lockmat Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Wiki says bank of the southwest tower was only planned for 82 stories. This NYT article says this would have been 500. Seems like it was more of a dream than real plan. Have we discussed this before? Sorry if we have. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/05/weekinreview/why-a-taller-skyscraper-because-it-s-not-there.html Quote: At a symposium on tall buildings last year, teams of architects and engineers discussed other hypothetical projects, such as a 210-story building in Chicago, a 500-story building covering nine blocks in downtown Houston and three 200- story towers in New York that would connect with and brace each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 That would be the Houston Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I know the bank of the southwest tower was a real competition, which I think helmut jahn won.The economy went south and the tower went away. I remember the article in fact I still have it. It was more a discussion about What it would take to buils tower that tall. I think it was more of a charette type of study if I remember. I'll need to go through my collection of old news articles about architecture I saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I know the bank of the southwest tower was a real competition, which I think helmut jahn won.The economy went south and the tower went away. I remember the article about the 500 story structure. I think I still have it. It was more a discussion about what it would take to build a tower that tall. I think it was more of a charette type of study if I remember. I'll need to go through my collection of old news articles about architecture I saved. It was never meant as a real project for Houston.I think it also discussed Frank Lloyd Wrights mile high tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Someone (probably Subdude), posted a news paper clipping of said tower in potential Houston or unbuilt Houston. It said it could be done but didn't specify if it was ever a real proposal. I think from the mid 90's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Geez...the OP article is super eerie now that Trump is the nominee. It's a 32 year old article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJac Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I don't find it creepy, I think it reminds us just how long Trump has been the assertive businessman that he still is. He may not be a people person but his business acumen and work ethics are more than well-honed at this point. What was Hillary doing in '84? Shining shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I am totally with you on that one SirJac. Trump has always had a great sense for business and financial success and he's going to inspire and motivate the country to a better economic future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 18 hours ago, SirJac said: I don't find it creepy, I think it reminds us just how long Trump has been the assertive businessman that he still is. He may not be a people person but his business acumen and work ethics are more than well-honed at this point. What was Hillary doing in '84? Shining shoes? "Creepy" is not the word I used. I don't think anything positive or negative about his placement in the article, just kind of crazy that it's a 30 year old article and he is still (moreso) very present. (And she was the first lady of Arkansas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJac Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 My bad corbs, you used the word eerie. And compared to what Hillary was doing back then, the article just accentuates how much more involved and transparent Trump has been in business affairs It all kind of makes you sit back and wonder about how much Trump really knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 6 hours ago, SirJac said: My bad corbs, you used the word eerie. And compared to what Hillary was doing back then, the article just accentuates how much more involved and transparent Trump has been in business affairs It all kind of makes you sit back and wonder about how much Trump really knows. Please keep the politics in the Politics subforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJac Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Sorry about that. I didn't realize I was drifting. Back on topic of the OP, this is the best way to get the best ideas, throw all ideas out there and see what sticks. When great minds get together, great things can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Here is a link to a SkyscraperPage topic on the Houston Tower. Scroll down for a sketch. Houston Tower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJac Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thank you for the link subdue. It may have been a hypothetical drawing, but isn't that where some of the best architectural ideas come from? Thinking outside the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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