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Introduction
Architecture & Lodging - Readers Poll
Architecture & Lodging - Critics Picks
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Best Architectural Detail
Best Downtown Building
Best Fountain
Best Historic Structure
Best Hotel/Motel
Best Landscaping
Best Mural/Graffiti
Best Neon
Best Private Home
Best Public Artwork
Best Romantic Spot
Best Ugliest Building
Best Mural/Graffiti
Hickory Street
Location Details
Hickory Street
800 Congress, Austin
Downtown
hickorystreet.com
3 awards
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Previous Winners
1998:
TIE: Varsity Theatre Mural by Carlos Lowry at Tower Records; Le Bonheur de Vivre by Doug Jaques at The Gap
1997:
TIE: El Jardin Alegre; Skagen-Brakhage
1996:
Sound Exchange - Daniel Johnston, Hi How Are You
1995:
Varsity Mural
1991:
Wall of Tower Records
1990:
Varsity Mural
More Architecture & Lodging - Readers Poll
Best Architectural Detail
Goddess of Liberty - Capitol
Best Downtown Building
TIE: Franklin Federal; Texas State Capitol
Best Fountain
Littlefield - UT
Best Historic Structure
Texas State Capitol
Best Hotel/Motel
Four Seasons Hotel
Best Landscaping
Zilker Botanical Garden
Best Neon
Amy's Ice Creams
Best Private Home
Governor's Mansion
Best Public Artwork
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
Best Romantic Spot
Mount Bonnell at Covert Park
Best Ugliest Building
Austin Convention Center
