Urbannizer Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Well, because apparently I have the free time to do it....tonight I started modeling downtown in Sketchup so that when new towers and the like are proposed we can get a pretty accurate feel on how they will look from multiple angles. I'm trying to make it as true as possible so it may take awhile but expect updates on this. Also, this is using fairly realistic textures not just massing. **Update: this is going to be quite an undertaking as there are not many towers modeled in the 3d Warehouse...time will tell haha How's this coming along? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 How's this coming along? ...Yeah, about that... Work has been keeping me from updating that unfortunately. Also, the lack of drop-in ready buildings reallllyy slows things down. I'll try to keep plugging away but unfortunately busy season is just around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Not Downtown, heres a small update of the river oaks district. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Confused... isn't the Kirby Collection just South of Hanover River Oaks along Kirby? From this perspective, I don't think you'd see it. It would be blocked by Hanover River Oaks. Or, am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I based the perspective by using devmap.io, its closer to krirby grove than hanover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbigjanet Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Absolutely beautiful. Sorry about the marital unbliss. I just bide my time. As great as this rendered shot is, it just begs for developers to add a 1200 ft or higher to the backdrop. Hehe. Excellent, (mr burns like).*cough* bank of the southwest revival *cough* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Experimento Interactivo (reloads every 10 seconds) I used Tritons picture. Edited April 10, 2015 by TowerSpotter 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 i love it towerspotter! the "experimento interactivo" is totally cool...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 You could add the Market Square tower too, but the low-res rendering would make the effort look amateurish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 ^ I wanted to add that one but theres no rendering for the correct angle facing south. If I can find another picture I could add most of the towers proposed in downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 On 8/2/2013 at 10:24 AM, brijonmang said: Well done Channel2...I was going to do something similar but it looks like you covered it for me. Here is a before and after shot using one of the photos cloud713 provided. http://s7.photobucket.com/user/brijonmang/media/Dtownbefore_zps176f9fba.jpg.html'> http://s7.photobucket.com/user/brijonmang/media/DtownSkyline2_zps30b547b0.jpg.html'> The perspectives don't exactly line up correctly and I had to try and compensate despite buildings being flipped around but hopefully this gives another idea to the possibility for the future. Someone took a recent shot from the same spot. No International Tower, 5AC, or Texaco expansion yet, but the others are joining the crowd. IMG_6168 by George Zimzores, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 This was my favorite thread during the boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 On 8/18/2014 at 6:25 PM, Metro West said: Downtown at Dusk by Chris Olbekson, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 glad you can still clearly see the gulf building in the skyline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KinkaidAlum Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 You're working on the private dorm/apartments? Any word on phase two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 42 minutes ago, KinkaidAlum said: You're working on the private dorm/apartments? Any word on phase two? Not me, but from a FB friend who is the operator on the job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HoustonSpurs Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) From a few months back, just before the SuperBowl Edited June 29, 2017 by HoustonSpurs 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I don't know... I actually kind of dislike this view of Houston. Terrible description but it just looks old, boxy, and boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonSpurs Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 46 minutes ago, Triton said: I don't know... I actually kind of dislike this view of Houston. Terrible description but it just looks old, boxy, and boring. I quite like it, looks quite dense. It would be better if is was taken later in the year from that angle. There's a lot of brown trees due to the time of year it was taken! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I once knew someone who didn't like the color blue. