The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin will be hosting the “Visions of the Future,” the 10th Fleur Cowles Flair Symposium, to be held from November 1st to 3rd this year.  The Ransom Center hosts the symposium biennially and to honor the ideals set forth by Fleur Cowles and her landmark Flair magazine. The purpose [...]

As a news item, the Waller Creek Conservancy has chosen four design teams to be finalists for their international competition “to transform this neglected urban area into a lively, livable, workable landscape.” Waller Creek is an important but neglected feature of downtown Austin and the whole effort to upgrade the path of the stream is [...]

It might be a bit far away from Austin but if you are a lover of architecture and architectural design, the following may be of interest to you. This coming Tuesday, April 24th, the Dallas Center for Architecture is holding a panel discussion on the merits of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge designed by Santiago [...]