Austin–San Marcos Mega City

Austin–San Marcos Corridor, Texas, USA

In Design

TBC

Client

Confidential / Public Authorities

Location

Austin–San Marcos Corridor, Texas, USA

Services

Architecture, Masterplanning & Urban Design, Landscape & Outdoor Living, Visualization & Sales Experience, Residential Developments, Hospitality & Mixed-Use

Typology

Regional Master Plan / Urban Development

Status

In Design

Year

TBC

Project info

The project explores the future growth corridor between Austin and San Marcos, where expanding urban edges risk becoming a continuous field of low-density suburbs. Rather than treating this growth as residual expansion, the proposal imagines a new civic centre of gravity: a city-scale framework capable of supporting culture, sport, education, healthcare, mobility, housing, and landscape.

Whiterock’s contribution focused on giving form and identity to an ambitious territorial vision. The master plan works across multiple scales, from regional infrastructure and land-use strategy to the spatial quality of streets, public spaces, community anchors, and the everyday experience of future residents.

Exterior

A regional growth strategy designed around civic intensity rather than sprawl.

Whiterock developed a large-scale urban framework for a corridor where multiple expanding cities are expected to meet. The proposal concentrates public life, infrastructure, and community facilities to create a more legible and vibrant alternative to uncontrolled suburban expansion.

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Interior

Civic landmarks give the new city a recognisable public identity.

The vision integrates major public and community buildings such as stadiums, libraries, schools, and hospitals as anchors within the wider urban plan. These elements help structure the city spatially and give residents clear destinations, gathering points, and shared symbols.

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landscape

Landscape systems support density, mobility, and everyday wellbeing.

Green corridors, open spaces, and public landscapes are treated as structural components of the plan rather than leftover land. They help connect neighbourhoods, soften large-scale infrastructure, and create a healthier civic environment.