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MidCenturyMoldy

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  1. Yep. The original announcement says preview (of the preview) coverage would begin 30 minutes prior. Who's preparing themselves for disappointment??? Anyway, my "command + shift + 3" fingers are ready!
  2. This Monday, November 15 at 2PM on The Ismaili TV @ http://tv.ismaili/ https://the.ismaili/global/news/institutional-news/ismaili-center-houston-design-preview-air-live-the-ismaili-tv
  3. I know I'm hopelessly behind on many things... but... how long has the St Joseph Professional Building had the new facade?
  4. In late August of 2019 I decided to go check out Understory for lunch. I was walking along the building on the Rusk Street side wondering what-the-eff is wrong with this city that no one builds arcades or some sort of shade devices to protect pedestrians from the killer sun. This building is a welcome change. But is it the beginning of a trend? I personally just can't muster that much optimism.
  5. I can't decide which location I would like more. Paramount would have been a block away from Central Market and pretty close to Costco and also near Highland Village and River Oaks District (Central Market being most important). And though I don't like that stretch of San Felipe much, and am especially not overly smitten with Shepherd Drive, being closer to Downtown and near(ish) to Buffalo Bayou might afford some great views from the northeast side corner of the building. Plus that neighborhood behind it would be great for dog walking.
  6. She's everywhere! 😆 https://littleredridingbag.tumblr.com https://www.nonarchitecture.eu/2020/01/16/girl-red-bag/ https://architizer.com/blog/practice/tools/the-art-of-rendering-7-mistakes/
  7. Thank you. I just created a duplicate layer of her. Completely darkened the underlying layer using Levels. Skewed that layer into something approximating a shadow cast in the same direction as that of fence post. Decreased the opacity. Nudged the shadow around a bit to better align with her feet. Flattened the image and resized. Easy-peasy. The direction's a bit off and I could have blurred it a bit but I was in a hurry. Plus her feet still look like they're floating.
  8. Just found this. It was posted October 16,2021. “[W]e are planning to hold a design sharing event in Houston in mid-November to share preliminary images of the Center and discuss how it will be used to serve the Jamat and the broader community in the Houston area and beyond. We will share these preview images in the near future.” https://the.ismaili/usa/ismaili-center-houston-project-update-the-jamati-institutions
  9. Yeah, I know what you meant. Except it's the morning sun that will be blocked by this. Afternoon sun is already blocked. And that morning sun will be blocked 365 days a year, not just in August. And let's not forget that the first 40 feet or so up from the street is (what seems to be) unadorned parking garage. ETA: If I lived in those apartments across the street, I'd be thinking of moving when the lease is up. Especially when construction starts. If I owned one of those townhouses, I'd be depressed.
  10. That view from Waugh and Dallas looks great but... oh man, is Rosine Street ever going to be a sunless, parking garage hellscape when it's finished! Google street view of Rosine Street: https://bit.ly/3kImrKQ
  11. It's possible that tiny bit of parking is for H-E-B's curbside pickup.
  12. They have a nice small "market" on South Flores Street just south of the main part of Downtown. It's kind of like a small version of the Dunlavy store. For the most part, H-E-Bs in San Antonio are not that exciting... easy to be that way when you're the only game in town.
  13. The renderings on their website show the base of the tower looking like stainless steel tupperware, too. 🤷‍♂️https://residencesattheallen.com
  14. The vertical panorama function on my drone comes in handy in Houston.
  15. No townhouses, that's for sure. If memory serves, older single family homes, small apartment houses, empty lots and, I think I remember TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research) had something on the block this is being built on.
  16. Yeah, that makes sense. Must be that I'm too old to still care much about the pool.
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