![Capitol View-Corridor Restrictions Affect Massing of Austin’s Tallest Tower Texas flag with map](https://constructiondefectjournal.com/construction_defect_law/images/nimg/101923_05-texas-state-flag-map.png)
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.
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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