AUSTIN | Tech 3443/Zen Garden/Austin Viie/EightFold | Mixed Use Development

[The ATX]

All those tube transport lines going around their future campus reminded me of something, but I couldn't figure out what. But I remember now:

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[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

Hell - they might as well go all the way:

Now that is perfect!!! probably one of the best joke rendering memes ever on SSP! Lmao

[wwmiv]

The whole thing looks like MineCraft.

[The ATX]

They have another video released in January that has photos of the actual work taking place after the fantasy portion ends. This is awesome. Those towers can't be too far off at this pace.




The guys are gettin' 'er done inside as well.



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[The ATX]

This project has been a six year running joke.

[Riverranchdrone]

I know they were trying to sue NXP/freescale to fix the road out front. Not sure about the statue of the lawsuit but they are repairing/ putting up a retaining wall against the road. But that is the only activity that I have seen onsite. A few of the buildings are still half built and left to the elements.

[wwmiv]

This is very much a Houston-style suburban highrise office park.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

This is very much a Houston-style suburban highrise office park.

Is that a space joke, or is this really just like a suburban Houston office park?

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

This is very much a Houston-style suburban highrise office park.

Exactly. This isn't urban at all. They just have a few skyscrapers instead of just mid-rise office buildings. After all the hype they seem to have put out, this is a bit disappointing.

The Domain is more urban than this. And the Domain could use some improvements as far as walkability goes.

[wwmiv]

Both?

[Riverranchdrone]

Many of those tubed carried gas and chemicals you don't want to be near. HF is the one I am most afraid of, but many are very deadly. Great place for houses and restaurants lol.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by Riverranchdrone

Many of those tubed carried gas and chemicals you don't want to be near. HF is the one I am most afraid of, but many are very deadly. Great place for houses and restaurants lol.

Exactly, it's an environmental disaster waiting to happen and Texas has a poor track record in that department. If only they could completely remove those.

[starboy92]

it looks like a screen shot from someones cities skylines game they cant possible be serious with that shit

[IluvATX]

We can be critical of this, but these things look to be pushing 400'

[freerover]

I hope the people behind the development really know what they are doing because there is a ton of potential here. People are going to freak out when the new 183 opens in 2020 and there is a N/S option in the center of the city that isn't always congested. Interest is going to flood to the corridor.

Originally Posted by IluvATX

We can be critical of this, but these things look to be pushing 400'

I don't understand how you could build that high this close to the airport when you are definitely in the flight path of the East Runway and inside the airport overlay.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by freerover

I don't understand how you could build that high this close to the airport when you are definitely in the flight path of the East Runway and inside the airport overlay.

That's why they have hovercraft saucers in the vid. By the time they build those buildings, planes As we know them will be obsolete...

[IluvATX]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

That's why they have hovercraft saucers in the vid. By the time they build those buildings, planes As we know them will be obsolete...

Those renders were obsolete after 1960.

[clubtokyo]

What a weird video and music.

[freerover]

Nothing in the article on why the rezone has been postponed. Was this a paid placement?

[ILUVSAT]

They are not going to get clearance from the FAA to build anything close to what they have proposed.