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Trahan Architects, an award-winning architecture firm with offices in New Orleans and New York, announced today that it has been selected by The City of Austin to design a performing arts center for the Asian American Resource Center (AARC) in Austin, Texas.

The Asian American Resource Center’s mission is to create a space of belonging and healing for Asian American communities in Austin and beyond. This is accomplished through community collaborations and partnerships; providing rental space; organizing cultural, educational, and health wellness programs; and curating art and historical exhibitions. The AARC leads with its values and vision so that diverse communities are supported and connected.

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Trey Trahan reflects on growing up in Louisiana, and how the eroding state provided the basis for what he calls “Peace Architecture.”

“At the outset of each project, Trahan Architects asks a series of questions that focus on striking the proper balance between building and site: Who lived here? What happened on this land? How healthy is the watershed? Exactly how much ‘architecture’ is appropriate here? What are the conditions of the soil – the only grounds upon which peace can lastingly be built? This is an approach rooted in place.”
— Trey Trahan, FAIA, Founder & CEO, Trahan Architects

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