Austin, Texas, has been the country's fastest-growing metropolitan area for 12 years running. The steady growth, driven by a booming tech and venture capital sector, has utterly changed the fabric of the city - and not without consequences. According to one news outlet's analysis of city data, at least 800 historic structures have been demolished since 2000. "I've seen, one by one, these beloved places torn down," says Christy Ten Eyck, FASLA, the founding principal of Austin's Ten Eyck Landscape Architects. "It makes these little jewels that much more important and rewarding to work on."

Featured Work: Cosmic Saltillo, Austin, Texas

Erika Rich (Photographer), Landscape Architecture Magazine Jan 2024 Vol 114 No 1