Smith, Hank Todd

The book Austin, Its Architects and Architecture, 1836-1986 was part of a joint project of the Austin Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Austin History Center, University of Texas Center for the Study of American Architecture, and the Heritage Society of Austin to celebrate Austin’s Sesquicentennial. The project in its entirety consisted of the creation of an architectural drawings collection at the Austin History Center, an exhibition of a selected portion of the drawings collected as a result of the project and the publication of a book about Austin’s architectural heritage from 1836 to 1986.

Austin, Its Architects and Architecture, 1836-1986 contains an essay on Austin architecture and its architects, photo reproductions of the works shown in the exhibit as well as brief biographical monographs on the key architects and firms that made up the architecture profession during this time period. The steering committee for the Sesquicentennial Project consisted of Ruth Parshall (Chair), Audray Bateman, Susan Hoover, Girard Kinney, John Lash, Peggy Pickle, Lila Stillson, Mike Petty and Ex Officio members Hal Box, Hank Smith and Allen McCree.

From the guide to the Austin, Its Architects and Architecture, 1836-1986, Manuscript Records AR. 2009. 005., 1965-1986, 1985-1986, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, )