citizen4rmptown

Looks empty, but those storefronts have soooo much potential, so this thing will look H-O-T with all the retail, restaurants, etc.

Who has leased space?

i agree wholeheartedly. An 80 storey would be nice- with a spire!

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That would be nice, tall enough that you could see it behind the foreground of towers in the "skyline district".

Also, I remember us discussing wether or not MainPlace would be visible from the "skyline district". But, i dont remember if we agreed on anything. Do does it look like it will?

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any more info on this?, and how did you find it would be nice, also.

Sweet! from Yesterday

So you saw it as well and say it was Rice University, correct?

Saw it again, and it looks like Rice, but it could've been another university. There are tons of univ. and many are just as nice as Rice, so im not sure, there wasn't something enough that made it distinguishable.

What is that round thing - a balloon?

Yes, its the Administaff Holiday Balloon. Its takes you 35 stories up in the sky.

Good progress.

I haven't seen that commercial since the day I posted that.

I saw it either yesterday or the day before. And i think it was FOX, maybe the CW.

Is the commercial online somewhere?

I searched youtube. Nothing.

Googled it, and went to the jack in the box commercials' site. Nothing.

But i only hit that site.

http://www.jackinthebox.com/commercials/

I think we've made some notable progress!

Please elaborate.

There was a thread on it.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/index.php?showtopic=20677

I've been putting it off for a month or so - all I know is that it was originally Beverly Hills. I'm new to the area so I don't know much else about the schools.

Well then I apologize for misjudging the situation.

hmmm..How long have you been putting this off for? Its been a while since Beverly Hills moved to the old Dobie HS Location, which i guess is when Morris Middle School was created in this location.

It looks like they're adding a "play area"....Thats nice for the kids.

Overall, it looks like a subtle hybrid of Discovery Green and Tranquility Park. Of course, a lot smaller, but great nevertheless.

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as you can tell, Photolitherland is back...

Great shot of the 2 main projects, too bad ES wont ever be in this view.....

Photolitherland

A proper museum would be the proper venue, I believe.

Having such a structure in the future wouldn't be a "Feel good" measure, but a proper way to be in the proper context as to why things happened the way it happened.

The Holocaust didn't just happen, there was quite a few important event that led up to that event, and as such, a museum can be a proper way to put it all together....as long as it's not politicized.

Good example with the Holocaust, but it serves as a counterexample as well to your point.

I think we can agree that the current war didn't JUST HAPPEN,the 9/11 attacks though were the most important in the "leading up" to the war. And since we are all affected more by the war, than by 9/11(for some), a memorial for this attack seems fitting, EVEN if you think this is a "feel good" measure.

If they made a memorial for Kristelnacht (i dont know, but they probably did), it would be an important one either way.

So, if you still doubt that this "feel good" measure is just that, think about what the memorial is about. That event helped lead to the war. And im sure there are more Houston ties to the war, than there is to related 9/11 attacks.

Cool, i think were getting new LEED certifications by the week.

ok, so here's a real one. Has some interesting tidbits about how our would be stadium compares to others

http://www.chron.com...oc/6781949.html

WOW! Chron Commenters actually saying they want to do something progressive in the city!!

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http://forum.skyscra...ad.php?t=164691

http://www.globest.c...y/182745-1.html

KANSAS CITY, KS-The Kansas City Wizards will break ground next week on a new soccer stadium to go up in Village West.

Don't take this the wrong way, but what was the point of posting this?

Call me a bit heartless, but I don't think a 9/11 memorial isn't very fitting condidering how small the connection it is. Name it after an someone local who did something noble or an officer that died in the line of duty. Hell, name a bench after Marvin.

It might not be a connection, but a memorial is a memorial, and wether the connection is small, it was an important event, was it not? It doesnt matter if there was a memorial in Pennsylvania or in Houston, because it was something that affected everybody. Maybe not in a big way, but i think the family or relatives who had somebody killed in Flight 93 would appreciate it.