bobruss Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 James Turrell would do something very interesting, but since we already have three spaces that are accessible to the public I would like to see them commission Mineko Grimmer to do something reminiscent of her piece that was on display at the Menil from September 2001 to February 2002. It featured water dripping from frozen ice and rock stalactite shapes into pools of water with brass rods strung above the water and below the melting Rocky icicles. They would make chimes as the rocks fell from the frozen icicles and the lights that shown on the water reflected onto the walls creating beautiful patterns as the ripples moved. this to me would be the perfect kind of meditative piece Featuring water since that is what this space was built for. Holding water. I hope some of you will remember the exhibit or understand what I'm trying to explain. It was a great exhibit and had an incredible audience. I always thought the piece should maybe move into the old Byzantine chapel under the black box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Found it at www.swampolt.com/new-buffalo-bayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 It is called the Tolerance Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sorry working may get caught. Click the search tab and scroll down. Very nice design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 The Tolerance Bridge was simplified and became the Rosemont Bridge. It has already been built. I was hoping someone was moving forward on some kind of bridge across Allen Parkway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Me too. Still bummed that dudes 30 story towers connected to buffalo bayou park by bridge over Allen Parkway didn't get approved by the city.. Ufh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Trudy Smith spokesperson for Buffalo Bayou spoke at Neartown (great presentation) related that the Brown Foundation will be funding the conversion of the 1927 Houston Waterworks underground cistern ( cathedral?) into an art space. This is great news, but let's avoid the cathedral metaphor at all costs. It is terribly overused, and I say that as a big fan of cathedrals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Lost Lake Buffalo Bayou Park by marclongoria, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Lost Lake Buffalo Bayou Park by marclongoria, on Flickr Gorgeous day and gorgeous pictures Triton. Thanks for the great updates. Props! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 There's a large hole being dug at the bend in the bayou between the HPD memorial and the skate park, on the south side of Memorial Drive. Any idea what is? (I apologize in advance, I know, this post is worthless w/o pics. . .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Really happy to see the bayou revitlaion been taking serious..I really hope the plans for the east end come to pass..if done like they propose it could make the san Antonio river walk look like a cute little ditch...if it comes out like they plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithiumaneurysm Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Really happy to see the bayou revitlaion been taking serious..I really hope the plans for the east end come to pass..if done like they propose it could make the san Antonio river walk look like a cute little ditch...if it comes out like they plan I agree, this project really needs to focus on Downtown and the East End after the completion of the western stretch. A revitalization of the bayou through Downtown could revolutionize the district. There's so much empty and underutilized space that has the potential to become an urban oasis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 There are plans for the east end i saw a while back where they intend to do more to the east end up to the ship channel this includes a symphony island I will try to dig in my files see if i can locate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 here is the link for the east end side of down town all the way to the ship channel is proposals but if they do come to be true it will be amazing. http://www.buffalobayou.org/pdf/East_Sector.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Really happy to see the bayou revitlaion been taking serious..I really hope the plans for the east end come to pass..if done like they propose it could make the san Antonio river walk look like a cute little ditch...if it comes out like they planHave you seen the riverwalk recently it's quite nice after the expansion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Have you seen the riverwalk recently it's quite nice after the expansion been a few years, not to say the river walk is not nice but to say the east end proposal has the potential to dwarf it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 been a few years, not to say the river walk is not nice but to say the east end proposal has the potential to dwarf itThe riverwalk is 10 miles long now with bike paths along the sides. It was a long project done by the use army core of engineers with habitat restoration. Absolutely beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Those renderings for the East are absolutely amazing I truly hope they can move forward with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 It's too bad those renderings are 12 years old. I really wonder what the current plan is. Hopefully they haven't changed things! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 ]I snapped this photo of the Sunset Coffee building today. It is coming along quite nicely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 ]I snapped this photo of the Sunset Coffee building today. It is coming along quite nicely. International Coffee House October 2014.jpg It's actually been somewhat slow: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/1299-sunset-coffee-building-allens-landing/?p=468388 I haven't provided an update to that thread because there hasn't been any major visible changes as of yet. Maybe a few dirt mounds moved around in the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 It's actually been somewhat slow: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/1299-sunset-coffee-building-allens-landing/?p=468388 I haven't provided an update to that thread because there hasn't been any major visible changes as of yet. Maybe a few dirt mounds moved around in the front. Your photo's perspective makes me wonder how they would develop the Commerce Promenade. The buildings on the other side of Fannin and San Jacinto come right out to the waters edge. If they were to continue with that part of the project, would it require those buildings to be leveled, or would they build out the bulkhead to go around them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Your photo's perspective makes me wonder how they would develop the Commerce Promenade. The buildings on the other side of Fannin and San Jacinto come right out to the waters edge. If they were to continue with that part of the project, would it require those buildings to be leveled, or would they build out the bulkhead to go around them?Yeah those jail administration(?) facilities on this side of the bayou would have to be torn down to build the Commerce Promenade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Yeah those jail administration(?) facilities on this side of the bayou would have to be torn down to build the Commerce Promenade In that case, they would have to go through the land acquisition process, so I wouldn't expect this to happen anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Picture from Allen Parkway near Sawyer.... That's a volleyball court on the right.... Edited October 18, 2014 by HoustonMidtown 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Game on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I read somewhere that the Energy Corridor wants to develop their portion of the bayou (Terry Hershey park) into a "waterfront park". Does anyone have any info on this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I ride these trails almost every weekend and love them but I wonder if the contractors building them will also repair the damage their heavy equipment does to the cement trails? There are probably 3 or 4 dozen spots where this equipment cratered the trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I read somewhere that the Energy Corridor wants to develop their portion of the bayou (Terry Hershey park) into a "waterfront park".Does anyone have any info on this? Not sure what that means, but it sounds like a terrible idea. Doing something with George Bush Park might make sense though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Agree with Texasota. I like Terry Hershey the way she is. But George Bush has a lot of room for improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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