Style & Design
August 8, 2022
First Look: Carriqui at San Antonio’s Pearl District
The restaurant, which will seat almost four hundred diners, is built around a historic building that was painstakingly preserved and updated.
Architecture
Style & Design
August 8, 2022
The Quest to Turn a San Antonio Landmark Into a Destination Restaurant
Once known for its distinct lean, the former home of the Liberty Bar underwent a painstaking, eight-year renovation process and will soon become Carriqui at the Pearl district.
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Tom Foster
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Style & Design
June 17, 2022
Linda Pace’s Penthouse, Listed at $7.25 Million, Is An Art Collector’s Dream
The late San Antonio philanthropist’s two-story condo, once a social hub of the art world, is the ultimate blank canvas.
Style & Design
February 11, 2022
Dystopian Author Christopher Brown Truly Lives on the Edge
The writer’s home, which is partly buried deep in the earth, integrates with nature just a few miles from downtown Austin.
Style & Design
January 5, 2022
The Steel House Saga: One Man’s Masterpiece Is Another’s Airbnb
The late sculptor Robert Bruno's unfinished home—a Lubbock-area landmark—is becoming a vacation rental. His friends are distressed.
Style & Design
December 10, 2021
Barn Sweet Barn
Houston-area couple Stacee Lynn and Oliver Bell are helping to revolutionize steel construction with their tricked-out and stylish barndominiums.
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Paula Mejía
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Style & Design
November 23, 2021
Houston’s Lush, Welcoming Ismaili Center Will Be a Spiritual Retreat for All
Offering respite to seekers of any faith, the cultural center on Allen Parkway will also have a cafe, black box theater, and social halls.
Style & Design
November 9, 2021
A Developer’s Opulent Plans Along Lake Austin Include Luxe Condos, a Park, and a Funicular
A sign of the times on a showstopping Hill Country peak.
By
Tom Foster
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Food & Drink
October 6, 2021
Don’t Just Cook Dinner. Be the Architect of Your Meals.
The postmodern food movement and the principles of the late Texan architect Charles Moore teach us to get curious about what we eat.
Style & Design
September 21, 2021
Expert Gardening Tips for Texas’s Changing Climate
Landscape designer James Burnett shares how to plant a backyard oasis for any weather.
Style & Design
September 14, 2021
These Texas Homes Designed by Lake Flato Blend Dreamily Into Their Surroundings
A new book explores the recent work and landscape-driven philosophy of the esteemed San Antonio architecture firm.
By
Paula Mejía
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Being Texan
August 6, 2021
These Photos of Abandoned Buildings Will Transport You to a Bygone Texas
Plus: a trip to Ruby City and a podcast that will spice up your weeknights.
Style & Design
June 4, 2021
Taking a Walk-through of the Dark Side
What I found when I finally stepped inside Houston's enigmatic, $4.3 million "Darth Vader House" was like nothing I could have imagined.
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Paula Mejía
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Style & Design
March 18, 2021
John S. Chase’s Extraordinary Modernist Home Helped Shape Houston’s Political and Architectural History
The trailblazing architect designed, among many other buildings, a fabulous house where he and his family hosted the likes of Muhammad Ali and Ann Richards.
Style & Design
January 21, 2021
Feast Your Eyes Upon This Outrageous Car-Themed Mansion for Sale in North Texas
For a cool $8 million, it could be yours.
Style & Design
October 2, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: Danny Trejo Makes Tacos With the Muppets
Plus, some very good dog discourse, the newly reopened Rothko chapel, and ‘All Roads to Pearla.’
Style & Design
June 24, 2020
Mid-century Modern Love on Instagram
The ModTexas archive of architectural treasures across Texas serves as a reminder to appreciate the delightful details all around us.
By
Paula Mejía
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Style & Design
May 20, 2020
For Years, an East Texas Carpenter Has Been Building a Gothic Contraption of Decks and Spikes in a Historic Square
Not everyone in San Augustine is on board for local artist Gary Brewer's perplexing project, which is three stories high and counting.
By
Wes Ferguson
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Style & Design
March 3, 2020
The Leaning Tower of Dallas Was a Metaphor for . . . Something
The online sensation was a living symbol of at least one of these things.
Art
September 18, 2019
San Antonio’s Ruby City Is a Literal Dream Come True
Years after the late Linda Pace first shared her vision with rockstar architect Sir David Adjaye, the art museum is set to open in October.
Film & TV
August 14, 2019
Richard Linklater on Bringing ‘Bernadette’ to Life
The quintessential Austin filmmaker discusses taking an unadaptable book from page to screen.
By
Dan Solomon
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Business
June 24, 2019
Take an Exclusive Look Inside H-E-B and Favor’s New East Austin Tech Hub
The 81,000-square-foot office space is part of H-E-B’s reimagining of itself as a technology company.
By
Dan Solomon
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Business
June 20, 2019
The Restoration of Mineral Wells’ Historic Baker Hotel Is (Finally) About to Begin
After a decade-long effort, developers says they’ve secured the funding they need for a $65 million, three-year renovation.
By
Jason Heid
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Style & Design
April 19, 2019
Home Tours Across the State Showcase Historic Treasures and Modern Marvels
Every weekend this spring, homeowners are opening their doors to display new builds, restorations, and updated manors.
Texas History
April 16, 2019
Is This the Most Houston Historical Marker of All Time?
First of all, it memorializes a parking garage.
Style & Design
February 7, 2019
World-Renowned Architect Sir David Adjaye on Building a “Little Temple of Art” for San Antonio
Ruby City, Adjaye’s first building in Texas, is the vision of the late Linda Pace, and will house her personal collection.
Style & Design
January 3, 2019
Poo-Pourri Creator Suzy Batiz Lives in a True Sanctuary
For the Dallas CEO, sacred space takes on a new meaning in her home, which was once a church.
Art
November 2, 2018
The New Menil Drawing Institute Completes a Major Makeover
The $40 million building is the most significant addition to the Menil campus in decades.
Style & Design
September 26, 2018
Go Inside a Marfa Modern Home in East Austin
Known for photographing the best Texas homes, Casey Dunn was inspired by the west for his own abode.
Style & Design
September 10, 2018
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker’s Austin Home Is for Sale
If you’ve got $6 million and a hankering to live in luxury, YOLO.
By
Dan Solomon
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Arts & Entertainment
June 29, 2018
Austin Central Library Named Finalist for Public Library of the Year
The Central Library is one of five finalists out of 35 libraries nominated from around the world.
Arts & Entertainment
June 8, 2018
Here’s What Solange and Saint Heron Should Call Their IKEA Collaborations
Looks like Solange’s seat at the table may have a minimalist aesthetic.
Arts & Entertainment
June 4, 2018
McKinney’s $69.9 Million High School Football Stadium Has Cracks Before It’s Even Open
Neighboring Allen is in good company.
By
Dan Solomon
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Art
May 29, 2018
‘Lost, Texas’ Offers a Glimpse of Fading Small Towns
Texans are no strangers to long drives. Whether cruising from Mission to South Padre Island to spot great kiskadees, from Turkey to Lubbock while blasting Waylon Jennings, or catching the remote vistas from Marfa to Chinati Hot Springs, Texans often get to
Style & Design
May 3, 2018
Chef Johnny Hernandez Turns His Home Into an Art-filled Wonderland
The historic building, a former factory and metal shop, is filled with Mexican art and whimsical touches.
Style & Design
April 13, 2018
The Alamo Is Still Under Siege
How San Antonio handles the Alamo Plaza redevelopment will say a lot about what kind of city it wants to become.
Style & Design
March 22, 2018
The Old World Charms of Houston’s Isabella Court
Art dealer Arturo Palacios relishes the creative environment at this 1920s apartment building—especially its romantic courtyard.
Style & Design
February 21, 2018
The Historic Adolphus Gets a Major Overhaul
The revered Dallas hotel is ready for another century of revelry after sweeping design changes by a visionary local firm.
Arts & Entertainment
February 15, 2018
Unveiling Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’
The debut of a destination showpiece on the University of Texas campus marks a turning point for the Capital City.
Style & Design
December 24, 2017
Merry and Bright in Houston’s River Oaks
Getting the elaborate Christmas displays in this posh neighborhood ready for the masses is big business.
Style & Design
December 21, 2017
KKDW Opens Modern-Furniture Showroom in the Country
The former Austin couple renovate a 1934 building in quiet Bertram to showcase their new line of furniture.
Style & Design
November 29, 2017
For $250 Million, You Can Buy T. Boone Pickens’s Panhandle Ranch
A look inside the octogenarian oil magnate's 65,000-acre spread.
October 24, 2017
A Look Inside Austin’s New Central Library
Austin's bibliophiles get a slicked up new playpen.
Style & Design
September 18, 2017
A First Look at Le Politique, Austin’s Newest Brasserie
The restaurant promises French ambiance, pastries, and a raw bar in downtown Austin.
The Daily Post
August 22, 2017
Texas Castles in the Twentieth Century
Dream of building your own medieval fortress? You aren’t alone.
Style & Design
August 9, 2017
In Memory of Texas Architect Dick Clark
A look back on the work of the celebrated Austin architect who defined the city’s modern vernacular.
Style & Design
July 26, 2017
The Queen of Cool
Liz Lambert's hotels have a stunning, often imitated style. But where does the trendsetter get her ideas? We asked her.
Travel & Outdoors
May 24, 2017
Diamond in the Rough
Keeping baseball pure at Kokernot Field, out in far West Texas.
The Daily Post
May 18, 2017
Beauty in the Forgotten
In the search for the perfect dive bar, a writer discovered another hidden gem—the Mosheim school.
Style & Design
April 19, 2017
A Home of Last Resort
Breaking ground— and betting big—on a doomsday community for the rich.