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The Diffuse Dock on Lake Austin is on the cover of Texas Architect magazine’s Late Summer 2026 edition, dubbed “The Water Issue.” Entitled “Vanishing Point,” the feature explore the inspiration, fabrication, and construction of the inventive boat dock, whose organic, shell-shaped form was inspired by the water itself. From the article:

“Coming into focus over the water, the metallic, undulating form does not immediately register as a boat dock. At a distance, the enclosure flattens almost completely into the glare and texture of Lake Austin, its perforated surface scattering reflections in various directions. Upon approach, some portions of the dock appear dense and opaque while others dissolve almost entirely, making it seem caught in a curious exchange with the water itself.

Behind it, two looming eyeballs applied to a screened facade—a private commission by French artist JR—peer outward over the lake. The dock, by contrast, remains difficult to identify, its legibility varying with changing light and reflection.”

Read the rest of the story here.