“I believe the biggest benefit is that future generations will be able to experience these places, just as we have inherited them from prior generations.”
Who decides what Austin saves? Inside the battles over the city’s historic buildings
This feature article by Andrea Ball for Austin Current, July 22, 2026, provides insights into the competing financial and regulatory pressures that impact Austin’s historic structures. In preparing to write this piece, Andrea interviewed Ben Heimsath, Principal at Heimsath Architects and Chair, Historic Preservation Commission, Austin, Texas.
Read the article and help us get the word out about the importance of historic preservation being done with care and responsibility, not as an end in itself but in service to the community and future generations. Our team is deeply involved in this and other aspects of historic preservation. If you are involved with a building project that involves an older structure, contact us to discuss how we may be of service.