{"id":9414,"date":"2026-03-12T20:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/?p=9414"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:18:06","slug":"texas-architecture-and-design-market-update-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/articles\/texas-architecture-and-design-market-update-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Architecture and Design Market Update 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas is strong in hospitality, with a number of expected hotel openings in 2026, plus new convention centres, leading to even more demand in this sector. Texas is also seeing an increase in Data Centres and other IT systems and infrastructure buildings, and there is steady growth in health and education projects, and the higher education sector, especially labs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Job seekers\u00a0<\/span>are looking for companies with a commitment to sustainable practice and roles closer to home.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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  • Texas\u00a0is one of the busiest markets in the US for hospitality projects. Dallas leads the country for expected hotel openings in 2026 and with both Austin and Dallas redeveloping their convention centers over the next several years there is expected to be a knock-on effect in hotel development and construction.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Data\u00a0centres\u00a0and\u00a0mission-critical campuses\u00a0are\u00a0very strong (in\u00a0Austin, San Antonio, West\u00a0Texas\u00a0and\u00a0El Paso),\u00a0large\u00a0hyperscaler\u00a0and AI-infrastructure investments are driving a multi-year pipeline.\u00a0Texas\u00a0is a primary target for new builds\u00a0in this sector.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • There is steady growth in institutional and public sector projects (including healthcare, higher-education and civic) statewide, especially in Dallas Fort Worth and Houston<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Federal, state and local spending and replacing\/modernising\u00a0public facilities keep this work resilient.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Also,\u00a0competitive\u00a0higher education institutions\u00a0are\u00a0looking to improve their research campuses\u00a0resulting in\u00a0more lab projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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In\u00a0demand\u00a0roles and\u00a0skills<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Increased competition for projects has seen a notable increase in demand for people with business development responsibilities. Principals who can win work, proposal managers, business development and marketing folks. Often with specific project type experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Sustainability,\u00a0energy-modelling,\u00a0building-performance experts\u00a0are required\u00a0to meet tighter codes, ESG goals and resilience requirements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Data\u00a0Center,\u00a0mission-critical architects\u00a0and\u00a0MEP coordinators\u00a0are needed,\u00a0specialists who understand power, cooling and redundancy requirements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Healthcare, specifically medical planners and project architects who can deliver large-scale hospital projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Challenges<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Firms are struggling to fill mid-senior level project management talent without inflating salary structures.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Delays in commercial workplace and multi-family projects are causing project pauses and unreliable cash flow forcing firms into layoffs and hiring freezes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Demand for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>job seekers\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0proven\u00a0data\u00a0centre\u00a0and lab project experience is making time-to-hire longer and impacting\u00a0ability to deliver projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Job seeker<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>p<\/span><\/b>riorities<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Job seekers <\/span>are looking for firms with stability and those who focus on project types that are historically more stable.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Architecture<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>job seekers\u00a0<\/span>are increasingly looking at a firm’s commitment to sustainable practices before deciding to join.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • The increased traffic in Texas since the population boom has meant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>job seekers\u00a0<\/span>are often more interested in roles closer to home. Particularly with those firms with in-office workplace policies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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