"Give me a team of bricklayers over a 3D printer every time" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the first 3D-printed house to be completed at the "largest-scale development of 3D-printed homes in the world". More
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BIG and ICON complete first 3D-printed house in Texas neighbourhood
Danish architecture studio BIG and American 3D-printing firm ICON have completed a full-sized model home at what is planned to be the "largest-scale development of 3D-printed homes in the world". More
LaRue Architects and Kelle Contine renovate sprawling hilltop Austin house
Local studio LaRue Architects and interior designer Kelle Contine have renovated a home in the Rollingwood neighbourhood of Austin with a bedroom that cantilevers over the back terrace. More
Michael Hsu utilises soft shapes for Austin skyscraper interiors
US studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has designed the common areas and amenity spaces for a residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas, which include a circular outdoor swimming pool. More
"World's largest sundial" set to be created in Houston
Berlin-based architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an arch topped in photovoltaics, which will act as a sundial for Houston, Texas, as a part of the city's ongoing expansion of the Bayou Greenways. More
HKS reduces plans for its supertall Austin skyscraper by half
International architecture studio HKS has reduced the plans for its Wilson Tower in Austin, Texas just six months after unveiling the designs for the skyscraper. More
Tobin Smith creates triangular Casa Escuda for San Antonio family
Texas studio Tobin Smith Architect has completed a home for an irregular site facing a nature preserve that was envisioned as a "series of shields" clad in limestone and stucco. More
Mary English and Xavier Vendrell arrange three courtyards for San Antonio house
US architecture studio Mary English and Xavier Vendrell Architects have lined up three courtyards on a linear suburban plot for a white stucco house in San Antonio, Texas. More
Kelly Wearstler adds pattern-filled bar to Austin Proper Hotel
American designer Kelly Wearstler has created an intimate cocktail lounge within a hotel she designed in Austin, Texas, which is intended to evoke "a balance between old-world opulence and modern elegance". More
Snøhetta, Brooks + Scarpa among studios to create birdhouses for San Antonio exhibition
Members of ten architecture studios including Snøhetta, Brooks + Scarpa and Gensler have designed birdhouses for an exhibition on display at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas for an initiative to support restoration projects in the park. More
North Arrow Studio creates metal ADU in Austin to resemble a birdhouse
North Arrow Studio has completed a compact, corrugated metal accessory dwelling unit in East Austin's Chestnut neighbourhood featuring a custom, circular pivot window that is reminiscent of the round opening in a birdhouse. More
KKDW Studios creates offices for Yoga With Adriene founder in Austin
Austin-based KKDW Studios has designed the headquarters for a yoga subscription app called Find What Feels Good, including a space for filming instructional videos. More
BIG and ICON design 3D-printed campground hotel in Marfa
Danish studio BIG and 3D-construction firm ICON are designing a desert campground and housing project called El Cosmico for hotelier Liz Lambert, in Marfa, Texas. More
Gin Design Group completes jewel-toned restaurant The Lymbar in Houston
Houston-based Gin Design Group has combined various mid-century references at a local restaurant, which celebrates its chef's family history and is "a tribute to all grandmothers". More
Elon Musk's Boring Company to build Project Amazing subdivision near Texas factory
US-based entrepreneur Elon Musk's Boring Company is developing a tract of land in Texas as housing for its employees. More
Kevin Daly designs canopied building to be "welcoming as the shadow beneath a tree"
LA studio Kevin Daly Architecture has created a headquarters for a Houston foundation that has a latticed canopy suspended over a white building that was created using steel and cross-laminated timber. More
Gin Design Group creates radial layout for Treadwell barbershop in Houston
A cave-like cork lounge is hidden at the back of this barbershop in southwest Houston, by Gin Design Group, which also offers IV drips to cure customers' hangovers. More
West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex
West of West has completed a concrete office complex in eastern Austin, Texas with flexible workspaces, community amenities and public greenspaces between buildings that reinterpret the neighbourhood's industrial context. More
Austin's Pease Park revitalized to "integrate fun with nature"
Ten Eyck Landscape Architects has restored a "recreational heart" to a downtown park in Austin, Texas with vernacular buildings, play spaces and a revitalized ecosystem. More
Olson Kundig unveils Austin home with cantilevered walkways
Metal siding, cantilevers and a rolling window supported by counterweights that slides into the floor characterise Caddy Shack in Austin by Olson Kundig. More