Activate Architecture

PORCH ADDITION—a porch addition & backyard renovation for a family living in a historic home in the heart of Austin, TX. The material palette blends with the existing home while adding modern & warm touches for a space that can be enjoyed on sunny winter mornings to the dog days of summer.

Architect: Activate Architecture
General Contractor: Texas Construction Company
Interior Design: Kopicki Design
Landscape Architect: West Shop Design

Is architecture unjust? Discover how racial injustice manifests itself in the built environment and how architects can address these injustices in our communities. This Keynote of distinguished panelists will help us stay at the forefront of dismantling discrimination and advancing design justice and equity in the architectural profession. In order to achieve equity, we must embrace the uncomfortable conversations around racism and discrimination and prepare for the challenges we must work to overcome. Learn from the experiences of the panelists and uncover successful approaches for advancing design justice and making the built environment more equitable.

Wednesday, August 19th, 9:30-10:30AM CST
Virtual Keynote Panel

Register for the AIA Austin Design Excellence Conference: https://www.aiaaustin.org/summer-conference

A journey back to Beau Frail’s, Activate’s Principal Architect, final studio project at UT Austin School of Architecture. This [centro de salud] was an exploration for a healthcare center in Quito, Ecuador’s Quitumbe neighborhood.

The region’s high childhood malnutrition and lack of access to hospitals informed the health center’s focus on community gardening and healthy eating education. The site sits along a creek and blurs the edges between nature, garden, and building. Generous hallway spaces and community meeting rooms embrace social engagement between health professionals and the community. Murals throughout the center encourage healthy eating and living.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬? This blog post imagines what it would look like if we designed and built for the essential needs of our communities. Written by Beau Frail, Principal Architect of Activate Architecture.

Just How Essential Are Architects These Days? Is architecture an essential industry? Imagine what it would look like if we designed for the essential needs of our communities.