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Austin, Texas — More than 100 staff and supporters attended a groundbreaking celebration yesterday (Feb. 18) for the new Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) office building on The University of Texas J.J. Pickle Research Campus. The new facility, which will support research and activities promoting the field of advanced computing and computational science, is a design/build project being completed…

The William R. Sinkin Eco Centro at San Antonio College is now Alamo Colleges‘ first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building. The certification was awarded this week by the U.S. Green Building Council. O’Connell Robertson provided comprehensive architecture, engineering, interior design and construction administration services for the facility. Eco Centro is a community outreach center,…

O’Connell Robertson’s design of the new Jarrell Elementary School in Jarrell ISD (Jarrell, Texas) earned one of two Architecture Merit Awards presented by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Southern Region Chapter during the group’s annual conference in Austin on Saturday (April 6). Jurors from the CEFPI Southern Region and Pacific Northwest Region Washington Chapters selected the…

For more than 60 years, O’Connell Robertson has strived to design environments that positively impact all who experience and interact with its work. Now, the Firm has a new logo and branding materials that represent its mission-driven approach to design. The Firm’s new messaging reinforces O’Connell Robertson’s focus on understanding and accomplishing the mission of…

As the nation observes the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a memorial designed by O’Connell Robertson and built in the Texas State Cemetery offers visitors a place to reflect and remember Texans lost that day. The memorial is an ascending spiral of Texas granite surrounding two steel columns salvaged from the World Trade Center…