As you might imagine, most tall buildings in and around downtown Austin are designed by architects from Texas. But looking at projects either planned or under construction in the central city, you'll notice Chicago pops up a lot -- not exactly a close neighbor, but as a hotspot for architecture (and towers in particular) it seems the Windy City's helping steer the ship around here more than you might imagine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwy44tIzp6E
Austin currently sports approximately six downtown or downtown-adjacent developments in the pipeline featuring design from architecture firms in Chicago . . .