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  1. Montrose1100
    Not boring, and looks about >22 floors.
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    I would much rather see banana phone, bubba the roach, the Ft. bend music piano, and tin rooster tower of terror than a giant cross.
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    Agreeing with most posters about the BotSWT block. That would absolutely bring the skyline together (along with Chevron's tower). If one was built on the east side the southern view would be awesome as it is the most dense view.
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    Wacky and Tacky. As most of the swamplot comments are - I agree they should have planted trees. This sculpture would have fit nicely along Buffalo Bayou or Montrose Blvd.
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    It reminds me of the little packets hotel soaps come in.
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    I thought about the unwelcoming part, like the first one seemed like a knee-jerk reaction when there were plans for a mosque near ground zero. A quick claiming of territory. Maybe I'm over analyzing it.
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    I spoke to a bar tender at the eagle about 3 weeks ago and he told me they were going to remodel the inside. I asked specifically about the split level bathrooms and he laughed but not disclose if that would be fixed.
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    I think this is evidence of my stupidity. I seriously pondered all day what that was in your window reflection. Center Console? Futuristic mirror adjustment/window buttons? Expensive garage button? Then I realized this is your windshield and not driver side window. Radar Detector... Edit: Anyways, thanks for the picture.
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    I do agree that Power lines are going to be Houston's 2nd biggest issue to tackle (other than the T word). My issue is not that it's a cross, or a religious symbol, but just the sheer size of them. Like the Giant American Flag district (both sides of I-10 in Memorial City). Seems very rural and un-city like to me. But I guess so are the dealerships that fly them.
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    A shame that they didn't combine this with their latest tower. But Perhaps it's better The Woodlands doesn't have such a tall building as it might not work so well with the mid and low rises.
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    http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/6-story-cross-and-water-wall-going-up-at-major-5373640.php St. Joseph's Professional Building Downtown, that giant cross on the west side of Beltway 8 & I-45 South, these super crosses seem to be sprouting up left and right. I'm all for Christian Churches displaying the Cross, but these giant in your face ones are a bit obnoxious. Almost like the towering 6 story McDonald's signs found in rural towns along the interstate. Not bashing Christianity or Religion, just the fact that they are displaying giant eye sores on the landscape. Edit: I have to say, this First Baptist is the most tasteful out of all of them.
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    I would rather see a garden gifted to us by another city. Perhaps one reflecting a different sister city (like the Japanese Garden already in Hermann Park), but maybe by Tampico, Leipzig, Istanbul, Huevla, Taipei or Shenzen. Seeing as some of the other sister cities have similar climates it would be cool to see a proposal with their local topography.
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    If I could teleport the Shard to Houston, it would be in Midtown, very close to 59.
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    I think the Shard works perfectly with London. It is surrounded by not-so attractive buildings (guy's hospital). So this soaring shard of bright blue glass stands out literally like a shard of beautiful glass in a pile of dirt. It works well being solely the tallest structure around. If it was surrounded by buildings with a similar facade/height, it would immediately lose it's dominating beauty.
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    The only reason someone would put greenery on a roof top in Houston would be a new build and help with running costs. Being "Green" isn't about saving the planet, it about lowering costs on cooling systems etc. As for sporting courts it has to be on rooftops in cities as dense as Tokyo. Here it would be a novelty. I do like the notion of using all space available, and maybe one day our developers will find a way to execute this (top golf on Green Street), to maximize traffic and revenue. If the city did have an incentive it might push the developers in the right direction. Isn't Parker trying to show the world how "green" we are?
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    Call me crazy but i'd much prefer Tencent Coastal Tower.
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    The rendering doesn't look like the highest quality, I'm sure it was a lot easier to copy & paste. My first thought was flora. It's better than a solid wall.
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    Conan is as funny and entertaining as a table. I tried watching his show and didn't smile once. I'm not saying that because he bashed Houston, but jealousy is a stinky cologne. Fit a Dallas show like a glove.
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    Wearing a suit and no smart phone?
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    Complicated is an understatement! I began running scenarios in my head and immediately got a headache. But Post Oak Blvd. would have to connect as it is a much easier route to the Galleria (and home for me... sometimes), than taking Westheimer directly.
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    http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/14547-deyaar-post-oak-80-stories-maybe/ http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/02/18/story1.html?page=all Lockmat posted a link on the first page of the Houston Potential thread. it doesn't work anymore. If my memory serves me correctly, it had some white brace around it, going taller than the office space. Edit: Subdude beat me to it.
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    How would you re-direct the on/off traffic? Post Oak? yikes!
  23. Montrose1100
    That top picture is Houston in a nut shell.
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    I really like the letters in the building. I actually prefer this rendering over the precious one.
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    There were plans for a super tall before the recession. Deyaar? I'm not sure, I know it had Dubai connections. Maybe a revival?
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