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HoustonBoy

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    Houston, Texas
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    City Planning, Skyscrapers, Tennis, Texas. Grander Cities, Greener Pastures.

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  1. You can see office equipment in the renderings. It looks, to me, like residential over office similar to 6X in Austin, but at a smaller scale.
  2. Far-left ideology contributes massively to entropy and destroys the family structure which is inherent to a strong society. It is the party of malaise and economic drain. Far-right ideology constricts social progress and promotes greed. I’d say both are equally destructive with one coming in a prettier package. The political spectrum is really a circle and both sides end in authoritarianism. No thanks! Advances in technology and “the human condition” cannot be claimed be leftists or right wingers, but rather a constellation of both. Also, there is zero brain drain at the moment. It is WAY too early to make an uninformed comment like that. All of our Med schools are still at maximum matriculation and our healthcare sector state-wide is still expanding at record pace. I don’t know where you’re getting your ideas from besides making them up. @__nevii
  3. It’s so funny, but I love it! If it’s built with quality material then I think this could be a big part of the Houston architectural cannon.
  4. Lets hope Texas can rid itself of the far-right and remain free from the far-left.
  5. I'm no longer in Houston, are the lights maintained or are they still lit up in patches? Looked semi broken last time I saw them. Does anyone happen to have recent pics?
  6. Houston is due for two casinos if the state passes the sports betting and casino bill. One of them should either go into the Astrodome or right next to it. The second should be downtown or in Galveston in my opinion.
  7. I keep forgetting this building is under construction. This thing is going to stand out like crazy on Allen Parkway - love it
  8. There is a novelty to boarding a train that doesn't exist with BRT. I know that BRT is solving a legitimate transit need, but many people will simply refuse to get on a bus rather than a train. I don't know if it's an aesthetic issue, or a mental block, but trains give mass transit a certain level of validity that I don't think BRT can ever offer. Obviously, we on HAIF know that mass transit can be successful with busses, but does the common Houstonian agree? It's hard to imagine many people giving up driving to get on a bus. Since there are so many people going into the city from the West I hope that this line can be successful due to its convenience, but after the silver line I don't know how much faith I have in anything other than rail in Houston. My two cents
  9. This is the ultimate truth. Houston may have one incredible hotel, but we are woefully behind Austin and especially Dallas. This city cares so little about its image that we haven't cultivated any coherent region where tourism might have a chance at thriving. Things are obviously changing, but this city has a lot of ground to cover.
  10. I know they probably won’t but I hope the restaurant is saved and incorporated to whatever goes up. Such a nice slice of urban infrastructure.
  11. Yikes. Why does it have to be a completely different color than the original building?
  12. I love those abandoned train tracks! Tell me they're going to do something with them
  13. I never had high hopes in this project, but yes. Those landowners are selfish, shortsighted, and interested only in the politics of this project. That Texas Central didn't learn from the petroleum industry is one thing, but those landowners were never going to give land for a "commie train." Buy their land and put the state and environment first.
  14. This thing is so wildly ugly its actually pretty funny and strangely endearing. The building would actually be pretty nice if it was reclad to match the addition. Get rid of the stone and turn it all to glass. BUT since that'll never happen I'll stick to laughing at, and loving, this undeniably Houston building.
  15. A huge addition for the area - I thought this latest development cycle had already ended, but I guess we’ll get another tower!
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