The Purpose of Cities

BUILDING BETTER CITIES: TRANSFORMING URBANISM THROUGH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DESIGN Our co-founder, Viviana Frank, recently spoke with the Council for Inclusive Capitalism about Able City’s [...]

Sustainable City Planning. As cities continue to grow and evolve, so does the need for sustainable city planning. Sustainable city planning refers to cities’ conscious design and management [...]

The American Institute of Architects, Lower Rio Grande Valley chapter recognized exceptional architectural achievement in 2022. The evening was a chance to reflect on the impressive quality of [...]

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Interview and transcript courtesy of Fronteras. Full episode can be found here: [...]

Texas Architect Magazine, read full article here. –Jesse Miller, AIA The recent rehabilitation of the San Agustín Cathedral in Laredo represents an intriguing combination of history, [...]

The Architect’s Newspaper, read full article here. –Matt Hickman   A planned 6.3-mile-long park straddling the Rio Grande River along the United States–Mexico border is quickly [...]

San Antonio Report, full article here.  -Wayne Cunningham   Jungle Disk, a cybersecurity services firm, will move its offices to a former restaurant in Southtown, which it is redeveloping to [...]

San Antonio Express News, full article here   -Caroline Tien   The judge surveyed the contestants and made the call. And the Golden Parking Meter goes to: Able City.Mayor Ron Nirenberg [...]

Juan Garza is an Associate at Able City. Juan has helped lead many of Able City’s most celebrated projects — including the Laredo College Cigarroa Science Complex, which took home the AIA [...]