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ArtNsf

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  1. Ugghh... that strange building rendering plus those hideous out of place "near this part of Buffalo Bayou" palm trees. Still, I guess it's better than no development in that area...
  2. some millennial no doubt LOL - no don't kill the messenger here, I didn't do it, either ! I swear some people are just lost and have the wrong ideas about progress and what is good for everyone, not just their own wants and egos.
  3. wonder if anyone knows of any updates to this project and/or has photos they can post of the construction at Ellington Field (Spaceport Houston) ? Such an exciting project that needs some light on it in this forum.
  4. what a beautiful park and wonderful views. the designers and architects should be very proud of this development and attached park. I'm sure the community is elated to have this new amenity available to all !
  5. What a great looking building in it's day ! Maybe they can somewhat restore a bit of the good looking art deco parts and incorporate it into an updated facade ?
  6. FANTASTIC photos Urban ! Thanks so much for the updates. Gonna be a great building adding a lot to our already beautiful downtown skyline.
  7. "Homeschooling" ? Really, that is just a little disturbing to me. I hope it's just a misused term. Too many "home-schooled" kids nowadays with a true lack of cultural exposure and learning IMO.
  8. I'm pretty sure that Houston's "golden age" is way ahead of us, but definitely not "behind" us. LOL What a load of bollucks ! One can tell that we are destined for greatness, a lot of which we have already achieved, but so much is in the works now and well into the future. Don't believe the b.s. from other sources. Go outside, drive around, look around the entire city and draw your own conclusions. As an observer from miles away, I can tell you that the big picture is even brighter for our area. Now, if they are referring to smaller "golden ages" in the past, well I could see that, but they make it sound as if there won't be any more of that for Houston, which again is a load of b.s. !
  9. Bloody gorgeous renderings ! I hope they stick to this design. Really ups the anti (sp?) there in Midtown.
  10. Great photo. thanks ! This building looks about topped out at 35 floors to me. What a great addition to the skyline, albeit not as tall as some of it's neighbors. Mid-rise infill is good too though.
  11. as long as the popular culture and news media believes that the only "cool" places (and I use that term VERY loosely...) are dallas and austin, then Houston will continue to be left behind, no matter how large and diverse we are. I've noticed this year after year, decade after decade. Houston has never been able to successfully tout it's many many benefits that are so much better than any other city in Texas, without one or two of the other places cashing in on their own branding in order to steal the thunder, business and limelight of media and culture excitement. and no, it isn't because dfw is a larger populous area (it is not.) Plus, as a city, Houston is almost double the size in population of the next smaller city in Texas. Evidence ? Once again snubbed by a gigantic corporation - Amazon - but leaving the other two Texas candidates in the running. I find this interesting and appalling at the same time. But, what do I know, I only like to deal in facts and not propaganda.
  12. would like to feel safe again in America someday, but I'm sure (for the most part) that ship sailed long ago.
  13. it does appear that way to me as well. of course, this is only the parking garage, correct ?
  14. Great news ! Thanks so much for the update on this seemingly stationery project. Good to know it may still happen.
  15. Is this huge tower on hold ? Hope someone has an update on it. Would love to see this rise to the 54 floors they are mentioning !
  16. thanks for the explanation. although not sure why the "1st off" was all that important to point out ? I see that a lot of that with nearly everyone else, but I guess we all choose what we like to concentrate on here.
  17. I'm assuming the blue "wrapping" on the outside is only protective and will be removed upon completion, correct ? Although I do love the color, and certainly, Houston's downtown really could use some bright colors and more "pop", but looking good so far ! Thanks for the pics everyone.
  18. I really appreciate all the photos taken and put online here. Thank you so much ! It's really great to see the progress often, especially since some of us that are so very interested live so far away now.
  19. wow, looks like something big, and not just a parking garage to me. Wonder if they decided how many floors this will end up being ?
  20. So, is this building really going up now and this isn't just the parking garage placeholder ? Really wish it were going to be a supertall - I know I know...
  21. This photo and it's angle are gorgeous and show just how BIG Houston really is and this is only the West Loop and Galleria area (partial). Not very flat looking from the air BTW. It also dwarfs all other "large" Texas cities by a long way. Wish the national reputation and news media understood this, but maybe someday. We Houstonians never were very good at promoting ourselves and this awesome city. Also, would like to compliment the website for not showing so much of the "visit dallas" advertising as before where it was showing up at the very top banner for a long time. Although, we are supposed to be nice to everyone and I get that, and yes, it does take money to run the site. But.... this is the "HOUSTON" architecture forum after all. Just sayin.
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