Bart Shaw, FAIA, co-founder of Ibañez Shaw Architecture, receives the Huckabee College of Architecture’s Distinguished Alumnus Award for an award-winning practice, ongoing teaching and juror work, and continued engagement with Texas Tech.
Shaw will be honored Oct. 15 during the Huckabee College Alumni Reception in San Antonio at the Texas Society of Architects Annual Conference.
His Fort Worth practice—founded as Bart Shaw Architect in 2011 and merged in 2017 to form Ibañez Shaw Architecture—includes recognized projects across retail, hospitality, cultural and residential work.
Shaw holds FAIA status (elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2019) and has received more than 50 design honors, including two National AIA Small Project Awards and the American Architecture Award.
# Who received the award Fort Worth architect Bart Shaw, FAIA, has been named the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus of the Texas Tech University Huckabee College of Architecture. The award recognizes a graduate whose career has brought distinction to the College and whose work is highly regarded by peers and the public.
# Why he was chosen Shaw's award-winning body of work, contributions to architectural discourse, commitment to education and mentorship, and ongoing engagement with Texas Tech. His approach to architecture—conceptual clarity, material expression, craft, and an economy of means—has produced notable projects at varied scales and budgets.
# Practice and notable projects Shaw established Bart Shaw Architect in 2011. That firm merged with Ibañez Architecture in 2017 to become Ibañez Shaw Architecture, based in Fort Worth. Locally visible projects by Shaw and his firm include Chroma Modern Eyecare + Eyewear, The Levitt Center, Fort Worth Camera, Hotel Revel, and Forty Five Ten, alongside numerous residential, commercial, and cultural commissions across the region.
# Recognition and honors
# Professional and educational engagement Beyond practice, Shaw teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, frequently lectures and serves as a design juror, and previously worked as a contributing editor for Texas Architect. In 2026 he chaired the jury for the AIA National Small Project Awards and currently sits on the Executive Board of the AIA Small Firm Exchange and the Texas Society of Architects O'Neil Ford Medal Committee.
# Connection to Texas Tech
# Ceremony details Shaw will be formally recognized during the Huckabee College of Architecture Alumni Reception on October 15 in San Antonio, an event held alongside the Texas Society of Architects Annual Conference.
# What Shaw said On the award, Shaw said: "This recognition means a great deal to me. Texas Tech awakened in me a belief in what architecture could mean. I still believe what I learned out there in West Texas, that ideas matter, making matters, and thoughtful design can elevate the lives of the people it serves."
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