Recognition
2025
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Architect Magazine
Residential Architect Design Award
2024
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Forbes
America's Top 200 Residential Architects
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Architizer
100 Best Architecture Firms in the US
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Built Design Awards
Winner in Architectural Design
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Austin Home
2024 Best Architects
2023
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Luxe
Residential Excellence in Design Award
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Dallas Architecture Forum
Design Recognition Finalist
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Fixr
100 Top Architects
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Austin Home
2023 Best Architects
2022
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Architizer
A+ Awards Special Mention
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The Architect’s Newspaper
AN's 2022 Best of Design Award
2021
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Luxe
RED Award
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NIRSA
Outstanding Sports Facilities Award
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Austin Home
Design Award - Commercial Design
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Austin Home
Design Award - Commercial Design
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Austin Home
2021 Best Architects
2020
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Architectural Record
Record House
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Texas Society of Architects
Design Award
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AIA Austin
Design Award of Merit
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Preservation Austin
Preservation Merit Award
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Trends International Design Awards
TIDA International Home of the Year
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A’Design Award & Competition
Bronze A' Design Award
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Travel & Leisure
Best New Hotels in the World
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Austin Business Journal
Cultivating Growth: Top Five Finalist
2019
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AIA Austin
Design Award of Merit
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AIA Austin
Design Award of Merit
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AIA Austin
Design Award of Merit
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The Architect’s Newspaper
AN Best of Design - Honorable Mention
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Professional Builder
Gold Award
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UTSoA Student Architecture Award
Design Award
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Surface
Surface Travel Award
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Texas Masonry Council
Golden Trowel Award
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University of Florida
Design Excellence Award
2017
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Jeff Harnar Award
Design Award
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Ocean Home
Top 50 Coastal Architects Award
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Professional Builder
Gold Award
2016
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Ocean Home
Top 50 Coastal Architects Award
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Interior Design
NYCxDesign
2015
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Ocean Home
Top 50 Coastal Architects Award
2014
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Houzz
Best of Houzz
2013
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AIA Austin
Design Award
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AIA Austin
Design Award
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Architect Magazine
Residential Architect Design Award
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Professional Builder
Gold Award
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Architizer
A+ Award
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Gardenista
Design Award
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Builder
Design Award
2010
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AIA Austin
Honor Award
2007
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Texas Society of Architects
Design Award
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AIA Austin
Design Award
2025
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Dwell
This $645K Austin Home Has No Use for Exterior Windows
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Residential Design
Parti Shot: Ammamma Legacy Residence
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Architecture Lab
Interview With Scott Specht
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Texas Architect
How To Deal With Strangers
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Architecture Lab
Project Feature
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Amazing Architecture
House Draws Inspiration From Usonian Principles
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Home Adore
Project Feature
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Architectural Digest
42 Austin Interior Designers and Architects to Know
2024
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Forbes
America's Top 200 Residential Architects
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Wall Street Journal – Mansion Global
The Inner Courtyard, A Design Classic, Is Getting Reimagined
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Forbes
Specht Novak Firm Profile
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Architecture Hunter
Timeless Elegance Meets Modern Simplicity
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One Kindesign
This Eco Luxury Villa Offers A Fabulous Getaway Home
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The Land Report
Room With A View
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Plain Magazine
Nautical Inspiration Reigns in this New Jersey Shore Home
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One Kindesign
Magnificent Glass House In The Berkshires
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Architecture Lab
Preston Hollow Residence By Specht Novak
2023
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Wall Street Journal
Couple Traded Their Farmhouse for Something More Modern
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Wall Street Journal – Mansion Global
A Fireplace for All Seasons
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Architectural Digest
The 23 Most Beautifully Designed Modern Coffee Shops
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Wall Street Journal – Mansion Global
Back To Futurism
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Big Little Hotel
Book
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Dezeen
Austere Glass House In The Berkshires
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Design Nuance
Residence Nestled In A Valley By The Saugatuck River
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One Kindesign
A Minimal Glass House Is In Perfect Harmony With Nature
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Inhabitat
Connecticut Home With A Green Roof
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Home Adore
Minimalist Marvel Meets Nature's Embrace
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Digs
The Modernist Marvel
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Home Adore
A Modern Coastal Renewal
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Contemporist
This House Has A Thin Floating Roof That Extends 15 Feet
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Mix Interiors
Biophilic Interiors Bringing The Outside In
2022
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New York Times
They Thought Remodeling Could Wait
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New Texas Modern
Book
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Design Hunter
Reinterpretation Of The Classic
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Design Nuance
Specht Architects Renovates A Mid-Century Home In New York
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Atomic Ranch
A Standout MCM Home In New York
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Futurist Architecture
A Windowless Home with A Serene Enclosed Environment
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Inhabitat
Space Age home built in 1961 is now revived
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Home Designing
Concrete Home Design That's Skillfully Secluded
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Amazing Architecture
Casa Xixim in Tulum, Mexico
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Futurist Architecture
A Huge Retrofit and Renovation of A Mid-Century Home
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Home Stratosphere
The Stealth House in Austin
2021
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Santa Fe Modern
Book
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ArchDaily
