The opening of the new, $300 million Rafael Viñoly-designed National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, has drawn praise locally from critic Mark Lamster, who reviewed it as a unifying "sublime force" whose "uncompromising assertion of abstract form" is an answer to conservative... View full entry

The design framework for the forthcoming Austin Light Rail transportation system in the Texas state capital has been unveiled by the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) in collaboration with UNStudio, Gehl, and HKS.  The 15-station Phase 1 plan includes a new bridge over Lady Bird Lake and... View full entry

A major update to the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)-led project that will establish the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has been provided with the announcement of a new land acquisition to make the dream a reality. We covered the beginnings of its development after the museum... View full entry

Morphosis has updated the construction progress on the second phase of its work on the O'Donnell Athenaeum project for the University of Texas at Dallas. Phase II of the new Richardson Campus academic/cultural precinct entails the Performance Hall and Music Building. In September... View full entry

John Chase, the trailblazing Black architect and 1952 MArch graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, has received recognition from his alma mater with the official renaming of the SoA’s Architecture & Planning Library building.  The Cass Gilbert design, which was dedicated nearly... View full entry

ICON’s 100 home 3D printed Community First! Village is underway in an effort to combat homelessness in the Austin, Texas area. The only neighborhood of its kind in the nation, Community First! Village provides permanent housing solutions and supportive care for those experiencing chronic... View full entry

The historic Houston Astrodome could soon receive a $1 billion revival courtesy of Gensler.  Plans for Vision: Astrodome from the Astrodome Conservancy called for the erection of four new smaller structures inside the stadium. An arching internal pedestrian boulevard comparable to the New... View full entry

Victor Lundy, the renowned modernist architect whose work leaned on fine art and espoused a more humane form of architecture for the masses, has died in Texas at the age of 101, the Sarasota Observer is reporting. A true man of his times, Lundy served in the U.S. Army’s 26th Infantry Division... View full entry

Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) has signed on to a new higher education project for the University of Texas at Austin. The project to renovate the historic UT Tower (aka the 'Main Building') back to its original 1937 appearance will be completed by the end of summer 2027. Restoration of its... View full entry

Today marked the opening of Morphosis' 57,000-square-foot Crow Art Museum of Asian Art for The University of Texas at Dallas. The project forms part of a larger 12-acre cultural precinct called on the Richardson campus that will include two new museums, a performing arts center, and... View full entry

What could be the world’s first 3D printed hotel development has just broken ground near art and design-rich Marfa, Texas. The vision of a Texas native, the noted Austin area hotelier Liz Lambert, will come together with design and logistical support from BIG and ICON. Both entities announced... View full entry

The Crow Museum of Asian Art is debuting its second location within the Morphosis-designed Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum Arts and Performance Complex at the University of Texas at Dallas. A ribbon-cutting dedication for the Museum and the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of the... View full entry

The forthcoming ATX Tower project in Austin from Handel Architects in partnership with Page celebrated its topping-out ceremony last week. The mixed-use, 425,000-square-foot design includes 369 high-end apartments and over 100,000 square feet of workspaces in a distinctive 58-story silhouette that... View full entry

Snøhetta has completed work on their $35 million redesign of The Blanton Museum of Art grounds for the University of Texas at Austin. The debut of the New Ground Initiative comes at the end of a three-year revitalization that saw the Blanton continuously operate during construction. The... View full entry

The first eight 3D printed homes from construction tech company ICON’s new CODEX architectural catalog are coming to Wimberley, Texas, as part of an initial release intended for the Austin area market.The single-story homes, currently under construction, belong to the TexNext and AlphaBeta... View full entry