West Texas native, Nick Deaver, earned a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Texas Tech University before establishing himself first in Connecticut and then in Austin. Founded on the belief that the art of making one's place for the spirit is personal, Nick Deaver Architect emphasizes meaning and connection in the everyday human experience.
His nine national and twenty-eight regional design awards range from single-family residences to genetics laboratories. Recognized as a leading voice in design, his Killingworth residence was unanimously voted the national Renaissance Remodeling Project of the year, receiving a 92' New England Regional Council/AIA Design Award, a '93 AIA Connecticut/Metropolitan Hartford Residential Design Award and a 93' American Wood Council Merit Award. That same year, Nick's winning entry for the Connecticut State Parks Competition was selected from 52 submissions resulting in designs that continue to be constructed throughout the Connecticut State Parks system. His residential projects belong to history, the land and the soul often reinventing mundane structures into places that connect us with our world. LeanToo is an expression of this and earned a 2021 National AIA Housing Award, 2020 Texas Tech College of Architecture Design Honor Award, 2019 Texas Society of Architect's Design Award, and a 2017 AIA Austin Design Award.
His collaborations with his daughter Jes Deaver who later became his design partner, craft the unique stories of people and place. Profiled in Residential Design and Western Art and Architecture magazines, as well as the Australia-based podcast TalkDesign, they explored how meaning and beauty are discovered on a journey with others. Their project, OFFbeat was filmed for America ByDesign, and earned a 2026 National AIA Housing Award, 2025 Texas Tech College of Architecture Design Honor award, 2024 ARCHITECT magazine Design Award, 2024 Preservation Austin Award, and a 2024 AIA Austin Design Award of Excellence.
Widely recognized in print and digital media, Nick's work is seen in publications like The New York Times, Dwell, Residential Architect, Remodeling Magazine, Austin Home, Western Art and Architecture and Texas Architect. In 2016, he transformed a notable 1950's house, rendering the ideals of the Mid-Century Modern lifestyle for a new era. RaveOn was one of the 50 most-visited residential projects on ArchDaily during 2021 and featured across the USA, China, Brazil and Spanish editions.
After 4 decades, Nick's work is curated into nine books with two recent publications highlighting the transformative power of his vision. Internationally known Spanish author and editor, Oscar Asensio included Nick Deaver Architect along with LeanToo and Modern Revival in the bilingual 2023 book: INFLUENCERS ARCHITECTURE. In 2026, Nick Deaver Jes Deaver Architecture was among 50 architectural firms published in Out There: New Architecture Across America by Robert Ivy, FAIA, Cathleen McGuigan and Peter MacKeith with a forward by Marlon Blackwell, FAIA. Noted architectural critic Aaron Betsky commented, "As a Baedeker of recent American design, this book is a compendium that will not soon be surpassed."