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The Awards Issue of Texas Architect features principals Juan Miró and Miguel Rivera, recipients of the O’Neil Ford Medal for Design Achievement, as well as statewide award-winning projects Casa Lotus and Diffuse Dock:

Juan Miró & Miguel Rivera
“Like the work of O’Neil Ford, their architecture is simultaneously rooted in landscapes and material traditions while remaining open to contemporary experimentation. Their work is distinguished by an exceptional sensitivity to climate, craft, light, and the poetic relationship between building and site. Their projects often seek a quiet intensity, where structure, material, and landscape are woven together to create places of enduring cultural and environmental resonance.”

Casa Lotus
“Looking at that image of the atrium and the way it’s dancing with light, it almost feels sacred and like some sort of spiritual ritual going through this house. The care at every moment—from the masonry and opening of glass to the natural light and the incredible oculus which orients you anywhere you are in the house—is quite fascinating.” —Everald Colas, AIA, NOMA

Diffuse Dock
“It’s wonderful to look at from the client’s house, but it’s also not a poke in the eye to the neighbors on the lake. Instead, it’s something they got for free to look at that’s quite special. It’s an incredibly innovative use of materials, form, light, and expression.” —James Timberlake, FAIA