SpaceX plans chip factory in Grimes County, Texas
Billed as the “world’s largest building,” the latest addition to SpaceX’s burgeoning Texas real estate portfolio is a new 100-million-square-foot semiconductor factory in Grimes County….
Arthouse Houston, Wes Anderson, and others rally to restore Garden Oaks Theater
When Garden Oaks theater in Houston opened in 1947, it had all the post-war fixings of a movie theater from its time: a tall blade…
Lake|Flato’s Hotel Saint Augustine Rises Respectfully Next to the Menil Collection Campus in Houston
✕ At a museum whose galleries are housed within several low-slung buildings illuminated by gently diffused daylight, the arrival of taller, sun-blocking neighbors is a…
Michael Hsu Shapes Nature-Inspired Interiors for Austin Apartment Complex
✕ In the original grid plan for Austin, streets that ran east–west were named after trees, while north–south streets were named after rivers. Edwin Waller,…
Herzog & de Meuron Tapped to Create Campus Plan for San Antonio Museum of Art
The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) has announced that Herzog & de Meuron has been selected to helm a comprehensive campus plan for the…
Karamuk Kuo’s First U.S. Building Unites the Rice School of Architecture
✕ The venerable and verdant campus of Rice University in Houston began in 1910 with a Beaux-Arts master plan by Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson of…
From Sydney’s Urban Revival to Dubai’s Waterfront Towers: Architecture Now Highlights from Foster + Partners, Beta Realities, and More
Dubai’s Marasi Marina. Image © Foster + Partners In recent weeks, a series of significant architectural developments have been unveiled, highlighting the work of diverse…
