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The GOP nominee for President in 2024 is....
lockmat replied to Blue Dogs's topic in National Politics
Maybe Tulsi Gabbard? Could be Desantis. If Trump wins he could ride his coattails as VP and gain more exposure, giving him momentum into the next election. Even though it may not prevent him from winning, Trump would be foolish to choose another Establishment republican. I think Carson would be a really good choice but I think he said he will not run again. He was neck and neck with Trump in the primaries.- 13 replies
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2009 swine flu, hold my beer 👀👀👀
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The GOP nominee for President in 2024 is....
lockmat replied to Blue Dogs's topic in National Politics
Pence is done in the Republican Party. I think the only question left unanswered right now is if Desantis plans on running against Trump or not. A lot can happen in one or two years.- 13 replies
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My wish is for Inflation to go down, but I’m not getting my hopes up
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Exxon Moving Headquarters To Houston?
lockmat replied to cloud713's topic in General Houston Discussions
The Chronicle is a complete joke now. They don’t report real news anymore. They don’t even have “News” on their main page. The other day when SCOTUS ruled against Biden’s vax mandate, they didn’t have a single article about it, not even from the AP. -
Brava: 46-Story Residential High-Rise For Block 42
lockmat replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
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Nobody driving by will ever notice this building. No character at all. Sad.
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Hanover River Oaks
lockmat replied to BayouCityGirl's topic in River Oaks/Upper Kirby/Greenway Plaza/Bissonnet
It's nice, but not a huge fan. If it's not much different looking than an office building, to me, there is something wrong.- 657 replies
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I like this plan. These buildings are more beautiful and it seems to me the materials are easier to maintain and age better than modern materials. This architectural style has lasted thousands of years. What are some everyone’s favorite non-classical federal buildings? The original article by Architectural Record is worthy of a read, since it makes helpful clarifications not told by the headline and gives the philosophy of the mandate. https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14466-will-the-white-house-order-new-federal-architecture-to-be-classical
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Thoughts? “Donald Trump wants to “make federal buildings beautiful again” by mandating a return to “the classical architectural style”, according to a draft executive order obtained by Architectural Record on Tuesday.” https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/04/trump-federal-buildings-beautiful-classical-order
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The architecture and design for Houston is actually becoming consistently good, imo. At least it's trending in the right direction. This looks very good.
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Montrose Collective: Office Building With Retail Coming To 888 Westheimer
lockmat replied to trymahjong's topic in Going Up!
Just wow. These designs rank among the top for Houston architecture.- 887 replies
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Aspire Post Oak: 39-Story High-Rise Development On Post Oak Blvd.
lockmat replied to Mab's topic in Uptown and Galleria Area
Easily the most iconic tower on Post Oak after Williams Tower. One of the greatest additions to the city in my opinion.- 1029 replies
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I can't believe all this exists already. You'd never know driving down the freeway.
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They're going to build the campus out in THREE to FIVE years?!
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Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin By Caydon
lockmat replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
Not just midtown, but Houston!- 1573 replies
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Developers to Present Final Design for Providence Skyscraper http://www.ctbuh.org/news/developers-to-present-final-design-for-providence-skyscraper/
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Has anyone reached out to Nancy about this?
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Still dead? Yikes
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Exactly. This is a mall.
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I think that some people's utopian idea of urbanism is one without cars. I'm not saying you want this utopia, so please pardon me if I implied it. But this design is essentially car-less, unless one counts the presumed parking garages we think might be below. What assumptions am I making that do not make sense? I've never been to an urban place without streets. Usually the more streets, the more urban. This place has a ring around it, which to me gives the feel of a faux-urban suburban development like Market Street in The Woodlands. Sure, it's pedestrian friendly once you get there, but so is the Exxon campus and even that is half-baked urbanism.
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I don't know the areas you've been to in Germany, but based on your description, it sounds like a pre-modern urban utopia where no cars exist, which is the exception to urbanism. Other than your description of Germany, I can't think of an urban city that doesn't have vehicular streets, except maybe Florence. To me, streets/grids and urbanism go hand in hand. I only see two streets winding around this development, which to me, reminds me of a suburban development....lots of buildings but no streets. I'm not calling for parking lots. Ideally there would be a huge underground parking garage. I just want some thru streets.
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The area it lies within is not super griddy, but is anyone else disappointed by the lack of streets incorporated into the design? Looks like a massive suburban project to me. Although this area could be argued it is more suburban than urban already. hmmm Where is the parking? Are there garages underground? Or will it all be podium style?
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Innovation Tower: Medical Office Building In The Texas Medical Center
lockmat replied to yaga's topic in Texas Medical Center
Both of you are assuming gender. Way behind the times. He's a he. And this tower is amazing.- 179 replies
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