(Plano, TX) – On Monday, August 17, VLK joined Plano ISD, Core Construction, city and state representatives, and community members to celebrate the rededication of Haggard Middle School. The ceremony honored the school’s proud legacy while celebrating the completion of a brand-new replacement campus designed to inspire learning for generations to come. The event featured […]

VLK is pleased to announce Peter Noonan, Ed.D., has joined the firm as Educational Planner in the Arlington, Virginia office. With more than two decades of executive leadership in public education, Dr. Noonan joins VLK’s EDGE team of former educators. The first EDGE team member in our Virginia office, he brings understanding from direct experience […]

(Austin, TX) – On Friday, July 31, VLK joined Liberty Hill ISD and American Constructors to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of Lariat Trails Elementary School. The celebration marked the opening of the district’s eighth elementary school, a new 1,000-student campus designed to support the continued growth of the Lariat community in Williamson County. District […]

VLK is proud to congratulate Nasario Arreguin, AIA, on receiving the 2026 Young Leader Award from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Antonio Chapter. The award honors a licensed architect whose early career is distinguished by strong leadership, initiative, and a commitment to advancing the profession through meaningful contributions to practice, service, and community. […]

VLK is hiring a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join the Practice Technology team. We are building a development-first technology function, and the Full-Stack Software Engineer is central to that effort. This individual designs, builds, and maintains internal applications, integrations, and automations that improve how the firm operates — taking broadly defined problems and delivering working […]

VLK is proud to share that Tracy Loftin, Senior Associate | Specifications Writer, received the Albert S. Komatsu Award, the highest honor presented by the Fort Worth Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). The award is named for Albert S. Komatsu, a renowned architect and charter member of the Fort Worth CSI Chapter, and […]

SARA KOPROWSKI, M.Ed. | SENIOR ASSOCIATE, EDUCATIONAL PLANNERRICK WESTFALL, Ed.D. | SENIOR ASSOCIATE, EDUCATIONAL PLANNER Today, public schools are some of the most important institutions in our societies. While they mirror our societies, they bring our ideals and our issues into focus. But in the contemporary world, characterized by the shifts in people’s values and […]

VLK is seeking a Project Architect in our Dallas location due to the high growth and expansion we are experiencing. This position will manage the design and production process of our projects from concept through construction, coordinate consultant documents, lead client meetings, and oversee the project team in the documentation of project deliverables. The ideal […]

What the 2026 AIA Leadership Summit Means for Our Schools, Students & Communities It’s hard to believe it has been almost 15 years since I graduated and began my professional journey in architecture. I found myself involved in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) very early on in my career, when my former boss and […]

VLK is proud to share that Chief Information Officer Justin Hiles received the 2025 James R. Wooten Service Award at the annual Honor Awards hosted by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fort Worth Chapter. AIA Honor Awards recognize individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to the profession and community. The James R. Wooten […]