Method Architecture has named Sam Hero as the studio manager of its Austin, Texas, office.

Hero has also been named associate principal, joining the firm’s senior leadership team.

Hero began his career with Method Architecture in 2013. After an initial five-year tenure at Method, Hero expanded his experience in the education sector, working with PBK and Lone Star College on a range of K-12 and higher-education projects.

In 2023, he returned to Method’s Houston office, where he has since led the firm’s largest project to date, the $122 million Shonto Preparatory School, a Bureau of Indian Affairs school replacement in Shonto, Arizona.

Past projects in the UPS Willowbrook Package Sorting Facility, Beltway Crossing Northwest and CityPark Logistics Center in Houston.

In his new role, Hero will also spearhead Method’s tribal work through Blue Arrow Studio, a practice within Method Architecture focused on Indigenous clients and culturally responsive design.