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    Magical tree fort pop-up climbs into Austin as a must-see attraction this season

    Lauren Jones
    Nov 5, 2019 | 1:09 pm
    Fortlandia Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
    "Fairy Pavilion" by James Edward Talbot
    Photo by Brian Birzer/Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

    Now through January 26, the buzzy new Fortlandia at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, a special exhibition featuring 10 custom-built forts created by Texas architects, designers, and artists, will be on display in Austin. The pop-up encourages adults and children of all ages to play, explore, and wander while enjoying the natural beauty of the center.

    Among those crafting the impressive forts are James Edward Talbot, the mastermind behind the whimsical three-story Casa Neverlandia, a 1906 Bouldin Creek property that’s undoubtedly one of Austin’s wackiest homes, and Sky Lutz-Carrillo of design-and-fabrication studio Hatch Workshop.

    Both fans of the Wildflower Center, Talbot, and Lutz-Carrillo eagerly became involved with this year’s Fortlandia, producing wildly different forts. The result is a must-hit destination for winter travelers to Austin.

    The creatives spoke to CultureMap and revealed their inspiration for the structures and why designing for children tests their boundaries.

    Land of the fairies
    “A classmate of mine from Rice went to Fortlandia last year ... and was sure I would be a fit," Talbot says. "[She] told me I should try for it." For inspiration for "Fairy Pavilion," Talbot turned to his time spent living in a treehouse during college in Honduras, and, of course, fairy culture. The result, part pavilion, part fairy circle, is something out of a children’s book.

    In addition to its magical properties, the green design features a recycled aluminum-can roof and a branched cedar base. “I always wanted to make a roof with flattened aluminum cans as shingles,” he remarks. “I had done a piece for Bouldin Creek Cafe on the side of their building, but wanted to make something more three-dimensional.”

    The design also includes a main floor, maze, underneath crawl space, and a lookout that lifts guests about nine feet above the ground. He then added six plexiglass pieces in the roof to act as colored skylights and hung recycled CDs for a bit of glittering, magical ambiance.

    “The wood for the platforms was recycled from a fence I had torn down. Most of [the materials are] recycled. The fairy circle is made from a wagon wheel rim I collected,” he says.

    More than just a creative exercise, Talbot's Fortlandia entry is an extension of his lifelong work. Talbot’s father was in the military, and due to his uncommon upbringing — he’s lived on five different continents — he has always been drawn to creating spaces for children to learn, grow, and work through experiences as they age.

    “I thought change could occur more quickly by influencing young people rather than trying to work with adults,” Talbot explains.

    A tree’s story
    Like Talbot’s fairy pavilion and fairy circle, Hatch Workshop’s "Flitch Fort" was also sustainably built, utilizing pieces of a single fallen oak tree from Oakwood Cemetery that was made available through the city’s urban forestry program.

    Inspired by work with Hatch’s sister company, Harvest Lumber Company, which repurposes fallen trees in the Austin area, the fort “tells the story of the tree in a way you don’t normally get to see,” says Lutz-Carrillo. The circular structure “displays the tree vertically in these slices so you can follow swirls and hollows, all while creating a kind of jungle gym at different heights around the circumference,” he adds.

    While Lutz-Carrillo typically designs items for adults, like the live-edge pecan bar for Dai Due and oak-and-steel dining tables for the former Unit-D Pizzeria, Hatch did build a custom cedar playground back in 2016.

    Like Talbot, as well as the other makers involved with this year’s Fortlandia, Lutz-Carrillo loved getting to think outside the box and provide opportunities for children to experiment, test boundaries, and have fun in a safe environment.

    “There is an openness and lack of expectations to how things are supposed to work and look and feel that children bring,” he says. “Children are willing to experiment in spaces in a way that adults don't think to. Designing for children asks you to put yourself in that more expansive mental space.”

    To see these forts, as well as entries from firms such as The Beck Group, dwg., Nelson Partners, and The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, head to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center now through January 26.

    Entry to the Wildflower Center is $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and non-UT students; $6 for children ages 5-17; and free for children under 5 and all UT students, faculty, and staff. Access to Fortlandia is included with the price of admission.

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    3 Dallas highways rank among deadliest roads in America, per report

    Amber Heckler
    Jun 13, 2025 | 3:26 pm
    I-30 Freeway Dallas
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    Heads up to Dallasites commuting on the city's freeways: Three busy Dallas County highways were just deemed among the deadliest roads in the country, with I-30 in Dallas ranking as the fourth deadliest road in Texas. That's according to a new study based on the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data.

    The study, commissioned by Santa Ana, California-based company Future Bail Bonds, compared fatal crash data across 96,000 U.S. roads from 2019-2023. The top 150 "deadliest" roads were ranked by the total number of fatal crashes that occurred during the five-year period.

    The No. 1 deadliest road in America is I-15 in San Bernardino County, California, the study found. The interstate, which runs from Southern California to Las Vegas, experienced the highest rate of deadly car crashes from 2019-2023 with 196 crashes.

    East-west thoroughfare I-30 — the most deadly in Dallas with 76 fatal wrecks during the same time period — ranked as the 23rd deadliest road in the nation.

    Elsewhere in Dallas County, Loop 12 and I-653 were among the top 150 deadliest U.S. roads, although much further down on the report: Loop 12 ranked No. 115 on the list with 45 fatal wrecks, while I-635 ranked 132nd with 43 crashes.

    Considering that tens of thousands of people drive the road every day, a fatal crash is unlikely, but the data underscores the need for drivers to remain aware of their surroundings at all times.

    The deadliest road in Texas is I-45 in Houston, which had 88 fatal vehicle wrecks in the five-year period. I-45 stretches from Dallas to Galveston, and it ranked as the 16th deadliest U.S. road. A specific part of the highway, the I-45 North Freeway, earned its own spot on the list as the 124th deadliest U.S. road.

    "From 2019 to 2023, motor vehicle crashes claimed 186,284 lives across 96,257 roads in the United States, underscoring the persistent danger on American roadways," the report said.

    In neighboring Tarrant County, two busy roadways appeared on the list: I-20 ranked 63rd on the list with 56 fatal crashes, and I-820 ranked three spots behind as No. 66 with 55 fatal crashes.

    Eight other Texas roads that were deemed the deadliest in America with the highest rates of fatal vehicle crashes from 2019-2023 include:

    • No. 17 – I-35 in Travis County (87 crashes)
    • No. 22 – I-10 in Harris County (76 crashes)
    • No. 27 – I-410 in Bexar County (73 crashes)
    • No. 32 – I-10 in El Paso County (69 crashes)
    • No. 114 – FM 1960 in Harris County (45 crashes)
    • No. 130 – I-35 in Bexar County (43 crashes)
    • No. 131 – I-610 in Harris County (43 crashes)
    • No. 141 – I-10 in Jefferson County (42 crashes)
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