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similar topic thread here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27754-houston-annexation/

The headline on Swamplot reads: What Houston’s New Phillips 66 Global HQ Might Look LikeThis might not be the final design.

No. 6: Houston, TexasNeighborhood: Sunnyside http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tx/houston/scott-wilmington/

Architect, developers reveal site design for Energy Tower 219,582 square-foot site to feature tower, convention area, park Related Video -- http://youtu.be/H75mYDI7-lw Source : http://www.mywesttexas.com/top_stories/article_215a998c-9db4-11e2-9b47-001a4bcf887a.html Impressive video. An ambitious project for the big little city.

Midland may be small, but it breathes oil. EOG Resources is building a facility near the Scharbauer Sports Complex and spokeswoman K Leonard said the company has increased its full-time employee base by about 20 percent in the last year. EOG also runs a training program out of Midland that rotates 12 to 15 people through the Tall City every 20 weeks. Chevron announced it will spend $100 million on a campus west of the Scharbauer Sports Complex, while Pioneer will continue hiring and is building its new facility in front of ClayDesta. Fasken Oil & Ranch is building a 60,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in northwest Midland with intentions to create a whole planned community that will include housing, retail and additional office space, said Norbert Dickman, general manager. Source: Mywesttexas.com

Great Illustration of Houston's annexation history. If not for the controversial Kingwood annexation, I'm sure the city annexation footprint would be much larger. http://youtu.be/445Z1Dc5-Rw

More facts and figures for the tower Height Tip - 869.30 feet (265 meters) Roof - 836.62 feet (255 meters) Top floor - 810 feet (247 meters) Observatory/Rooftop Terrace - 826.77 feet (252 meters) Technical details Site Area - 219,582 square feet (20,400 square meters) Floor Count - 53 above ground (+1 underground retail +5 basement floors) Total Tower - Floor Area 990,275.79 square feet (92,000 square meters) Total Constructed Area - 2,281,939.88 square feet (212,000 square meters) Elevators - 27 Source: Mywesttexas.com - By the Numbers: Energy Tower at City Center Edit - Added the source

http://vimeo.com/26702539 At the 1:05 mark in this video, the courthouse appears on the left. The courthouse is the building with the pillars. This will be the location of the new office tower

Link to some photos of Midland http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/629-midland/?p=180092 Downtown Midland is not the only business district. A few miles north of downtown is Claydesta. Claydesta is home to several midrise buildings. http://www.midlandtxedc.com/professional-business-services

For those wondering, here is the location of the park

Quite impressive. Houston has quite an economic impact. 2. Houston, Texas Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 
$80.6 billion | Mexico, Canada, China | Chemicals, Petroleum and Coal Products, Machinery http://globaltrademag.com/2012/07/30/top-50-cities-for-global-trade/ The top 5: 1. New York 2. Houston 3. Los Angeles 4. Detroit 5. Miami I thought Boston and Chicago would have had a greater impact. I was quite surprised by El Paso.

Thanks for posting this.

Within walking distance of the rail line: 1. Minute Maid Park 2. Toyota Center 3. Museum District - Numerous museums. You could count each one individually. 4. Reliant Stadium (Reliant Park) 5. Hermann Park 6. Houston Zoo 7. Theater District 8. House of Blues 9. Downtown - For the architectural enthusiast 10. The Aquarium These are the destinations, for me, that immediatly came to mind.

Fantastic set of photos.

Great set of photos. I'll have to make my way to London one of these days.

I wasn't around when Shakey's was in Houston, but not too long ago I did visit a Shakey's in Osaka, Japan. They still offer rojos.

It's even at 140. A tie is fine with me. Congrats on your picks throughout the season.

I'll end the mystery. Ibuprofen = Elecpharm.

This was an all day affair. Enjoyed the photo adventure.

I'm not exactly sure why this strip center is receiving such attention. It looks no different than any other strip center. I've not seen it in person, but based on the image provided, I'm not impressed. Using "elegant" and "landmark" to desribe this center is misleading.

A bold design that screams, "look at me!" This "bizarre" building would make a nice museum - something along the lines of contemporary arts. Imagine this gracing the downtown skyline as the new headquarters of the Houston Ballet. This seems to fall into the "suitably spectacular" category. Velvet? Shasta?

House of Blues Houston by Gensler

I'm guessing no chance for parole with that type of sentence.

No problems here. Maybe your computer is downloading updates. That sometimes seems to slow my computer down a bit.