A structure at one with the wild, arid simplicity of the Texas desert, this Marfa house is the work of two architects, Berkeley-based Rael San Fratello and Tucson-based Dust. Minimalist architecture, ...

a painstakingly hip glamping operation she opened in 2009 in the West Texas town of Marfa named El Cosmico. The project—a partnership between her company, an edgy architect and an Austin-based ...

Marfa is famously an unlikely, though at this point longstanding, art mecca, with restaurants, galleries and hotels among the town's attractions, though it still boasts fewer than 2,000 residents.

His presence attracted local and global artists, architects and creatives ... or chill poolside to cool off from the Texas ...