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Capitol View-Corridor Restrictions Affect Massing of Austin’s Tallest Tower

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The legal restriction on the height and form of new buildings in certain viewing points of the state capitol is called the Capitol View Corridor.

October 17, 2023
David M. Brown - Engineering News-Record

The stepped-back profile of a 66-story skyscraper in Austin, which will be the state capital’s tallest building when completed this fall, is a consequence of the city's height and massing limits to keep the view corridor to the capitol's dome unblocked.

Reprinted courtesy of David M. Brown, Engineering News-Record

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