Austin’s Robert Mueller Municipal Airport closed in 1999. The Mueller planned unit development that would transform the site’s 700 acres into a new neighborhood and city district broke ground in 2007. Time flies, huh? Now that it’s 10 years later, what’s going on at Mueller? The district isn’t completely finished, but it’s certainly well on... ...
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A Conversation with Bang Dang, Architect at Far + Dang
“Far + Dang is a multidisciplinary design office engaged in the complexities and multiplicities of contemporary life. Our research, our strategy, and our work focuses on transforming intangible ideas into spatial realities and physical form.” At Bang’s request we meet one morning on a side street in East Dallas where Far + Dang have designed... ...
West Campus Makes Way for High Density Developments
There is no shortage lately of real estate investors willing to bet on West Campus, and the demand for upscale student housing is about to bring another high-density project to Rio Grande Street. Scannell Development Company, operating as Scannell Properties, is an Indianapolis company proposing a seven story building at 2100 Rio Grande Street, which... ...
Texas Limits On Tree Regulation Might Accomplish What CodeNEXT Won’t
You’ve probably heard about CodeNEXT. You’ve likely also heard about Gov. Greg Abbott wanting to limit Texas cities’ ability to regulate trees on private property. Pushback from neighborhood protectionists is already beginning to squander the hope that CodeNEXT could materially increase density in Central Austin. So here’s my hypothesis: the State of Texas prohibiting... ...
What’s Next for Shoal Creek? 12 Improvements to Expect
If you’ve followed the ongoing saga of downtown for a few decades, you might be suffering from Shoal Creek Fatigue. Since the Civilian Conservation Corps developed formal trails along the waterway in the 1930s, we’ve seen plans for improvements to all or part of the Shoal Creek corridor in 1976, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016,... ...