Recognition
Awards + Tours
​> Honor Award Associate Member of the Year: Alexandra Chaves, AIA Austin 2024​
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> President's Award Recipient: Alexandra Chaves, AIA Austin 2023​​
> Austin's Best Architects, Austin Home Magazine 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
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> Best of Houzz Design Award 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
​> AIA Austin Homes Tour Featured Home 2024 | 2018 | 2017​
> Most Innovative Architectural Design Firm-Texas, BUILD Magazine Architecture Awards 2020
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> Best of Houzz Service Award 2019 | 2017 | 2015
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> Cool House Tour 2019 | 2014
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Publications + Features
> 100 Lunches Podcast "Alexandra Chaves *Caracas to Austin Architecture*" March 2025
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> TalkDesign Podcast "Empowering Women in Architecture" with Alexandra Chaves, December 2024
> TalkDesign Podcast "Hartford Residence - Restructure Studio (AIA Austin Tour 2024)" September 2024
> Austin Home Magazine "2024 AIA Austin Homes Tour Preview" Fall 2024
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> Spectacular Women of Architecture & Design Texas Book: Carina Coel, 2024​
> Austin Energy Green Building Case Study: Loft House, 2024
> Austin Woman's Way Magazine Woman's Way Award STEM Finalist 2024 (Carina Coel)
> Bedrock Realty Interview "Building a Custom Home in a Floodplain with Carina Coel", November 2023
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> Regional Hispanic Contractors Association Firm of the Year A/E/C Finalist: Restructure Studio 2023
> MentorDINO Podcast "Empowering Design Professionals with Alexandra Chaves" 2023
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> Women in Architecture Spotlight Feature: Alexandra Chaves 2020
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> WiA Austin Film "A Violet Horizon" features Restructure Studio 2020
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> Austin Wealth Management Interview "Remodeling in Austin with Carina Coel" 2020
>>> Crate & Barrel Catalog, Bouldin Creek Residence, February 2020
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> Austin Energy Green Building Case Study: Lockhart (Travis Heights) Residence, 2018
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> CBS We Are Austin Interview with Carina Coel, October 2018
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> Bob Vila's Kitchen of the Week, September 2018
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> The Chaise Lounge Interview "Austin Homes Tour Q&A with Restructure Studio" 2018
> KXAN Studio 512 Interview with Carina Coel, October 2017
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> Austin Energy Green Building Case Study: Brentwood Residence 2014
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> Houzz Tour Article "Problem Solving on a Sloped Lot in Austin", June 2014
Service
> Chair Elect, AIA Austin JEDI Committee 2025 (Carina Coel)
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> Chair, AIA Austin Women in Architecture Committee 2024-2025 (Alexandra Chaves)
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> Featured Speaker, Camp Latinitas: Architecture Chica "World Architecture" 2024 (Alexandra Chaves)
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> Panelist, "Sustainable Bites: A Series, Carbon Emissions" 2024 (Carina Coel)​
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> Chair, AIA Austin Women in Architecture Committee 2022-2023 (Carina Coel)
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> Panelist, "Women in Architecture Roundtable" Texas Society of Architects Conference 2023 (Carina Coel)
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> Panelist, "The Power of Storytelling" Texas Society of Architects Conference 2023 (Alexandra Chaves)
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> Workshop Facilitator, "Equity for Women in Architecture: A Coast-to-Coast Exchange" AIA National Conference 2023 (Carina Coel)
> Featured Speaker, "Open Mic Night" Young Architects Forum 2023 (Carina Coel)
> Juror, AIA Middle Tennessee Design Awards 2022 (Carina Coel)
> Coordinator, "Housing Equity" Panel Discussion, AIA Austin Design Excellence Conference 2022 (Carina Coel)
> Speaker, "Making Films about Architecture" AIA Austin Design Excellence Conference 2022 (Alexandra Chaves)
> Subcommittee Lead, "Call to Action" AIA Austin Women in Architecture 2021 (Carina Coel)
> Subcommittee Lead, "Profiles Video Series" AIA Austin Women in Architecture 2021 (Alexandra Chaves)
> Lecturer, "Work | Life Balance" Texas State University Interior Design Department 2020 (Carina Coel)
> Featured Speaker, "Designing from the Inside Out" ArchiTalks Lecture Series 2019 (Carina Coel)
> Chair, AIA Austin Residential Advocacy Committee 2018-2019 (Carina Coel)
> Chair, AIA Austin Homes Tour Committee 2018-2019 (Andrea Brown)
