K-12 EDUCATION FACILITIES

Our Philosophy
Able City has extensive experience at all levels of education and has demonstrated the ability to deliver solutions on time and on budget. We work closely with your team to establish their needs and learn their instructional expectations to develop a space that enhances and inspires learning. Our goal is to improve the learning experience for students and faculty through high quality architectural and engineering design, while enchancing the surrounding city context.

120+ EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

+$1 billion Dollars in Construction Value.

70% Of our firm’s project history are educational facilities.

Awards

Trevino – Uribe Ranchero, San Ygnacio, Texas

Preservation Honor Award - Preservation Texas

The Hamilton Hotel

National Trust for Historic Preservation Award Excellence in Historical Preservation, U.S. H&U Development Secretary’s Award

Federal Probation Offices, Laredo, TX

Webb County Heritage Foundation Award, Historical Preservation Award

1205 Iturbide Street Restoration, Laredo, Texas

Webb County Heritage Foundation - Preservation/ Restoration Award

Texas Historical Commission Dimmit County Courthouse

Carrizo Springs, TX - THC Annual Award of Excellence in Historic Architecture

Dimmit County Courthouse, Carrizo Springs, TX

Texas Historical Commission - THC Annual Award of Excellence in Historic Architecture

AIA Lower Rio Grande Valley Honor Award

Design Award 2021 - St Agustin Cathedral

Lower Rio Grande Valley American Institute of Architects LISD Vidal M. Treviño School of Communications and Fine Arts

Outstanding Architecture Design and Achievement

American Institute of Architects LRGV Children’s Advocacy Center, Laredo, TX

Outstanding Architecture Design and Achievement

Green Dot International Design Competition James & Maria Haynes Health & Wellness Center, Laredo, TX

Excellence in Green Building Design Award

Viva Laredo Comprehensive Plan

The Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Merit Award - Excellence in urban design, placemaking, and community building

Webb County Heritage Foundation Award WBCA

(Washington Birthday’s Celebration Association) Museum, Laredo, TX - Design Excellence in Contemporary Architecture

Lower Rio Grande Valley American Institute of Architects

Viviana Frank, AIA LRGV-AIA Zebby Citation of Honor Award

Austin Business Journal Grove Place Apartment Complex, Austin, TX

Community Impact Award Texas Construction Magazine Entertainment Center, Laredo, TX Best of 2003 Award

Washington Birthday’s Celebration Association Museum, Laredo, TX

Webb County Heritage Foundation Award WBCA - Design Excellence in Contemporary Architecture

James & Maria Haynes Health & Wellness Center, Laredo, TX

Green Dot International Design Competition - Excellence in Green Building Design Award

City of Laredo Sames Auto Arena, Laredo, Texas

Texas Construction Magazine Entertainment Center, Laredo, TX Best of 2003 Award

Boston National Artists Housing Competition

Boston, Massachusetts - National Finalist

Grove Place Apartment Complex, Austin, TX

Austin Business Journal - Community Impact Award

Community Service Viviana Frank, FAIA

Lower Rio Grande Valley American Institute of Architects -AIA Zebby Citation of Honor Award

Other Selected Work

LAREDO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 

-Cigarroa High School Track and Field Improvements Project 

-Alma Pierce Elementary School 

-Santo Nino Elementary School

-VMT School of Communications and Fine Arts

-Height Elementary School 

-Milton Elementary School

-Leon Diches Elementary School

-Memorial Middle School 

-Martin High School Bldg Staff Lounge

-Classroom Addition to L.J. Christian Jr. Middle School 

-Classroom Addition to Martin High School

 -Milton Elementary-Cafeteria Addition

-Nixon High School-Tennis Courts Addition

-Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Addition

-Santo Nino Elementary -Addition

-Martin High School Track & Field 

-Martin High School l-Class Room Additions 

-J.W Nixon High School-Class Room Additions 

UNITED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 

-United High School 9th Grade Campuse

-United South High School 9th Grade Campus

-Lyndon B. High School 9th Grade Campus 

-John B. Alexander High School 9th Grade Campus 

-UISD Aquatic Center

​-Science Lab Additions 

-Field House Renovations and Athletic Fields 

-LBV Middle School

-New United High School Campus

-Human Resources Building 

​-LBJ HS Field House and Track and Field

​-LBJ High School Phase 1 Additions 

​-LBJ Career Technology Addition

-Nye Elementary School

-Killam Elementary School 

-Fasken Elementary School 

-Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School 

-San Isidro Elementary School 

PRIVATE SCHOOLS  

-St. Augustine School Master Plan 

​-St. Augustine Elementary School Early Childhood Center

-St. Augustine Middle School Project  

-Mary Help of Christians-Class Room Additions 

-Our Lady of Guadalupe School-Additions 

LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

-Health Science Center

-Cigarroa Science Complex

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