journal·July 15, 2026
Austin's New Skyline
Stand on the Pfluger Bridge today and count the cranes. By 2028 at least six new residential towers will have joined the skyline along Rainey Street and the south shore of Lady Bird Lake.
We walked the neighborhood with the architects of two of them to hear how they designed for the heat, the light, and the view back to the Capitol.
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