Collaboration Issue
Texas Contemporary™ Monthly: Issue 12
Collaborating from the Gulf Coast to Central Texas!
Collaboration from the Gulf Coast to Central Texas is in full swing as our expansion of LEVY DYKEMA in Austin and Corpus Christi is producing extraordinary results. Our studios have successfully adapted to a new remote collaboration where resources and ideas are shared in a spirited and creative environment. From Architecture to Interiors and Purchasing to Branding, our collaborative Texas Contemporary™ brand is a unique approach to diverse projects across the region and country which is yielding some of our best work ever!
Our Signature Work
Golf Academy at Horseshoe Bay Resort - Horseshoe Bay, Texas
LEVY DYKEMA is excited to announce our new design project in Horseshoe Bay! The Golf Academy at Horseshoe Bay Resort is a new 8,500 square foot training facility which features multiple hitting bays, fitness room, club fitting, beverage/food services and outdoor training areas. The Golf Academy will be located adjacent to the Cap Rock Golf Club driving range.
Navy Army Community Credit Union - McAllen, Texas
“They say it takes a village. To design and construct a building, it takes a team.”
- Biby Dykema, LEVY DYKEMA Principal
Last week, our team joined the Navy Army Community Credit Union and Noble Construction teams for the ribbon cutting at their new location. LEVY DYKEMA had the pleasure to work on the design of the branch, located in McAllen, Texas. The two-story location spans 17,500 square feet and is the 4th Navy Army branch in the Rio Grande Valley. We were honored to be part of the construction and collaboration on the creation of this new location.
Studio - Team Highlights
Ray Gill
Paul Thompson
Our talented team is growing! LEVY DYKEMA is excited to welcome two new team members: Ray Gill, Jr. and Paul Thompson.
We are honored to announce Ray Gill, Jr., as Principal of the firm. An accomplished architect, Ray opened his first architectural office in Round Rock, Texas in 1974, and later relocated to Horseshoe Bay, Texas in 2006. Ray’s projects include a wide range of public and private commercial projects having served as past chairman of the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Committee, charter member of the City of Round Rock Ethics Commission, the City of Round Rock Historic Commission, and as a member and exam committee chairman for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. In the LEVY DYKEMA spirit of collaboration, we invite you to join us in welcoming Ray Gill!
Paul Thompson joins the LEVY DYKEMA team with more than twenty years of project design experience. A graduate of Texas A&M University, throughout his career Paul has had the opportunity to work on projects in a variety of sectors and industries, ranging from developer driven projects, and commercial office buildings to public universities and K-12 schools. Paul collaborates with designers, clients, and specialty consultants throughout the design process to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
We are thrilled to welcome Ray and Paul to our team and look forward to working together to develop inspiring new spaces.
Community Connections
#SXSW 2022 was a success! From March 11-20, Austin hosted the first in-person event in three years. Since 1987, Austin has been the destination to share ideas, innovations, and celebrate the convergence of creativity with attendees from across the globe with creativity and leadership in the interactive, film, and music industries. With our new studio location on Congress Avenue & 7th, we are excited to be located in the midst of the activities as creativity abounds in Austin. Here's a photo of our Congress Avenue studios with our SXSW display!
The Power of Collaboration
A message from our President, Stephen V. Levy
We often hear the term collaboration utilized in many aspects of the world of architecture and design. And certainly, it is the ideal process of producing the best work possible when we all listen, learn and contribute our respective ideas and creativity in a shared process.
Such is the power of collaboration that brings out the best of LEVY DYKEMA.
A perfect example is the energy, ideas and collaboration that recently took place one morning in our new studio/office space on Congress Avenue in the heart of downtown Austin. Someone suggested the idea of creating something special for our windows welcoming the tens of thousands of visitors soon to be filling the streets for SXSW. The ideas and collaboration flourished.
Following in the spirit of collaboration, I am happy to announce that my partners and associates from our Corpus Christi studios, Biby Dykema and John Dykema, will be contributing their LEVY DYKEMA PERSPECTIVE content to this monthly column on a shared, regular basis.
I am proud of our Texas Contemporary™ brand of Architecture, fueled through the power of collaboration!
