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Helping Hands

January 27, 2012 | by Texas Sun and Shade

Texas Sun & Shade was honored to spend the morning at the Ronald McDonald House of Austin in January. We came together as a group to grocery shop and prepare a lunch meal for the guests of RMH. It was a fun experience to work together as a group in the kitchen which is quite opposite of our daily tasks at the office and on job sites.

We look forward to future activities to stay involved in our community and lend a helping hand.

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2011 AIA Home Tour Announced

June 30, 2011 | by Texas Sun and Shade

The AIA Austin Annual Homes Tour celebrates its 25th year on October 1st and 2nd!! The architects have been selected and planning is in full swing.

AIA Austin is pleased to inform you of this year’s lineup!

Alterstudio Architects, LLP
A Parallel Architects
Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
Brian Dillard Architecture
Cornerstone Group Architects
Dick Clark Architecture
KRDB
McKinney York Architects
Mell Lawrence Architects
Murray Legge, AIA – LZT Architects
Pollen Architecture and Design
Paul Lamb Architects
Rauser Design
Rick & Cindy Black Architects
Stuart Sampley Architect

If you are interested in attending the Home Tour or volunteering as a docent or cashier, please contact Lauren Vienne at lauren@aiaaustin.org.

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2010 ASID Design Excellence Awards

November 15, 2010 | by Texas Sun and Shade

Texas Sun & Shade congratulates the Design Award winners and commends each design team on their beautiful work! 

Allison Jaffe Interior Design

Chelsea + Remy Design

JEI Design

Laura Britt Design

Laura Burton Interiors

Laurie Smith Design Associates

Palmer Todd

Panache Interior Design

RWM Design

Spaces Designed

Tamie Glass

The Bommarito Group

Tracey Overbeck Stead Interior Design

True Interiors

Texas Sun & Shade is a proud sponsor of the Design Excellence awards and the ASID Austin Chapter. 

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2010 AIA Design Awards Winners

April 28, 2010 | by Texas Sun and Shade

 Texas Sun & Shade congratulates the 2010 Design Awards winners

The Design Awards Program provides a platform to shocase excellence in design that is produced by AIA Austin architects and selected by a panel of distinguished jurors.  The Design Awards Committee organizes and implements the annual AIA Austin Design Awards Competition and plans and produces the Awards Celebration to recognize the accomplishments of the public, its members and allied members as they relate to architecture. (courtesy of AIA Austin)

The winners of the 2010 AIA Austin Design Awards & Honor Awards are:

Chapter Honor Award Winners

John V. Nyfeler, FAIA Community Service Award – DONNA Carter, FAIA

Emerging Professional Award – EVA SCHONE, AIA

Edwin Waller Award for Public Architecture – WILL WYNN

Firm Achievement Award – FURMAN + KEIL ARCHITECTS

Design Award Winners

Honor Awards

ANDERSSON WISE ARCHITECTS

SPECHT HARPMAN

ALTERSTUDIO ARCHITECTS, LLP

Citation of Honor Awards

M.J. NEAL ARCHITECTS

POLLEN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

Merit Awards

KRDB

MELL LAWRENCE ARCHITECTS

PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE, LLP

ALTERSTUDIO ARCHITECTS, LLP

MICHAEL HSU DESIGN OFFICE

MELL LAWRENCE ARCHITECTS

M.J. NEAL ARCHITECTS

ALTERSTUDIO ARCHITECTS, LLP

Unbuilt Honor Award

MIRO RIVERA ARCHITECTS

Unbuilt Merit Award

BARNES GROMATZKY KOSAREK ARCHITECTS

Texas Sun & Shade is a proud supporter of AIA Austin.

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Texas Sun & Shade Celebrates 22 years of BBB Accreditation

March 31, 2010 | by Texas Sun and Shade

Texas Sun & Shade is Committed to BBB Accreditation Standards

This week, Texas Sun & Shade celebrates 22 years of accreditation by BBB Serving Central, Coastal and Southwest Texas.  As a BBB Accredited Business, Texas Sun & Shade is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace.

According to BBB reports by Princeton Research, seven in ten consumers say they are more likely to buy from a company designated as a BBB Accredited Business.  BBB is a resource for the public, providing objective, unbiased information about businesses.

“We’re proud to celebrate 22 years of BBB Accreditation because we value building trust with our customers,” said Ben Skoldeberg.  “Our BBB Accreditation gives our customers confidence in our commitment to maintaining high ethical standards of conduct.”

BBB Accredited Businesses must adhere to BBB Accreditation Standards, a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and best practices representing trustworthiness in the marketplace.  The standards call for building trust, embodying integrity, advertising honestly and telling the truth, being transparent, honoring promises, being responsive and safeguarding privacy.

Texas Sun & Shade earned our A+ rating over 22 years by providing the highest quality products paired with incomparable customer service.

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CNN Video on Austin’s Successful Economy

March 2, 2010 | by Texas Sun and Shade

Attention Industry Partners:

Here is a great two minutes story from CNN on Austin and why we are doing better through the recession than other communities.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/02/22/foreman.building.up.america.cnn?hpt=Mid

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