Architecture
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Change of Art »
Just over forty years ago, Texas was the kind of place dismissed as hopelessly provincial and culturally mediocre. But then came the Kimbell Art Museum.
February 2013 by Michael Ennis
Making Something Out of Nothing »
How McAllen turned a vacant Walmart into one of the most architecturally imaginative libraries in the country.
September 2012 by Sonia Smith
The Governor’s Mansion Renovation Has Some Preservationists Wringing Their Hands »
The recent renovation to the state's most historic home left some preservationists worried that the changes to the mansion would be too significant.
August 2012 by Michael Hoinski
David Lake and Ted Flato’s Office »
The architects show us what's on their desk.
March 2012 by Kristie Ramirez
Don’t Mess With River Oaks »
Houston has always prided itself as a city that barrels forward into the future, and operates without memory, regret or nostalgia. But when developers began messing with the historic River Oaks Shopping Center, Houstonians raised their hackles.
January 2012 by Mimi Swartz
Arch of Triumph »
Dallas’s almost-finished Calatrava bridge may be an emblem of the city’s status. But the smart urban plan for the small neighborhood it leads to says more about the city’s future.
August 2011 by Michael Ennis
A Q&A With Michael Ennis »
The writer-at-large on the development of West Dallas, Big D’s need for an urban middle class, and what a standout twenty-first-century city looks like.
August 2011 Interview by Abby Johnston
The 10 Best Buildings in Texas »
A tour of our greatest architectural master-pieces—from the Alamo to the World Birding Center—shows how the collision of the Old World and the New forged a unique style on the Texas frontier.
March 2009 by Michael Ennis
Donald R. Horton »
57, homebuilder, Fort Worth
February 2008
Picture This »
The Austin Museum of Art tries to right itself, again.
March 2002 by Rebecca S. Cohen
Suburban Renewal »
How three Dallas area developers are beating back the threat of soulless sprawl by restoring a sense of community.
March 1999 by Howard Wen
Wowtown! »
The billionaire Basses had a vision—and money, of course. Now, thanks to their efforts, Fort Worth has the hottest downtown in Texas.
April 1998 by Joe Nick Patoski
Tiles and Tiles of Texas »
The ceramic designs created by these four Texas studios will look great in your kitchen or bathroom—and except for their shape, there’s nothing square about them.
November 1997 by Patricia Sharpe
Architecture • Ted Flato and David Lake »
Master builders.
September 1997 by Mimi Swartz
On With the Shows »
Now that both its building and its mission have been renovated, Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum is ready to win back the public and reestablish its eminence.
May 1997 by Michael Ennis
Rock Star »
Bob Ragan’s nationally renowned, intricately detailed stone carvings have a distinctly European look. Is it any wonder he lives in a place called Florence?
July 1996 by Jeannie Ralston
The Architects »
Welcome to Houston, the cutting edge of architecture. The local boys are turning a gentlemen’s profession into a business, the stylish out-of-towners are creating a new aesthetic, and neither group is filled with admiration for the other.
April 1982 by Nicholas Lemann
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