Discreet Monument

Legge Lewis Legge’s “Amphibious” is a new kind of monument for the city of Austin. Composed of 35 life-sized bronze castings of various frogs and toads placed inconspicuously along Sabine Street, it memorializes vulnerable species whose survival is very much in question.
Murray Legge, FAIA
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May/June 2020

Impermanence

May/June 2020

This issue considers impermanence in architecture. We explore how long we might expect various structural systems to hold gravity at bay, and read about a residential fire in Houston and an atypical monument in Austin. For the Portfolio, we check into two hotels that recently opened in the state. [View as PDF flipbook.]

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