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    Houston Calling...
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    Nah, it looks like it is going towards the shops at Houston Center.
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    Nonono, you have to hit it at EXACTLY 88 to get the intended effect!
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    Very nice. I actually was able to see some preliminary drawings and renderings when I visited the Gensler office a few months back. Sorry, I wasn't able to obtain any "leakable" info.
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    They actually went over a "project under wraps" in this vicinity during a lecture a few weeks back. Something involving prefabricated elements and the like. I guess this may be it. Looks pretty cool.
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    Anyone else notice the green and red Christmas tree on top of the Fulbright tower?
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    Is this the same one as the Ziegler Cooper rendering I posted a few months back?
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    Houston...it's like the Anti-Atlanta: Posted over from SSC or SSP...one of those. Yeah
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    Hey, I'll take it. I just hope they don't end up building another plain beige box or whatever.
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    That might be stock footage. It was white on the way home.
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    As far as I know, the only palm trees native to this region are Saw Palmettos, which don't get very tall. Still, palm trees can be used properly here, as long as they are well maintained. A BAD example of this are the plantings along the Gulf Freeway.
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    Lol yeah. Of course, you probably know something about Houston's infamous "soil testing" issues...
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    As posted above: "The environmental permit mentions an August '08 start date with construction ending in December 2012." 4 yrs...Seems kinda slow for a TMC project. Most things are done in less than 2 yrs. It is a massive structure though, and there are probably other issues regarding the construction.
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    From my personal experience, the quality of Bose products varies widely. We have two wave stereos at home, and those sound great (especially for their minuscule size), but the speakers in my car (Well, it's an old car, but it's all a college student can afford) sound horrendously tinny and worn out. Perhaps this is due to their age (1997 vehicle), but I'd pay a good couple of hundred to get those changed (if I didn't have to constantly purchase art supplies...).
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    Agreed. Looks frikken awesome coming home from UH.
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    Was driving home late the other day, and the light seems to be working again.
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    A sad loss, but I find it sort of ironic that "brennen" is German for "Burn"... Here's to their recovery, and the rebuilding process!
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    And no free donuts this time, either! .!
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    Simcity 5, anyone?
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    A few holy grenades should take care of that.
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    Each segment seems to be approximately two floors, actually, if the scaling of the window workers is correct.
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    This one has the advantage of free food and beverages.
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    I did notice that the Ziegler Cooper site has been updated recently with renderings of this project. I was skeptical of course, but I guess that was a positive omen regarding this project indeed. http://www.zieglercooper.com/projects.asp?...41&projid=8 Now, is this more to your liking, Niche? It's not too over festooned with design elements, and the only ones present seem to be simple and structural (mullions, etc). The facade material also seems to follow the rule of "structural integrity" rather than for excessively ornamental purposes.
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    So essentially, you prefer things without excessive architectural embellishments; more of function over form. I agree that a lot of the towers from our boomtimes are quite timeless in their architectural being, since they lack the elements that date a structure. How about some of the other things going up in the TMC? One in particular I was wondering about is the recently built UT School Of Nursing, designed by Lake Flato. Of course, there are also obvious attempts to stamp neoclassical elements on new structures (MD Anderson Ambulatory), but of course, Postmodernism qualifies as a real style in itself (which is why some consider it a paradox). Then again, some people enjoy living in a paradox and a parody of what real life is supposed to be. So, if you were to design such a "redevelopment/development", what would it look like? What exactly is "real" to you, anyway (besides function over form)? What would the materials/forms and such be?
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    Of course the rendering will attempt to present a product in the best possible light; they are trying to sell it to someone/a certain demographic after all. What I meant regarding my previous statement was the desire for that the subtleties and such portrayed in the renderings to be preserved in real life once the project is completed, or at least for some sort of resemblance to the projections. As someone stated above, I at least appreciate the fact that the architecture is not going on an excessively trite level, like Market Street. This is perfect example of a project which is overly encrusted with neoclassical elements; it has more of a superficial appeal to superficial people who want to have the "canned Disneyland experience" (complete with the long waits, and overpriced crap) without the idiots in suits parading about. At least in RS, the so called "canned" architectural elements are applied in a much more reserved manner; there is less "makeup" applied to the facades. Sure, it may still be somewhat superficial, but at least it is somewhat more convincing than the other examples. While we are on this note; perhaps you could show us examples of architecture and projects from recent history, and modern times that you do appreciate, eh Niche?
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