On the second floor of the University of Houston's architecture building, Donovan Linsey of Fulshear, Texas, is plotting out floor plans and scissoring cardboard into curlicues. Taking shape in front of him is a model for what's been billed as an antique car gallery-but this looks more like a U-boat done over by Matisse, a three-dimensional still-life of interlocking volumes. "This is the only place around here where you can do this," the homeschooled designer says, casting an eye about the studio. And he should know: This is his third summer doing it.
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