nyc_tex

The UH AD is currently working on plans for expansion, upgrades and endzone facility. The current preliminary designs of the endzone facility and endzone stands increase capacity just shy of 40k, as I recall. If this materializes and the program continues to progress back to its original stature, an additional upper deck may be added likely on the west side. That would take it to mid to high 40's. That size would be plenty to have larger programs play at home rather than going to Reliant once a year.

The stadium needs an upgrade and expansion. But I don't think it looks too bad.

What's so "dated" about Robertson? Sure, it needs further renovation and upgrades, but it's younger than many sports stadiums all over the country. Maybe they also need to raze Wrigley, given its age, as well

What they really need to do is build a classroom underneath, so they can get millions from the state to build the expansion. That ruse certainly worked in Austin.

Yep, any freeway with an extensive elevated component is usually unpopular to both residents and commercial interests and is also very expensive, so it is usually just unrealistic.

Commuter rail is an imperative.

Whoa... deep!

Sure, as much as the shallow end is deep.....

sorry

I love it when some claim others are perceptually skewed, while the same social forces apparently don't apply to them.

Hyper reflexivity is great....everyone is at the center and periphery of the panopticon....

As Houston is such an dismal place for architecture, I'm very surprised HAIF was ever created in the first place. Maybe I'm completely missing the point of this website, this isn't an architecture forum at all - it's more like a complaint desk to nowhere.

Not only is the architecture in Houston a complete waste of building materials, but there isn't even any hope for any good architecture in the future. As architecture enthusiast, how can you guys sleep at night? It must be unending torture living in Houston. That must be why this site is run from Chicago.

My favorite piece of architecture in Chicago is Wrigley. I've been told the've expanded the number of restrooms in the place, provided it has been the busiest place in the building for the last 99 years. Too bad the architecture hasn't translated to the on field performance of the team. Cabrito anyone?

There's bad architecture everywhere. Chicago is no exception....wannabee NYC.

Ho hum. The renderings are just so boring and repetitive. Typical cookie cutter urbanism...

...and does it strike anyone as odd that the "West Dallas Market" would be off of W. Dallas Street, but just down the road from the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve? Some cities have little ethnic enclaves, for instance how we've got a Chinatown. Are we getting a "Little Dallas" neighborhood?

As opposed to what? An esoteric, idiosyncratic postmodern pastiche like the rest of the city?

I guess my part of Park Slope Brooklyn is really called 7th Street, because the deli on the corner is called the 7th Street deli.....

The First Colony developers have a history of saving their most precious lots for something grand. Remember that the tract that Sugar Land Town Square is currently on sat empty for 25 years as development surrounded it. Then they decided to build an urban Town Square.

The lot closest to Hwy 6 is reserved for a high rise condo, the tallest building in Fort Bend County. The lot across from Starbucks and the actual "Town Square" is most likely being saved for a big name, significant tenant once the rest of the spots have filled in.

The actual town center is now gone. It was in Sugar Land, not in First Colony. Does no one else see the ironies in "creating" fake town centers, especially when you kill off the original, authentic ones such as Sugar Land?

Simulacra town centers comprised of chain stores and franchises. The "town center" looks no different in Sugar Land from the newly corporately sponsed town center in Disneyland or Virginia.....

Further proof the proprietor is no longer the backbone of this country.

I was very much talking about property around the university.

In that case, I should ask UH if the university has any plans, as of now, to expand its size.

Apparently I did misinterpret your statement, my apologies, Vicman.

UH is landlocked as others mentioned and is attempting to use New Urbanism to reconstitute the campus and use land in an efficient but community-oriented way.

Why should UH leave the "taxpayers alone".....given the state has historically imposed a unequal system of distributing funds to universities.....UT and A&M have hogged taxpayer funds for over a hundred years.

I'm surprised UH along with TT and other universities haven't filed a class action against the state for a discrimination of fund allocations. Now, as the most cumbersome and outdated state constitution in the country, the Texas constitution has a built in form of discrimination against all other state colleges and universities (i.e. PUF). And once again, these two colleges and their alumni do their best to continue this tradition.

Pathetically egocentric and myopic, given their interests are not on the residents of Texas and Texas as a whole, but the prestige of their own school at the expense of others.

Looks like a great building....keep it going UH. With the addition of the University rail line and other major improvements including a substantial housing increase, UH is making a serious statement as to its direction in the upcoming century.

Gov. Rick Perry an A&M grad

Well, he has certainly used his personal academic allegiances in tandom with those of his political cronies, to deny UH substantial Tier I funding in recent years. Why would he suddenly cease with his bias MO?

Too bad what they want is not what's best for the city of Houston and the state of Texas as a whole, but rather the continued academic hegemony of UT and A&M. It's unfortunate racial and class prejudices still continue today.

So, look for any actions of Perry to work for and to the disadvantage of UH or TSU.

B Daltons is owned by B&N (has for a long time now) and so is Bookstop...days of the independent bookstore are long gone...

Ok I'll admit I really want to run for govenor.

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Well...on the bright side, you wouldn't be any worse or less visionary than the last two...