lockmat Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Have these parking garage elevations been posted?http://www.architecturalwire.com/PDF/Elevations_-_Alternate_Option-lowres.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 drove around campus yesterday, the parking garage is looking pretty complete, paint on stiarwells, etc.the retail space isn't completed yet, but it's got the partition walls all in place.the dining hall is moving really fast too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Have these parking garage elevations been posted?http://www.architect...tion-lowres.pdfThese were not the plans that the school went with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 They now have the posts in the ground for the neighborhood wall barrers And it looks like the base of street lights have already been installed. I can't wait for those rails to get in the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Looks like they decided to keep the stadium at the same location after all. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Great News! Keeping the stadium at the Robertson site helps more with revitalizing the area between U of H and TSU. The area closer to I-45 would have more visibility but the manicured grass fields are currently not the rundown eyesore that the Wheeler/Scott intersection is.The new football stadium, Hofheinz's renovation, Metro's light rail and accompanying street reconstruction (somebody please reconstruct Cullen as well!), the new Cougar Place (Sophmore) and new Freshmen dorms on Wheeler, and the West Dining Hall will all be great improvements to the area and give it a "newer" feel within a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 They've moved some of the rails over to where they are going in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Great News! Keeping the stadium at the Robertson site helps more with revitalizing the area between U of H and TSU. The area closer to I-45 would have more visibility but the manicured grass fields are currently not the rundown eyesore that the Wheeler/Scott intersection is.The new football stadium, Hofheinz's renovation, Metro's light rail and accompanying street reconstruction (somebody please reconstruct Cullen as well!), the new Cougar Place (Sophmore) and new Freshmen dorms on Wheeler, and the West Dining Hall will all be great improvements to the area and give it a "newer" feel within a couple of years.Elgin too, between Scott and 45 Elgin is in really bad shape. Of course, traveling up Lockwood on the other side isn't in great shape either, but baby steps are good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Rails are being set in place: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Nice, I can't wait to see this tomorrow for myself They have also added trees along the median on wheeler near Calhoun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 The University of Houston is having a groundbreaking ceremony April 26th from 7am-noon for the University Center renovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 They should build an observation tower (akin to the Space Needle or Tower of the Americas) on campus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbha Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Nothing really new here, but this article from the Daily Cougar nicely sums up the development of the new dorms on campus.http://thedailycougar.com/2012/04/16/double-vision-dorms/They should build an observation tower (akin to the Space Needle or Tower of the Americas) on campus.One early plan for the business school area included a clock tower. Nothing as tall as you're suggesting, though - and I'm not even sure if it included public access to the top. Regardless, it's my understanding that it's dead.I'd settle for an observation tower in Houston, period. After 9/11, most office building observation decks severely limited their access. I'm not exactly sure how preventing tourists and the like from visiting observation decks prevents crazed people from destroying buildings with planes, but... hey, whatever it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but I read in the Daily Cougar last week that lot 1A (the surface lot across from Moody Tower and next to the first garage) will have a garage built on it that is planned to open either Summer or Fall 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I sure will miss that parking lot. Lotta make out sessions in the back of my old car there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 This is great news for the University of Houston in my opinion and deserves a mention even though it isn't architecture related. Myself and a bunch from the Youth for Ron Paul have worked hard trying to get him to come and he will be there next Friday. It is absolutely FREE so come out and hear what all the fuss is about. Bring as many or as few of people as you'd like. It will be a good time for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 (edited) So you're the fools who've been plastering the campus with Ron Paul posters taped to the 2nd and 3rd story windows of buildings?Also, here's the article that mentioned the additional parking garage on lot 1A:http://thedailycouga...spaces-by-4000/ Edited April 20, 2012 by Golyadkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 (edited) I think those were monkeys who put up those signs. Youth for Ron Paul @ UofH wasn't part of that brigade.Nice to hear about lot 1A. It needed a parking garage or a repaving. Should look nice alongside the light rail. Edited April 20, 2012 by fatesdisastr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Damn it. Well, I park in that parking lot for dinner at the cafeteria... guess I'll have to find another space. Glad to hear they are building more garages though Edited April 21, 2012 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Youth for [insert name here.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I don't know why Woolie but that thing in the background reminded me of those slap sticky hands as a kid. Loved those things too much.So I'd say, "Youth for the Protection of Slap Stick Hands via the 2nd Amendment" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Not sure if anyone goes into Melcher aka Bauer here on campus, but if you do, have you noticed these wretched shelves they installed this week and last week above the urinals? This has to be one of the most poorly placed shelves I have seen in a long time. Nothing like a shelf that sticks out further than the urinal. Not only that but it is right in your face and I have yet to see anyone use it. You literally have to lean your head back if you want to use it. Sorry, I had to rant and vent somewhere. I hope they take these things down asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbha Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 UH has released a flash-based slideshow showing exterior shots of the UC renovation, for which groundbreaking occurred this morning.http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucaf/sets/72157629642983733/show/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 As someone who works full-time at UofH, it's really exciting to see so much activity. You can tell how much the new dorms contribute to campus. Now we really need to recruit some more area retail. More bars, an off-campus bookstore with amenities (we lost the College Store, but I'm thinking more like a full-service Barnes and Noble with coffee and lounge area), and late night places to hang out. Retail would be really great if you place it near Elgin and Scott. That will be the eventual meeting of the two rail lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Now we really need to recruit some more area retail. More bars, an off-campus bookstore with amenities (we lost the College Store, but I'm thinking more like a full-service Barnes and Noble with coffee and lounge area), and late night places to hang out.In an age where students understand and can use the internet to source their books, how relevant is a B&N? Isn't that just for old people and dullards, like Blockbuster has become? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Not necessarily. I'm thinking more like a college hang-out place than a bookstore. Coffee houses, etc.UofH might actually meet its goal of having all Freshman on campus by 2014. Once that class goes through, it's going to be a very different university. The culture is changing rapidly from its commuter-college ways. But we're still hurt by the severe lack of area retail. Edited April 27, 2012 by totheskies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) I was thinking more along the lines of a head shop, sex store, night club/dive coffee bar, bike repair shop, check cashing/gold buying store, pawn shop, and fast foodie. College stuff. Edited April 27, 2012 by infinite_jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Actually a B&N would be awesome. I know I myself and a bunch of my friends would go there. A quiet environment to study and a good hang out place to get coffee especially since all the Starbucks seem to close early here.. good way to find other types of books as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 UH has released a flash-based slideshow showing exterior shots of the UC renovation, for which groundbreaking occurred this morning. When is this renovation expeced to be completed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Actually a B&N would be awesome. I know I myself and a bunch of my friends would go there. A quiet environment to study and a good hang out place to get coffee especially since all the Starbucks seem to close early here.. good way to find other types of books as well. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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