In a country fueled by a love for sports, it seems strange that only 23 years ago there were no soccer-specific stadiums in the U.S.

Yoshio Taniguchi has returned to the U.S. for his second significant commission here—an elegantly restrained new home for the Asia Society Texas Center.

In the late 1960s, Dr. Michael DeBakey performed some of the country’s first heart transplants at the Methodist Hospital in Houston.

A six-story, 115,000-square-foot home for the Houston Ballet and its academy, located in the city's theater district.

Houston, Texas FdM:Arch Houston, according to architect Francois de Menil, FAIA, principal of Francois de Menil Architect (FdM:Arch), is a city of interesting architectural adjacencies. He should know. He grew up there, and his familial ties to the city’s art and architecture are the stuff of legend (his mother was the late Houston art patron Dominique de Menil). “It’s just that Houstonian mindset,” says the architect. “There are no real zoning restrictions so you see fast-food restaurants right next to huge residences. It’s part of the character of the city.” While de Menil doesn’t come out and say that perhaps

Project Specs OneTwo Townhouse Houston, Texas FdM:Arch << Return to article the People Architect FdM:Arch Francois deMenil Architect PC 1140 Broadway Suite 704 New York, NY 10001 T (212) 779-3400 F (212) 7793-414 Principal in Charge: Francois deMenil FAIA LEED AP Project Architects: Noah Walker, Kristopher Musumano Architect of record: Francois deMenil Architect PC Engineer(s): Structural: Luis Lemus Jr. P.E. with Ciarinn Higgins of Higgins, Inc. 3100 Audley Street Houston, Texas 77098 Consultant(s) Landscape: Steve Rosenblath PO BOX 131503 Houston, Texas 77219 T:(713) 443-4172 Lighting: M&M Lighting PO BOX 1027 Bellaire, Texas 77402 T: (713) 667-5611 General contractor: Michael Woodfin