AIA Convention 2018
June 2018
Jim, Patrick, & Emily have just returned from New York City after attending this year’s American Institute of Architects convention. They not only had a ton of fun at events and touring the city but they learned an immense amount. Jim even found Modern Architect, a book LaRue has been published in front and center at a local book store – pretty cool! They all came back to the office with a new sense of inspiration and awe. We can’t wait to implement all they’ve learned at our firm!
Jim LaRue & Greg Reynolds of Reynolds Custom Homes celebrate the homeowners move in at the latest LaRue designed residence! Keep an eye out for this gem coming soon to our website!
Jim LaRue and Project Manager, Patrick Mobley have returned from Italy after meeting personally with Brombal Window to discuss details on our Red Oak Residence. These expansive and (dare we say it) curved windows are going to provide killer views of Lake Austin. Check our 
We are proud to announce that we have not just one but three residences published in this beautiful architecture book, 
Jim and Kristi LaRue just returned from their Weston, Massachusetts trip visiting our amazing north eastern clients and their beautifully finished home! LaRue Architects’ Hill Country Contemporary style takes over the North!
We had a wonderful and productive site visit at our Madrone Creek residence in Dripping Springs, Texas. The residence is coming along nicely and we are very excited to see this one complete!
Jim has returned from his trip to Italy and it was eventfully busy to say the least! He kicked off the trip with Brombal USA to review window shop drawings for a project here in Austin. Aria Stone also gave him and wife, Kristi the opportunity to go to the Carrara Quarries and see first hand the beautiful white and blue-grey marble. After all that pasta, he is now back in the office and we’re rocking through the rest of summer!
One of our amazing clients threw a wonderful party at their newly finished home in Dallas last week and we were thrilled to show off everyone’s hard work! We want to thank our clients and everyone who came out! It was a big success and it shows in the beautiful design of this home. Cheers to Jim and Emily! Be sure to follow us on social media to get some sneak peeks of the home now!
John & Richard had the opportunity to go to Florida this month with Captive Audio to learn all about Lutron and what their lighting system has to offer! They both had a lot of fun with everyone and learned all there is to know about lighting. It truly was an enlightening trip!
We are very excited to have been featured in the book, Contemporary Texas Architecture. Be sure to get your copy at your local bookstore or Amazon!
Jim LaRue had the opportunity to go to Arizona this month to learn about some new window products. He said that visiting manufacturing facilities in both Phoenix and Tucson were very educational and he is excited to see these new products emerge in the market!
We here at LaRue Architects would like to introduce our newest addition, John Stoddard! He brings 7 years of residential experience and has previous experience in commercial and collegiate architecture. John is currently pursuing his architecture registration in the State of Texas. We are thrilled that he has joined our team!
Jim & Emily recently returned from the CRAN conference held in Santa Rosa, CA. They said that this year’s symposium was not only educational but served as another amazing opportunity to connect with others in the industry. Jim & Emily enjoyed various seminars and learning from guest speaker presentations which they said were very enlightening. The exchange of ideas at these sorts of conferences is essential to the growth of our team and we very much look forward to the next one!
We had a great visit with Brombal this week! It was pleasure to talk to them about all things windows and doors!
Our Project Manager, Patrick Mobley had the honor of being invited to tour the Kolbe Windows & Doors factory in Wausau, WI. He enjoyed seeing first-hand how their products are made from start to finish. Patrick said the whole experience was a lot of fun and is excited to implement his new window and door knowledge into his next project!
We were thrilled to see our 
Everyone at LaRue would like to congratulate Patrick and his wife, Megan for bringing their first baby, Adalyn Ann Mobley into the world on March 15th, 2016. We are all so excited and we wish you both the best in this new journey!
We are excited to welcome our newest LaRue team member, Richard Medina! He will be our Interior Designer liaison and brings along 3 years of freelance interior decorating experience as well as 2 years of residential design experience. Richard is an associate AIA member and is currently pursing LEED certification. We are very excited to have him!