lockmat Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 here is a video by the chronicle on it...http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/b...bctid1545122268 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 This thing is progressing, but it still just looks like a bunch of scaffolding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 They brought a dumpster on site and the model is gone now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maq Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 This is now a $50m museum, rather than the $30m - $40m previously reported.Hopefully no construction delays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 This is now a $50m museum, rather than the $30m - $40m previously reported.Hopefully no construction delays.I think construction has to actually start before there can be delays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I'm not sure renderings on slides 5 and 6 have been widely circulatedhttp://www.asiasociety.org/resources/texas_center/index.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernicke Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Anyone else think this thing is boring? Kind of disappointing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) Anyone else think this thing is boring? Kind of disappointing.I do not. The 3 rooftop gardens (2 habitable and 1 with a reflecting pond) with blinder walls will be interesting to say the very least. This is a quality 100 year building, built to exacting (1/64") standards, and the amount of effort it takes to get projects like this built is a war of attrition for architects. How many buildings in Houston of recent can you say that about?Edit: 54' x 128' reflecting pool Edited May 12, 2009 by infinite_jim 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I do not. The 3 rooftop gardens (2 habitable and 1 with a reflecting pond) with blinder walls will be interesting to say the very least. This is a quality 100 year building, built to exacting (1/64") standards, and the amount of effort it takes to get projects like this built is a war of attrition for architects. How many buildings in Houston of recent can you say that about?Considering it's still just a plot of grass, it's pretty boring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 So what's going on with it? I just drove by the lot yesterday and noticed the sign said groundbreaking spring 2008. They built some sort of temporary test structures and then tore the, down last summer. So when will the actual construction start? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 During a lecture at UH, they stated that they may have issues with financing at the moment (as usual), but they still are trying to push forward with it. Or something like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Asia House will break ground in autumn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Another 6 months at least. Damn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Found these. I didn't see them in the thread: They also have a new website: http://www.asiasociety.org/centers/texas/about-asia-society-texas-center 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 There is something going on in this lot. Not sure if it's related. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 More than five years after announcing it, the Asia Society Texas Center will break ground on a headquarters-gallery and performance hall in December.The project was announced in 2004, but it was delayed after the Asia Society put it out for bid in 2008.“It was not a good time in terms of prices,” said Martha Blackwelder, executive director of the Asia Society Texas Center. “Steel and concrete were at their highest.”http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/sarnoff/6742506.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I walked through the hood yesterday and it looks like they have started construction! Maybe we should move this to "going up". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I am starting a thread here in "Going Up" because I am pretty sure we don't have a thread for this project in here yet. I walked by the site last night and there was a fence around the lot, and construction trailers and signs all around. I'm glad it seems that they are finally getting started with this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Note merged Asia House topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I am starting a thread here in "Going Up" because I am pretty sure we don't have a thread for this project in here yet. I walked by the site last night and there was a fence around the lot, and construction trailers and signs all around. I'm glad it seems that they are finally getting started with this!Yes, it is definitely going up.They have already dug much of the foundation and a mobile crane is on site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porTENT Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) Good news, indeed. I was at my dr.'s office, looking out the window, and I noticed the crane over there. I did not know this was the site for Asia House, but I am extremely delighted that it is underway. Of course, I find out what is going on over there on HAIF. Cool. Edited March 12, 2010 by houstonfella 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
names Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Those geothermal drills/impacters on the parking lot side look pretty cool. It's also kinda Houston serendipity that they have 4/5 of a block, makes for some interesting boundary conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I took this as I biked by today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Any idea as to expected completion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Sign says early 2012, wouldn't seem to take another 1&1/2 years so maybe they are under-promising and over-delivering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Also, they appear to have added another floor or at least expanded the top floor since the last rendering..., the bigger the better! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 New article on it here:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7290480.htmlhttp://asiasociety.org/blog/reasia/houston-building-rises-along-expectationsGroundbreaking for the Texas Center took place in May 2008 and the building's soft opening is scheduled for October 2011, to be followed by a grand opening the next spring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I was surprised that its been so long since there have been any updates posted on the Asia House. I happened to drive by yesterday and was amazed by the progress. I've heard of a spring 2012 opening, but much of the structure is already complete. If anyone in the area can upload a few current photos (I did not have a camera on me), I think HAIFers would be excited to see an update.This building will become an architectural landmark in the city. And in a great location that continues to get better. Now if only we could build a few new restaurants in the museum district..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I'll try to snap a couple pics this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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