SELECT PRESS AND AWARDS

2026

Design Award, Austin Home – Best Architects

Design Award, Austin Home — Best Historical Renovation (50 Years and Older), Second Century House

Texas Architect — Vol. 76, Issue 2. Abigail Thomas, “Perfect Fit: An East Austin studio rises above the rest.” The Perch. the perch

EASTside Magazine, Ainsley Gaines and Ashley Bowling. “Home is Where You Make It: Rising Action.” 16,28. The Perch.

2025

Design Award, Preservation Austin – Merit Award, Second Century House

Design Award, Austin Home – Best Architects

Design Award, Fixr – 100 Top Architects Influencing the Industry

Designing Austin with Gary Wang —Podcast

2024

Design Award, Architizer – A+ AwardsFinalist, The Perch

Design Award, Fixr – 100 Top Architects Influencing the Industry

Western Art and Architecture, February – March. Laurel Delp. “Rendering: Guesthouses that Impress.” 108-109. The Perch.

WOOD Cozy Interiors for Timeless Living Spaces, David Andreu Bach. Booq Publishing. 174-181. The Perch.

2023

Design Award, AIA National – Small Project Award, The Perch

Design Award, Residential Design – Project of the Year, The Perch

Design Award, Rethinking the Future – International Women in Construction Award, The Perch

AIA AustinHomes Tour — The Perch

Austin Home, Laurel Miller. “Defying Gravity.” Cover, 60-67. The Perch.

La Libre Belgique, Essentielle IMMO, Immobilier Architecture Insert, May. Catherine Edouard. “Architecte et Entrepreneuse.” Cover, 8-15. The Hive, Lincoln Chapel, The Perch.

Residential Design, Vol. 3. Cheryl Weber. “Architecture Awards 2023: Project of the Year.” Cover, 16-21. The Perch.

Tiny Living Spaces, Lisa Baker.Braun Publishing. Back Cover, 8-13, 48-53. The Hive, The Perch.

EastSide Magazine, Christopher Ferguson. “Rising Action: Perched in Poise.” 48-49. The Perch.

Talk Design with Adrian Ramsay — Podcast, "The Perch – AIA Austin Homes Tour.”

ARCATDetailed Podcast with Cherise Lakeside — "Episode 075: Accessory Dwelling Unit - The Hive."

2022

Design Award, Dezeen Awards – Residential Rebirth Project Longlist, The Perch

Design Award, Texas Society of Architects – Design Award, The Perch

Design Award, AIA Austin – Design Award of Excellence, The Perch

Airbnb — Out-of-Home Billboard Campaign. The Hive, Zig. Zag. Design Category. Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Chicago, Berlin, Paris, London.

Dwell, Jessie Temple. “A Tiny, Jewel-Shaped Studio Perches Atop an Austin Bungalow.” The Perch.

Interior Design Homes, Peter Webster. “Finding Their Form.” 114-115. The Perch.

Austin Foundation for Architecture – ArchiTalks at Articulture Lecture: "Tailored Geometries: The Shape of Three Projects.”

I Work @ Home, Bridget Vranckx. Booq Publishing. 172-179. The Hive.

2021

SpectacularModern Homes of Texas, Jolie Carpenter Berry. Signature Boutique Books. 100-101. The Hive.

2020

Design Award, AIA Austin – Design Award of Merit, Lincoln Chapel

Design Award, Texas Society of Architects – Design Award, Lincoln Chapel

AIA AustinHomes Tour — The Hive

Texas Architect, “2020 Design Awards.” Cover, 82-83. Lincoln Chapel.

Religious Facilities, David Andreu Bach. Booq Publishing. 236-245. Lincoln Chapel.'

EASTside Magazine, Jess Hagemann. “Like Magic: Home Owners’ Imagination Brought to Life.” 46-47. East Austin Bungalow.

Talk Design with Adrian Ramsay — Podcast, "The Hive – AIA Austin Homes Tour.”

2019

Elle Decor, January – February, Charles Curkin. “A-list Architecture 2019" 42-45. Elle Decor's list of the world's greatest living architects including Nicole Blair, Studio 512 and a Lego model of The Hive.

Design Award, Dezeen Awards – Small Building Longlist, Lincoln Chapel

Dezeen, Jenna McKnight. “Pointed Window fronts Lincoln Chapel in Texas Hill Country.” Lincoln Chapel.

Texas Architect, , Aaron Seward. “Emerging Practices.” 40-41. Lincoln Chapel, The Perch, Twin Treehouse ADUs.

Apartment Therapy, Adrienne Breaux. “Shannon’s Soothing Mix of Styles.” Hemphill Park.

2018

Dwell, Lucy Wang. “A Whimsical Guesthouse Leans Out to Maximize Space.” The Hive.

Dezeen, Jenna McKnight. “Studio 512 Cheats Extra Space at The Hive Guest House in Austin.” The Hive.

Architectural Record, “Hive House by Studio 512.” The Hive.

2015

Tribeza, October, Terrence Henry. “Upside to Downsizing.” Cover, 54-61. The Hive.

2013

Aether, Spring/Summer, Pedestrian Geometries feature.

2011

Austin American Statesman, Jeanne Claire van Ryzin. “Vintage Made Modern.” Life & Style: D1,D12. East Austin Bungalow. 

Austin American Statesman, Jeanne Claire van Ryzin. “Flair Follows Function.” Life & Style: D1, D12. Herman Miller Family Lab.   

Architecture Babble with Rachel Debacker, Podcast.

2010

Austin Construction News, Kristin McLaughlin."Giving Back." 6. Off Shoot Rehearsal Space.

2009

Everything Must Move, Lars Lerup.  Rice University School of Architecture Publisher. 212, 289, 294. Video123. Graduate design work by Nicole Blair is included in this book which documents RSA under Dean Lars Lerup.

Dwell, Sarah Rich. “The New American Home.” 74. Chicon Duplex.

The Austin Chronicle, Robert Faires. “Rude Mechs Girls Clubhouse.” 33. Off Shoot Rehearsal Space.

2006

Austin American Statesman, Michael Barnes. “Freedom of Space.” Life & Style: E1, E3.  Studio 512 designed a home for a pre-selected Austin American Statesman family to illustrate the new McMansion Ordinance to Statesman readers.