HCU Moody Library Renovation
This renovation reimagines the library as a dynamic hub for learning, connection, and adaptability. As education and research shift away from traditional models, new service paradigms are emerging to meet the evolving needs of students and universities. The library’s value is no longer measured solely by its books and collections, but by its ability to bend and flex with changing institutional priorities. By reshaping the relationship between information, technology, and people, the design positions the library to thrive amid the cultural, social, and economic changes shaping higher education.
Location
Houston, Texas
Design Team
Joe Rivers, Melissa Cross, Rafia Imran, Esmer Leija, and Kevin Barden
Typology
Commercial
Date
2022
Process
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Memorial Townhome Renovation
Houston, Texas
Residential
Just steps from Memorial Park, this complete townhome renovation transforms a compartmentalized layout into an airy, light-filled sanctuary. Walls and columns were removed to create open sightlines and fluid movement, reflecting the client’s identity and lifestyle. Multiple skylights wash the double-height living space in daylight, shifting like an internal sundial and connecting inhabitants to the rhythms of time and season.
Greg Dean
Actor & Director
Music and Performance
In this episode, our resident architects Joe Rivers and Kevin Barden visit with Greg Dean, a theater actor and director from Houston, Texas. Greg Dean has been a player in Houston's theater scene for practically three decades, having spent much of that time as an actor and director with locally founded Catastrophic Theater. Joe and Kevin sat down with Greg to discuss his evolution as an actor and his approach to directing.
Czech Sketch Essay
Kevin Barden
Drawing and Photography
In the Fall of 2009, Kevin visited the Czech Republic for two weeks. Traveling by train, bus, and foot, various sites ranging in time, material, and typology around Bohemia and Moravia were observed, explored, and studied. This sketch essay captures a handful of the moments and experiences from the trip.