Project Feature
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Nuvo Magazine
Sand and shade in Santa Fe
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Connecticut Magazine
Modernist Home Fully Embraces Its Wooded Surroundings
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Patron Magazine
The New Brutalism
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Decoist
Chic Renovated Lower Manhattan Loft
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Dezeen
Bathrooms Take Advantage Of The View
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One Kindesign
Texas House Evokes Feeling Of Living Above The Treetops
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Trends
Open Hearted
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Inhabitat
Austin Home Enjoys Green Views Without Windows
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Living Magazine
Preston Hollow Privacy Influenced By The Past
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Design Milk
Top 15 Posts Of All Time
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Futurist Architecture
An Open And Light-Filled House With Concrete Walls
2020
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Architectural Record
Record Houses
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Wall Street Journal
A Traditional Builder Tries Modern On For Size In Dallas
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Architectural Digest
Clever Conversions
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Wall Street Journal
A Modern Home That Works With Nature
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Amazing Architecture
The New Brutalism
-
Texas Architect
Project Feature
-
Elle Decor
A Self-Sufficient Refuge In A Charming Bay In Tulum
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Dezeen
Three Cast-Concrete Volumes
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Architizer
Project Feature
-
Curbed Austin
Austin's Best Hotels For Design Lovers
-
Futurist Architecture
A Beach House with Two Types of Cedar
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Archello
Indeed's Stunning New Austin Office
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One Kindesign
Glass and Concrete Home In Texas
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Austin American Statesman
Austin Projects Preserving The City's History
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Archinect
Semi-Brutalist Home In Dallas
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LoopNet
Indeed's New Austin Office Exudes Excitement
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Contemporist
Corrugated Concrete Walls
-
Curbed Austin
Modern Update for St. Edward's University
2019
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Forbes
Inside The Modern Design Of Six New Austin Hotels
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Architect Magazine
Project Feature
-
Travel + Leisure
Best New Hotels In The World
-
Fast Company
Disaster-Proof Design
-
AN Interior
Cross(crete)
-
Dezeen
Former Union Hall Transformed Into Carpenter Hotel
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Design Milk
Carpenter Hotel Brings Charm To The Southwest
-
Dezeen
Escaping To The Jungle And Beach
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Contemporist
Project Feature
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Yanko Design
Office Spaces Designed To De-Stress And Bring Joy
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Hospitality Design
Project Feature
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Office Snapshot
25 Most Popular Offices
2018
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Architectural Record
Project Feature
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Dwell
Glass Addition Unveils Treetop Views
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ArchDaily
Project Feature
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Tribeza
Former Trade Union Becomes Carpenter Hotel
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Inhabitat
Sculptural Extension Of The Desert Landscape
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One Kindesign
Coolest Tiny Brownstone Apartment
-
Inhabitat
Hurricane-Resistant Home
2017
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Architectural Digest
Midcentury Home Is Reimagined As A Modern Marvel
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Dezeen
Architect Orients House Towards Desert Vistas
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Architectural Digest
Glass Houes With A Clear Sense Of Style
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Ocean Home
Striking And Storm-Resistant Weekend Retreat
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Builder
Rinse & Repeat
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Austin Monthly
Spectacular Cliffside Tarrytown Home
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TimeOut New York
Awesomely Stylish Micro Apartments In NYC
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Popular Mechanics
The Shortcut Shack
-
Haus Inside
Tulum Festung Der Morgenrote
2016
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Architectural Record
Featured Project
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Wall Street Journal
After A Disaster, Families Rebuild An Even Better House
-
One Kindesign
Modern Dwelling Overlooking Lake Austin
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Office Lovin’
Inside Indeed's New Sleek Austin Headquarters
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Contemporist
Neatly Tucked Away Into The Side Of A Cliff
2015
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Architecture Lab
Project Feature
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Home Adore
Project Feature
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Decoist
Contemporary Escape Draped In Greenery
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CAAN Design
Project Feature
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Austin Chronicle
Illuminating Waller Creek
2014
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Architectural Record
Featured Project
-
Design Milk
House That Nestles Into Its Natural Environment
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Architectural Record
The Big Squeeze
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Contemporist
Project Feature
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ArchiSCENE
Project Feature
2013
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Texas Architect
windCatcher and prairieHouse
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Design Milk
Project Feature
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Inhabitat
Clever Micro-Loft Stacks Upwards For More Space
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Home Adore
Project Feature
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Fast Company
A Micro Loft Designed For Maximum Impact
-
Design Milk
Project Feature
2025
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ALNY x HOU: An Intergenerational Conversation
Scott Specht - Lecture / Panel
2024
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Convo By Design Podcast
From Modern to Experimental
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West Edge Design Fair
Scott Specht - Panel Discussion
-
AsBuilt Podcast
Jakeb Novak - Guest Speaker
-
EntreArchitect Podcast
The Windowless Home
2023
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Constructed Futures Podcast
Designing the New American House
-
AIA Austin
AIA Austin (CRAN) Tour - Stealth House
-
Detailed Podcast
New American House
2022
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Dallas Architecture Forum
Scott Specht - Lecture
2021
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Netflix: Amazing Vacation Rentals
Eco-Friendly S2 E6 - Casa Xixim
-
New Canaan Historical Society
Modern House Day Tour - New Canaan Residence
-
Viceland
Off the Grid - Most Expensivest with 2 Chainz S4 E22
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Houston Build Expo
Scott Specht - Keynote Speaker
2020
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Modern Architecture Society
Modern Home Tour - Preston Hollow Residence
2019
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AccuWeather
Hurricane Resistant Homes - Beach Haven Residence
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University of Florida
Scott Specht - Lecture
2017
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Design Week Austin
House of the Future Lecture at Umlauf Sculpture Garden
2015
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TEDxAmherst
Scott Specht & Louise Harpman: Size Matters - Lecture
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ABC Television
American Crime - Season 2
2014
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AIA Austin
AIA Austin Homes Tour - Cliffside Residence
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Tiny House Hunting
A Tiny Bite of the Big Apple S1 E2 - Manhattan MicroLoft
2010
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AIA Austin
Austin Buildings Tour - Doyle Hall
2007
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UT School of Architecture
Everything Must Go - Exhibition
-
Pecha Kucha
Austin Inaugural Event