Austin

Explore the neighborhoods, public spaces and buildings of Austin through 6 articles.

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Austin / Buildings & history

Texas State Capitol: what the grounds and building reveal about a seat of government

The Texas Capitol combines an 1888 statehouse, a carefully managed landscape and a large extension hidden below ground.

Austin / Neighborhoods

South Congress grew as a route into Austin before becoming a well-known shopping and entertainment corridor.

Austin / Routes & connections

The Butler Trail links Austin’s lakefront through a combination of older shoreline paths, bridges and a later boardwalk connection.

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Austin / Public spaces

Republic Square survived as reserved public land even when its actual use changed from neighborhood gathering place to parking and back again.

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Austin / Buildings & history

Austin’s Central Library uses daylight, a large atrium and varied public spaces to make a substantial civic building approachable.

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Austin / Neighborhoods

Historic Sixth Street is a surviving commercial streetscape whose architecture is easier to read when the nightlife signs are not the only focus.