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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Visions in Legos: Community hopes to preserve historic Alazán Courts by Iris Dimmick. Full article available here.   About 40 residents and Westside community members gathered Saturday to [...]

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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, culture, [...]

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 coming [...]

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 LRGV's [...]

Edna Zepeda is an Associate at Able City. Her favorite thing about Able City "is the people," and in general, her answers consistently find a way back to an awareness and care toward others. This [...]

“Able City is the ultimate let’s-work-together-firm,” says Ricardo Solis in the third installment of our employee profile series. As Able City’s Production Lead, Ric speaks from experience on [...]

Downtown Laredo thrives with people who love and care for it By Valerie Godines, DVINO Editor     Downtown is not dead. Just ask the artists, architects, poets, bar owners and [...]

Research and writing by Frank Rotnofsky, Frank (Chip) Briscoe, Victor Montes, and Mario Peña.     About the cathedral    The San Agustin de Laredo Cathedral complex consists of a [...]

As printed in The Rio Grande Guardian, April 12, 2021.      MISSION, Texas – Killam Development announced that construction will begin on their 3,400-acre master planned community, El [...]

At Able City, when it comes to making better cities, our employees and our firm are on the same page. To illustrate this — and offer a peek at our staff and practice — we’re featuring one team [...]

At Able City, when it comes to making better cities, our employees and our firm are on the same page. To illustrate this — and offer a peek at our staff and practice — we’re kicking off an [...]

El Centro de Laredo Farmers' Market, A Lesson in Economic Gardening by Viviana Frank   As featured in Laredo Morning Times’ Business Journal, 12/7/2020   ‘Economic gardening’ is a [...]

What is a QuaranTEAM:    There are several definitions floating around the internet. Essentially, it means a group of people who form their own social circle, in a private or public space, [...]

My City, I Love You   We are in this together, appreciate how we each play our part in the world. It is what we learn on a more deeper level every day. Today I have some more clarity.   [...]

THE PURPOSE OF CITIES By; Viviana Frank, FAIA   If the pursuit of happiness is an inalienable right, then the main purpose of cities is access to a happy life. It is in cities that citizens [...]

What is UDC and how does it affect you? Check this great video below!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlN49Al7rE

We want to hear from you! Join us March 2nd and March 4th at the Eco Center 1802 N. Main Avenue, San Antonio, TX from 6pm-8pm.   We are continuing our conversation on San Antonio's Unified [...]

The next phases of Sharyland, in Mission and McAllen, merit meticulous planning, and we're excited to be assisting Killam Development to make great places in which to live a reality! Our team [...]

Congrats to The River Pierce Foundation for this wonderful preservation project! The Able City team was happy to donate services to help restore the 200-year-old Treviño-Uribe Rancho in San [...]

Viviana Frank, a founding principal of Able City, a Planning, Architecture, and Urban Design Company, graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute,OU EDI, on October [...]

Able City and City Makery participated in Laredo's 10th annual Environmental Summit at Texas A&M International University. Bike Laredo spoke about fighting climate change by revolutionizing [...]

We are honored to receive The Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Merit Award for excellence in urban design, place making, and community building for the Viva Laredo Comprehensive Plan. We would [...]

Able City’s Development Coordinator Paola Sofia Fernandez participated in VIA’s Annual Codeathon. Paola and her team placed 1st in the Open Innovation Challenge and awarded VIA Innovation Award [...]

Partner Viviana Frank was selected for the AIA San Antonio Women in Architecture Exhibition, her poster “Citizens are the Makers” will be exhibited through the month of March in celebration for [...]

San Agustin Cathedral was named 2019 Texas Most Endangered Places by Preservation Texas The Most Endangered Places list includes a range of historic places that merit protection of at-risk [...]

Community conversation about connectivity, inclusivity & resilience in San Antonio.  Proud to have been part of Innovating for inclusion and equitable growth community conversation. Able City [...]