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Tag Archives: Architecture

hostile design

by Nashwa Bawab

How ‘Hostile Design’ Hides in Plain Sight in Austin

Benches with strategically placed armrests, window sills with knobs, and bolts in the ground are just a few of the most common architectural elements meant to keep homeless people away.

Tue, May 15, 2018 |

Most nights, Julian “Lizard King” Reyes sleeps in his car, but he’s been stopped and ticketed so many times for lying down in public that he doesn’t rem...Read More

by Rose Cahalan

The Ghosts of Abandoned Texas Buildings Rise Up in an Eerie New Photo Book

"Lost, Texas" features starkly beautiful photos of once-thriving rural Texas towns.

Mon, May 14, 2018 |

The Ghosts of Abandoned Texas Buildings Rise Up in an Eerie New Photo Book “Lost, Texas” features starkly beautiful photos of once-thriving rural Te...Read More

The Portico Tejas in Dallas' Fair Park.

by Steve Masker

Eye on Texas: Portico Tejas

Thu, Apr 14, 2016 |

In February's Eye on Texas feature, photographer Steve Masker captures the crumbling Art Deco glory of Fair Park's "Tejas Warrior" at the Portico Tejas....Read More

Book Review: Austin, Our Austin

Wed, May 6, 2015 |

"My Beautiful City Austin" is a humorous, self-depreciating collection of stories following a young architect as he navigates a city whose most pressing threat ...Read More

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster

by Catherine Arnold

Healing Dallas by Repurposing its Abandoned Jails

Fri, Dec 5, 2014 |

Mark Lamster, architecture critic at the Dallas Morning News, says Dallas should convert its many abandoned jails into hotels, schools and other facilities....Read More

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