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 11 hours ago, HoustonSpurs said: There's a lot of brown trees due to the time of year it was taken! Yea, definitely looks dense. That could be it too about the time of year. Just looks dreary... brown and gray. Although there's tons of more modern glass structures in this pic, it just screams 70s box buildings to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 What is that big pile of dirt in the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 That is Mt. Trash Houston where the refuse is dumped. Some day in the very very distant future it may be hot real estate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 16 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said: That is Mt. Trash Houston where the refuse is dumped. Some day in the very very distant future it may be hot real estate Ski slope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) Two ways that will happened (1) Dubai style mall built over it ( after dumping tons of sodium bicarbonate or a similar de-stinker) or (2) Hope the astronomers who claim a mini-ice age is arriving due to very low solar activity are correct. I hope the astronomers are way off. I love the tropical and near tropical vegetation in my yard and around Houston. Edited July 1, 2017 by Twinsanity02 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 They built Wildcat golf course on top of the old Holmes rd. dump. I'm sure at some point they'll design something for Mt. Trash. We were at the Hilton Americas the other day and you can really see it very clearly from that location. Its amazing how tall it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, bobruss said: They built Wildcat golf course on top of the old Holmes rd. dump. I'm sure at some point they'll design something for Mt. Trash. We were at the Hilton Americas the other day and you can really see it very clearly from that location. Its amazing how tall it is. I remember seeing it just barely from the ramp from US 59 N to I-10W and the 9th floor of the M&M/UHD building back when I was an undergrad student at UHD from 2005 to 2009. I'm back at UHD as a grad student now and can easily see it from the ramp. It's amazing what 8-12 years of additional garbage can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Who said we didn't have hills? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 1 hour ago, JLWM8609 said: I remember seeing it just barely from the ramp from US 59 N to I-10W and the 9th floor of the M&M/UHD building back when I was an undergrad student at UHD from 2005 to 2009. I'm back at UHD as a grad student now and can easily see it from the ramp. It's amazing what 8-12 years of additional garbage can do. It is also amazingly smelly. I drove up there once out of curiosity. Never will do that again. The stink molecules were trapped in my nasal epithelia for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 9 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said: It is also amazingly smelly. I drove up there once out of curiosity. Never will do that again. The stink molecules were trapped in my nasal epithelia for hours. I thought the stink of the landfill out in Pearland near Shadow Creek Ranch was bad, but I doubt it's as large as the landfill out on Beaumont Hwy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2017 Found on Reddit. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 From today's bicycle ride. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 8/31/2017 at 9:13 PM, hindesky said: From today's bicycle ride. I wonder if/how badly the area of Midway's bayou development (former KBR) flooded and how that will affect their plans there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzi33 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I didn't see any flooding in the Midway Development area (which is now labeled as East River development). The bayou thankfully held up and was able to absorb most of the rain without flooding in that area. My question is whether the city of Houston will step in and force a purchase of the land in order for some creative solution of flood control for the city. Or if this pressures/forces Midway to build more green space parks in the area. I would love to be a fly on the wall in those discussion rooms. Interesting times ahead for Htown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 From reddit- haris300, a car shoot from atop the HCC Midtown parking garage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, hindesky said: More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth I can't believe I'm saying this but Pennzoil looked so out of place 45 (45 . . . almost half a century!!) years ago, and not nearly as pretty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The Western Union building can be seen at the base of Pennzoil in the '70s photo. This is the building that is finally being demolished after spending 35 years walled off in the BOA (Republic Bank) banking hall. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 hours ago, hindesky said: More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth Hope Google is working on an update 1 hour ago, dbigtex56 said: The Western Union building can be seen at the base of Pennzoil in the '70s photo. This is the building that is finally being demolished after spending 35 years walled off in the BOA (Republic Bank) banking hall. No demo occurring for the Western Union Building, its being restored back to use. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 There's more buildings in the "modern" shot, but I'm a bit surprised how relatively-filled out downtown Houston was in the 1970s and how few relatively few buildings have been demolished, with the only really noticeable ones are the ones at the bottom of the picture, north of Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 What is the building just south of Bayou Place, where the Hobby center is now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, cspwal said: What is the building just south of Bayou Place, where the Hobby center is now? Should be the Sam Houston Coliseum and the Houston Music Hall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, IronTiger said: Should be the Sam Houston Coliseum and the Houston Music Hall. And of course HAIF has a topic for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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