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Must-See Design Destinations in Houston

Architect Christopher Robertson, whose Houston dream home we profile in our October issue, takes us on a tour of his city's best design hotspots.

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A simple landmark in the midst of Rice University's carefully landscaped campus (another destination Robertson recommends), the Brochstein Pavilion was designed by architect Thomas Phifer and completed in 2007.
A simple landmark in the midst of Rice University's carefully landscaped campus (another destination Robertson recommends), the Brochstein Pavilion was designed by architect Thomas Phifer and completed in 2007.
Designed by Renzo Piano, the Menil Collection contains some 17,000 works by a wide-array of 20th-century modernists, from Man Ray to Mark Rothko.
Designed by Renzo Piano, the Menil Collection contains some 17,000 works by a wide-array of 20th-century modernists, from Man Ray to Mark Rothko.
The Cy Twombly Gallery, also by Piano, shares space on the Menil Collection's campus. Based on a sketch by Twombly, the building is topped by white canvas sailcloth ceilings that allow natural light to filter into the gallery.
The Cy Twombly Gallery, also by Piano, shares space on the Menil Collection's campus. Based on a sketch by Twombly, the building is topped by white canvas sailcloth ceilings that allow natural light to filter into the gallery.
Robertson calls Kuhl Linscomb a "sprawling, somewhat disorganized" lifestyle store that is nevertheless "worth the trip." Indeed, the shop's plenty is its appeal, with design products in every vertical from children's furniture to fragrance.
Robertson calls Kuhl Linscomb a "sprawling, somewhat disorganized" lifestyle store that is nevertheless "worth the trip." Indeed, the shop's plenty is its appeal, with design products in every vertical from children's furniture to fragrance.
Designers Christopher Robertson and Vivi Nguyen-Robertson conceived their house as an unfolding sequence of simple geometric forms: a low concrete wall, a concrete cube, and a boxclad in Siberian larch.
Designers Christopher Robertson and Vivi Nguyen-Robertson conceived their house as an unfolding sequence of simple geometric forms: a low concrete wall, a concrete cube, and a boxclad in Siberian larch.