Company History
Jan 1970
Noel Robertson joins the Firm to add MEP engineering services, and later becomes the Firm’s second President.
Aug 1963
Dr. Michael DeBakey consults O’Connell Robertson on operating room planning for groundbreaking heart surgeries.
Sep 1961
Lucy Read Elementary School in Austin ISD is the Firm’s first new school.
Jun 1955
Graham General Hospital opens, the first hospital designed by the Firm. O’Connell Robertson also designed renovations to the hospital in 1990.
Jan 1950
William O’Connell, AIA, the first architect for the Texas Department of Health, starts his own architectural firm in Austin.