American studio Schaum/Shieh has used steel, concrete and wood to create a live music venue in Houston, Texas, that can handle large crowds and rowdy performances. More about Schaum/Shieh designs Houston concert venue to endure "rough handling"
Customers of this nail salon in Houston are pampered in large blue armchairs raised on platforms, within a bright space that also features ombre wallpaper. More about Content Architecture furnishes Paloma nail salon in Texas with comfy blue chairs and brass details
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has designed a curved wood ceiling for a restaurant in Texas, complete with a large glazed wall and an open kitchen. More about Wooden ceiling curves over restaurant in Austin by Michael Hsu
Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG is set to build a sports and music venue in Austin, Texas, with a domed chequerboard roof and an area for rodeo at its centre. More about BIG designs chequerboard-covered stadium that will house the Texas rodeo
The rooms of this family residence in Texas by local studio Matt Fajkus Architecture are punctured with windows of different sizes, to frame views of an old tree at the centre of the plot. More about Matt Fajkus organises Austin home around old oak tree
Architect Michael Viviano has worked with his mum and dad to create them this concrete and timber house with a gable roof in Houston, Texas. More about Michael Viviano designs gabled house for his parents in Houston
Houston has launched a 20-year plan to overhaul its Downtown business district, after the Texas city's urban design was heavily criticised following catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. More about Masterplan unveiled for Downtown Houston in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Removing interior walls and expanding the roofline of this bungalow in Austin, Texas, allowed Murray Legge Architecture to create a light-filled living space for a local newspaper editor and her family. More about New roof and clerestories bring light into renovated Texas bungalow by Murray Legge Architecture
Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture has created a two-storey building that features a garage at ground level and a home above, part of which cantilevers over the site. More about Matt Fajkus designs asymmetric Austin residence for vintage car lover
The flat roof of this house in Austin by local firm Mell Lawrence Architects reaches well beyond its walls, shading the glazed top floor from the harsh Texan sun. More about Balcones House curbs Texas heat with expansive overhanging roof
American architect Craig McMahon has renovated and expanded a residence on a compact lot in San Antonio, Texas, to comfortably accommodate his family of three. More about Craig McMahon renovates concrete bungalow in San Antonio for his family
US firm Andersson-Wise has created a tall silvery building containing bedrooms near a waterside holiday home in Austin, so that the owners can invite more guests to stay. More about Andersson-Wise's Tower House provides cabin with extra lakefront accommodation
Rooms with white and glass walls slots on top of the stone-clad ground floor of this house overlooking Lake Austin, by Texas firm A Parallel Architecture. More about Living spaces open out to Lake Austin at residence by A Parallel
Austin-based architect Tom Hurt has extended the back of a ranch house using a series of stacked units and wooden interiors to form a multi-storey living space. More about Tom Hurt attaches tiered white pods with plywood core to Austin house
American studio Andersson-Wise has completed a two-storey boathouse in Austin, with openings on the upper level that enable occupants to dive directly into the water. More about Off-grid boathouse by Andersson-Wise sits on Lake Austin
US firm Webber + Studio has covered this family home in Austin with metal cladding that features raised strips of varying widths. More about Vertical strips surround white Barcode House in Austin by Webber + Studio
Houston's poor urban planning, not climate change, is to blame for the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Harvey, says disaster expert Ilan Kelman in this Opinion column. More about "Urban design caused the Hurricane Harvey disaster"
For a narrow plot in Dallas, local studio Wernerfield has created a home for a young couple that consists of off-white bars situated around a single yard. More about Wernerfield organises slender Dallas residence around pool terrace and garden
Murray Legge Architecture has shaped the roof of this pool-side pavilion to navigate around the twisting trunks of oak trees on a site in East Texas. More about Murray Legge's Texas pool house avoids and incorporates tree trunks
American firm Matt Fajkus Architecture has created a low-lying medical office in central Texas made of concrete and glass, which is intended to provide a soothing atmosphere for patients. More about Concrete dermatology office by Matt Fajkus overlooks Texas Hill Country