Nkiru Gelles was recently elevated to the role of Principal at Low Design Office, where she continues to play a vital role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction and community focused design mission.

The Walton Family Foundation selected LowDO as one of 45 design firms to join its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program.

Ashley served as a judge in Architect Magazine's 2024 Residential Architect Design Awards.

Mishpocha Woods Compound is a finalist in the Austin Home Magazine 2025 Home & Design Awards in the Community-Oriented category.

Posada Esperanza community center featured in Winter 2024 issue of Austin Home Magazine: "A Place to Call Home: Casa Marianella's New Vision for Community and Care"

Mishpocha Woods Compound received a 2024 AIA Austin Design Award of Excellence!

Nkiru was selected for the inaugural cohort of the national AIA Next to Lead program, a leadership training program for diverse women in architecture.

Ashley received an AIA Austin Honor Award for Emerging Professional Achievement, and spoke on “Emergence” at the annual celebration of newly registered architects.

Mishpocha Woods Compound featured in Spring 2024 issue of Austin Home Magazine: "Compound Interest: How Mishpocha Woods is Redefining Community"

DK was awarded the Architecture & Design 2024 United States Artist Fellowship

LowDO gives Fall 2023 public lecture at Texas A&M's School of Architecture entitled "Everything is a prototype"

LowDO exhibits "Enviromolecular," minimum structure for life, in the Dangerous Liasons section of the Arsenale, May-Nov 2023

DK is one of four architects shortlisted for the 2023 Wheelwright Prize

We are thrilled to welcome back Ashley Heeren and to introduce Nkiru Mokwe Gelles.

LowDO presented “Humanitarian design & material (re)volution” on panel exploring "Systemic change and individual approaches" at the Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Ten enchained fufuzela feature as the Ghana Pavilion, "Black Star: The Museum as Freedom," curated by Nana Oforiatta Ayim, Apr-Nov 2022

LowDO selected as one of the top 50 architects in North America by Architects Newspaper

Fufuzela included in the University of Africa Futures le lieu unique exhibition in Nantes, France

Rethinking the Residential Facade: Ryan presented the Dakota Mountain Residence on a panel hosted by the Architect's Newspaper.

LowDO receives prestigious 2021 emerging voices award. May/June 2021

2021 Emerging Voice firm Profile: Low Design Office Collaborates Across Continents

LowDO selected as a 2021 Architectural League of New York Emerging Voice!

LowDO selected as a finalist for Best Young Firm in 2021 Architizer A+Firm Awards. Check it out: winners.architizer.com #ArchitizerFirmAwards”

This Clever, Affordable Homestead for a Retired Texas Couple Is Two Houses in One. August 3, 2020

AMP received the Smart Cities Urban Innovation Award for Citizen Engagement in the Le Monde 2020 World Urban Innovation Challenge in June 2020

Dakota Mountain Residence featured in May/June 2020 issue of Texas Architect Magazine: Dear Prudence

LOWDO Selected as one of 50 best emerging architecture practices in the world

LOWDO featured as Next Progressives in Sep 2019 Issue

LOWDO included as "Ground Breakers" in May/June 2019 issue

LOWDO selected as one of five finalists for 2019 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program

Digital Imaginaries: Africas in Production exhibition at the ZKM Center for Arts and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany. 2018 with Yasmine Abbas

Non-Aligned Utopias, Dakar, Senegal with Yasmine Abbas

Beauregard House is cover feature for Casa’s Fall 2018 issue

AfriDesignX KpaKpaKpa symposium at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Architectural Review (London) Emerging Architects profile in Dec 2017/Jan 2018 issue.

AMP featured in "Bricolage... or the Impossibility of Pollution", e-flux. 2018

Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform exhibition: Live Projects: Production City. 2017 with Yasmine Abbas

Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform awarded as BFI Catalysts Program. 2017 with Yasmine Abbas

Austin Interiors Feature on Camille Style's new digs. Jan 2018

Ghana's first traveling museum ready to hit the road. Nov 2016

Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform mobile makerspaces. May 2016

Garden Street House Featured in Austin Home Magazine. Spring 2013

Skinny Dipping in the City featuring Garden Street House's Outdoor Shower. August 2012

Anam City new town project in Nigeria featured at the Clinton Global Initiative. 2012