Tomorrow, and every second Thursday of each month, Lytle Pressley Contemporary will be hosting a new interview series, Inside the Design Studio. Expect to hear some of the Austin’s most intriguing innovators candidly discuss their insight, impressions, and inspiration regarding their role in creating our city’s visual landscapes. more ›

Katherine Gregor has an excellent article in this week's Chronicle about Austin's move towards Vertical Mixed Use zoning on core transit corridors. It does a nice job explaining what the city's VMU overlay means (residential and office space above retail space), why it benefits developers (allows them to build more condos on a given lot), and why it benefits residents (affordability, better building design requirements, pedestrian-friendly, green, integration reduces need for car trips). The... more ›