zoning laws that affect construction. These laws dictate how land can be used. Understanding them is crucial for project success. Key aspects include:

Land Use: Residential, commercial, or industrial designations.

Building Heights: Restrictions on how tall structures can be.

Setback Requirements: Minimum distances from property lines.

Celco Surveying can help you interpret these laws. They ensure your project meets zoning requirements. This reduces the risk of penalties or rework.

Compliance And Permitting

Compliance and permitting are essential in construction. You must secure the right permits before starting. Common permits include:

Building Permits

Electrical Permits

Plumbing Permits

Celco Surveying assists in obtaining these permits. Their expertise speeds up the process. Proper compliance ensures safety and quality. It also avoids fines and project delays.

Understanding local regulations makes your project smoother. Celco Surveying's local knowledge is invaluable. Trust them to guide you through every step.

Integrating Survey Data With Project Planning

Integrating survey data with project planning enhances accuracy and efficiency. Accurate survey data supports better decision-making. Celco Surveying provides essential data for construction projects in San Antonio, TX.

Data Utilization For Design

Survey data is vital for design processes. It informs architects and engineers about site conditions. Here are key ways to utilize data:

Topography Analysis: Understand land features and elevations.

Boundary Determination: Define property lines accurately.

Utilities Mapping: Identify existing infrastructure.

Soil Testing: Assess ground stability for structures.

Using this data, designers create effective and safe plans. Celco Surveying ensures all data is precise and reliable.

Coordination With Architects And Engineers

Effective communication is crucial among project teams. Surveyors must coordinate with architects and engineers. This collaboration ensures all aspects of the project align.

Team Member

Role

Data Needed

Surveyor

Provides site measurements

Topography, boundaries, utilities

Architect

Designs building layout

Site features, zoning data

Engineer

Ensures structural integrity

Soil conditions, load factors

Celco Surveying facilitates smooth data flow. This streamlines project planning and execution.

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From its full-length front porch to its quaint, cozy floor plan, this home is a rare original Texas Farmhouse. Gently but fully renovated by Architect Dan Druck, the home maintains its original charm while providing modern amenities and a crisp, updated look. The beautiful park-like 5 acres, loaded with stunning mature oaks, is located between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park in an area of estates of five to fifty acres. It’s about 4.3 miles of paved road from State Hwy 71, about 9.4 miles (15 min) from Bastrop, and only 37 miles (44 min) from Austin. Living Room: hardwood floor, wood burning fireplace w/ electric fireplace insert, and beautiful views of stately, mature oaks. Kitchen: original custom-made cabinets (refurbished), grouted tile counter tops, and stainless-steel appliances. Walk-in pantry / laundry room: industrial pipe shelving and custom-made barn door. All-new Hall bath: with twin vessel sinks, porcelain tub with premium glass shower enclosure, subway tile, industrial pipe shelving, and porcelain tile floor. Two secondary bedrooms: ample closets and located off the hall bathroom. The private master suite: new flooring, all-new bathroom with walk-in shower, industrial pipe shelving, Kohler sink / vanity cabinet and porcelain tile floor. The “Sunroom”: multi-functional, makes a terrific office with built-in bookshelves, separate entrance, new flooring, and windows running the full length of the room overlooking the gorgeous back yard. Would also make a great workout room. And finally, there are three extra closets for exceptional storage. The car port with covered walkway includes a 11’ x 20’ workshop. There’s a 10’ x 20’ “Morgan” storage building and a 10’ x 37’ lien-to (perfect for mowers, outdoor equipment, etc) and steel paneled corral which would make a great garden shed and the partially shaded corral would make a perfect garden! A spa tub for four is included which overlooks a 10’ x 25’ fire ring deck.

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The Bow, Calgary (No. 1)

The Bow is a 158,000-square-metre (1,700,000 sq ft) skyscraper in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 236 metre (774 ft) building was the tallest in Calgary between July 8, 2010, when it surpassed the Suncor Energy Centre, and May 11, 2016, when it was exceeded by Brookfield Place. The Bow is currently the second tallest office tower in Calgary and the third tallest in Canada outside Toronto. The Bow is also considered the start of redevelopment in Calgary's Downtown East Village. It was completed in 2012 and was ranked among the top 10 architectural projects in the world of that year according to Azure magazine. It was built for oil and gas company Encana, and was the headquarters of its successors Ovintiv and Cenovus.

EnCana Corporation (now Ovintiv), North America's second largest natural gas producer, announced plans for the high-rise in 2006. Early designs suggested that the project would consist of a complex of towers (perhaps two or more) over two blocks. The initial proposal was for a tower of 300 m (980 ft), which would have made it the second tallest building in Canada. Early sources suggested a two tower complex spanning the entire surface of two blocks, with a second tower of 40 to 50 stories connected at sixth stories level over 6 Avenue. Official statements declared that the tower will be 58 stories, or 247 metres (810 ft) tall.

The management company in charge of the project was Texas-based Matthews Southwest, with architectural services furnished by UK-based Foster + Partners and Zeidler Partnership Architects of Calgary.

Source: Wikipedia