Austin

Austin, Texas — a major tech hub and frequent reference point in City Building discussions. In 2021, Nat Eliason announced he was building a creator town “not from scratch, but by growing a historic town near Austin” — year-one projects including new housing, a coworking cafe, and a boutique hotel. Austin itself, as a city that grew rapidly during the remote-work migration of 2020–21, is a recurring case study in what happens when a city tries to absorb a large influx of new residents and a new economic identity.

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