About the Spotlight Award
The Spotlight Award was founded in 2009 under the leadership of Lonnie Hoogeboom with John J. Casbarian, Carlos Jiménez, and Rafael Longoria.
Every year, the Spotlight Award committee, formed by architects, academics, and design practitioners, convenes to consider local, national, and international architects within the first fifteen years of their professional practice who have demonstrated design excellence and curiosity through their body of work. The Spotlight Award is by invitation only.
The 2025 Spotlight nomination and jury process was joined by Shantel Blakely, assistant professor at Rice School of Architecture; Dalia Munenzon, assistant professor of urban design, sustainable communities, and infrastructure at the University of Houston; Brett Schneider, associate professor at Rice School of Architecture; and Jesús Vassallo, associate professor at Rice School of Architecture.
2025 Spotlight Award winners are Material Cultures. Read the announcement celebrating their work here.
Parking information:
Please park in the Kinder garage.
- Self-parking guests should use the garage entrance at 5500 Main St. Please park on the Lower Level or Upper Level, and take the elevator/stairs down to LL, and walk through the Cruz-Diez Rainbow Tunnel to reach the Brown Auditorium.
- Guests being dropped off should use the 1001 Bissonnet entrance. From there, please take the stairs or elevator down to LL to access the Brown Auditorium.