Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...earned him the Austin Creative Alliance Honors in 2015. Girard Kinney..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Sister Bridge

Bicyclists, Peds to Have Own Path Across River

"...Barton Drive, Barton Springs Road, and Riverside Drive. When Girard Kinney was a kid growing up in Austin, he..."

June 12, 1998 News Feature by Bryan Mealer

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...night's Design Commission meeting, longtime member and spiritual leader Girard Kinney announced that he will retire in July. As..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

A proposal to allow signs to be moved has advocates seeing red

"...Local architect Girard Kinney, the president of Scenic Austin, has outlined several..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Two historically opposed neighborhoods along Manor Road find a common enemy in plans to expand neighborhood arterials to make room for traffic into the redeveloped Mueller Airport site.

"...What is feasible is precisely the issue. Cherrywood resident Girard Kinney, the architect who designed the new pedestrian bridge..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...citizens oversight entity," says local architect and Mueller neighbor Girard Kinney, who chaired the Task Force...."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crossing That Bridge

Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.

"...sooner than the more unexplored cantilever option. Also, architect Girard Kinney, who has worked on the separate bridge design..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

"...As Girard Kinney sees it, the redevelopment of the Robert Mueller..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Building Utopia

After years of pipe dreams, politics, and planning, the new Mueller Neighborhood is rising at last

"...Redevelopment Yahoo group, urban-design czar and longtime Mueller champion Girard Kinney noted, "Recently, there is a problem with attendance..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...in Town Lake illustrate routes of canoeists. illustration by Girard Kinney..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...leveled much of East Austin). CARE included Cherrywood resident Girard Kinney and Windsor Park resident Rick Krivoniak, who chairs..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Postmarks

Who has the ego problem?

"...did my father, his father and his father's father. Kinney Avenue was named after my family, and my father..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column

Church Plan Unneighborly?

Redeemer Presbyterian Church's impending move from Concordia University's campus to East Austin has mix of homeowners and urban planners in Rosewood and Upper Boggy Creek area upset

"..."if the church will …" to that statement, architect Girard Kinney said...."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Taking Off

Balancing Priorities

"...citizens' oversight mechanism over the project right now," says Girard Kinney, who has basically shepherded the New Mueller project..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk :

"...possibilities at Bergstrom - former Airport Advisory Board Chairman Girard Kinney - to alert Landmark of the Donut's availability...."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature

2019 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Bravo, Harden, Kinney, and Sawyer to be inducted this year

"...• Girard Kinney (Kinney & Associates Architecture, Scenic Austin, Austin Design..."

May 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Billboard Battle Continues

Does keeping Austin scenic mean keeping the billboards right where they are?

"...one business corridor to another business corridor," said President Girard Kinney. The same discussion was held back in 2004,..."

May 2, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Voices: Sinclair Black

"...Girard Kinney..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...were: Toni Bravo (dance), the late Billy Harden (theatre), Girard Kinney (architecture), and Margo Sawyer (visual art)...."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Hall of Fame: Toni Bravo (dance), Billy Harden (theatre), Girard Kinney (architecture), and Margo Sawyer (visual art). Also previously..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Council: Let's Hear It for Humanity

Anti-refugee resolution dies in committee

"...billboards, and discourage any other proliferation – as architect Girard Kinney of Scenic Austin was happy to remind the..."

Dec. 2, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Who Benefits From a Reconnected Austin?

"...Girard Kinney, a Cherrywood resident who has worked on the..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...physical results we saw," said Design Commission Chair Eleanor McKinney. Interim recommendations went out to boards and commissions, city..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Health science complex could be part of master-planned community

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Another Slowdown on Rainey Street

Staff redevelopment plan hits a roadblock at the Design Commission

"...trying to respond to that difficult position," said Commissioner Girard Kinney, who was grappling with just how the Design..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Devil in the Details

After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.

"...and Sustainability Department by a team led by Black, Girard Kinney (designer of the Pfluger Bridge), and other denizens..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...group chaired by architect Jim Robertson, and city-contracted ombudsman Girard Kinney, the architect and longtime Mueller neighbor who led..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Downtown Developments

"...process, was put to the drawing board by architects Girard Kinney and Donna Carter...."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Mulling Over Mueller

"...In fact, the chair of the Goals Task Force, Girard Kinney, has since been hired by the city to..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison