Announcements

North Texas’ First Affordable Housing for LGBTQ+ Seniors Wins National Design Award

Oak Lawn Places is ASID's 2026 FOCUS Diversity Large Firm winner for design advancing inclusion and belonging
the colorful corner facade of Oak Lawn Place at dusk with a rainbow staircase illuminated

Adding to design honors from AIA Dallas and the Texas Society of Architects, Oak Lawn Place has now been recognized on the national design stage, by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).

The National Awards are ASID’s highest professional recognition, and the FOCUS Diversity category honors projects that advance design addressing challenges facing our world around diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

“Every year, the National Awards remind us of what is possible when designers use their expertise to address the needs of people and the world around them,” said Khoi Vo, chief executive officer, ASID. “The 2026 honorees are doing that in many different ways, through innovative projects, meaningful service, thoughtful leadership and a commitment to the future of our profession. Their work demonstrates why design matters and the difference it can make in people’s lives.”

The C-shaped development wrapped around the back deck and surrounded by a sloping green
A man sits in Oak Lawn Place's navy blue community dining space by a floral mural

Setting a benchmark for inclusive urban living, Oak Lawn Place is North Texas’ first affordable housing development catered to LGBTQ+ seniors. Developed with Resource Center—one of the country’s largest LGBTQ+ community centers and a key North Texas HIV/AIDS service organization—the project offers a home and warm welcome to qualifying applicants over 55. Designed with the belief that housing can and should be both affordable and beautiful, the project transforms what was an industrial boat salvage yard into Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster’s “favorite new building in Dallas.”

Congratulations to our project team and to Resource Center, and thank you to the ASID jury!

You can learn more about the design here.