Not Quite 'Ya Se Fue!'

The APD version of the Ozomatli bust at Exodus is ... hard to believe

"...According to Austin Police Officer Justin Owings, he was patrolling the 300 block of East Sixth..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Timeline

"...Auditorium, designed by the Austin firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse & Greeven. Credit for the dome's color scheme goes to..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...ballet paid $3.5 million for the 28,000-square-foot Aus-Tex Printing & Mailing building on West Third. Though the boom had..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

ARTS Center Stage making the Big Decision: What architect is going to transform Palmer Auditorium into the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

"...for the Performing Arts. That's right, Chicago-based architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, the firm that turned out that..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

City Council Grants Early OK to Statesman Property Plan

Batcave begins

"...Real Estate Group is working with architects from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and with Armbrust & Brown attorney Richard..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Then There's This: A Pioneer Among Women Architects

Celebrated designer Natalie de Blois helped plan Austin's future

"...during her time at the dynamo firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, first in New York, then in Chicago,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Death by 'Chunklet'

Athens, Ga.-based 'Chunklet' magazine is the bible of cutting-edge stand-up comedy and underground rock coverage

"...catheters for taking the piss out. Publisher Henry H. Owings (also the Comedians of Comedy tour manager, promoter, and..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Articulations

Leaders in the campaign to build the Long Center for the Performing Arts have decided to scale back the long-delayed project and build only two out of four theatres in an attempt to get it off the ground.

"...at least the elaborate four-venue version designed by Skidmore Owings Merrill, unveiled to great fanfare two and a half..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

A weekly rundown of the latest news in Austin's visual and performing arts scene.

"...force for architecture Wayne Bell, Leigh Breslau, the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill design partner who took the lead on..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The year 2000 in the Austin arts, with Top 10 lists by Chronicle Arts critics and their picks for stories and personalities of the year.

"...for Austin Museum of Art's permanent downtown home; Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill's designs for the new Long Center for..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...museum downtown, just across the river we have Skidmore, Owings & Merrill transforming our municipal auditorium into a performing..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How to Hire an Architect

"...to three firms: Barton Meyers, Polshek Partnership, and Skidmore Owings & Merrill."..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Articulations

South Bank Update

"...• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the firm responsible for the renovations of..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Football Prophecies: NFL Week 9

Redskins mascot woes, chai fives in Seattle, and more

"...Jimmy Feelgood, M.D. screeches into Baltimore’s training facility in Owings Mills, peels away his shades with a cabaret flourish,..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

SXSW Comedy

Really taking funny seriously

"...heartbreaking and humorous." Funny or Die: Future of Comedy & Everything Else..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lasting Commitments

The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Center board to abandon the ambitious designs of Skidmore Owings & Merrill. He's given Austin a new civic landmark..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Place to Gather Again

The Long Center recycles not only Palmer Auditorium's materials but also its civic purpose

"...almost 50 years. They filed into the 2,400-seat Michael & Susan Dell Hall and the 230-seat Debra and Kevin..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Justin Townes Earle

Saturday

"...pedal-steel player Pete Finney and Buddy Miller's drummer Brian Owings – Earle brings punky purpose to song styles first..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko

You've Been Duped!

Oct. 26, 2007 Postmarks

Day Party Crawl

"...about Swedish models and drugs, as Chunklet founder Henry Owings sang the words along with them. Elf Power's Athens-meets-San..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Articulations

Austin architectural firm TeamHaas was tapped as the new design team for the proposed Long Center for the Performing Arts.

"...the original four-venue design developed by Chicago firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill in 2001. Project leaders voted earlier this..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...mostly on the services of world-class architects at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, whose designs may now not be usable...."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Can a super-sized Long Center fit in Austin's Happy Meal box of civic dreams?

"...ornate venue, designed by architects less empyrean than Skidmore Owings and Merrill, that could meet the needs of community..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Articulations

A meeting on the Long Center; a profitable gala for Austin Musical Theatre; a new season for Salvage Vanguard Theater.

"...March 8, at 5:30pm. That's when folks from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the prestigious Chicago design firm that's leading..."

March 3, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The announcement of Ballet Austin's new artistic director; the release of facility specifications for the Long Center.

"...is passed off to the project's design architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago, to develop the center's schematic..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Austin Museum of Art has a new chief curator.

"...9; Polshek Partnership Architects, Monday, September 13; and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Wednesday, September 15. All presentations start at..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Change of Scenery

What It Looks Like

"...voters. Not that the attempt wasn't made; when Skidmore, Owings and Merrill did the site-selection study that brought the..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Past Planning Efforts

"...then-unbuilt, ever-wandering Austin Convention Center, the city's consultant, Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill -- America's most famous architecture firm --..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature