arche_757

all i know is that in my neighborhood (montrose), if that sign goes up, a month later a little old house with character and a yard is replaced by a quickly & poorly made townhome with no room to spare and nowhere to park.

I think that just about sums it up

Overall Im dissapointed that this wasnt more of a urban design statement for Target - which I think of as a more progressive company than WAL-MART, but its clear that Target takes little time or money to really examine the issue of urban planning and true pedestrian "walk-able" shopping areas. But then they arent totally to blame are they? Its the developer who should be stopped or cautioned about doing this - as planned.

Clearly their idea of a pedestrian shopping center is one that allows people to walk from car to shop, then to car again, then move car, then go from car to another shop.

No point in walking when you can park 400 feet from the door. Then walk 400 feet back to your car, then drive 200 feet to a shady/"closer" place - by the next shop - and then walk 200 feet to the shop...... then get back in your car...... then park...... then.... park.... then.....

If Block 256 is a supertall (whatever...) then thats not the one Im refering to.

There is another one, unless its the P. Johnson and Burgee book? could have been

but the 1976-1986 sounds convincing!

You're... back?

Where the heck've you been for two years?

There's light rail on main street now.

Yep - as to the old rendering being better - its true, granted they dont have that much detail on the new one, but hopefully its a work in progress.

Wow the old render is 100010201230 times better than the "new render"

Looks like they forgot to add details to their VIZ/3DSMAX renders like, textures/real glass.....ect....ect....

just nit picking

But this would be great for downtown development.

When I say good building - I meant grand....

Im not sure the structure could be changed enough to accomodate the trains and other vehicles needed to actually quailify as Multi-model.

Downtown would be the most logical choice as most comming into Houston would be comming from the north and west, not south (unless you count Shrimpers )

Hardy rail yards would be a good place for it. And would help generate growth in an area much closer to the city core, and bring money and people into a place built for it, not a "new town"/"new town center"...whatever

A multi-model transit center amidst a parking lot, crapy apartments, and dare I say it ASTROWORLD, wuh hooo!!!

A good building for a multi-model station, but bad location. Even though they plan on building a urban center at the end of the red line... which I think is a bad idea, since those people who would live there would more than likely want to live in either Mid-town or downtown. Come on people fill in the donut!

But in Houston, we build new things instead of use what we already have...

which basically negates my notion on the STRO-DOME, but I think it would make a great- Football stadium.

Opps, we just built a new one, hmm... strange how you never hear about, Minute Maid Park, PNC Park, or Saefco Field like you hear about Yankee Stadium, Fenway, Wrigly and Soldier Field (before it was rapped). Guess if you never stay in a place long enough there isnt ever a history.

Well she may have been right about the Empire State Building being built by slave labor - at the time the pay was good but 32 deaths!!!!!!!! Come-on, just to be the tallest in the world another year!!!! The Chrysler Building , was constructed in about 2 years and I believe no one was killed either. Still the most beautiful Art Deco Building anywhere, still the most beautifull skyscraper anywhere.......

I was flipping through a KPF book @ Half-Price Books, and it had one building proposed and designed by KPF but never built in the mid 1980's. Being KPF the design was quite nice (if my memory serves me right) had a resemblance to 311 South Wracker in Chicago.

Cant remember the name though... since we were on the topic.

The only decent Supertalls of late are the Petronas Towers.

Cesar Pelli really did well on those, but nothing can compare to the grace and style of New Yorks: Chrysler, 40 Wall Street, and (crapy old) Empire State. The late 1920's were and still are the glory days of the highrise. I only hope that modern designs can age well....

which brings up another topic

Citykid - I was a member of this forum shortly after it was formed! I stopped checking out posts about 2 years ago, and then decided I would see what everyone was up to.

I was only kidding - but it seems people here know a lot more than just about anywhere else. I assume some of you either work for architectural firms, or developers, or the CITY and get information like this long before others.

How the hell do you guys find this stuff?????

How the hell do you guys find this stuff?????

Ive looked up many of these projects and have yet to find pictures for them - certainly all of you cant work for these developers and the architects involved?

You know it would be "cool" if Houston had a supertall 'sky-rise' but to be honest Id rather have about 3-4 30-40 floor buildings that look nice than an overgrown monolith poking out of the urban core. In theory they look nice but when built they look bad!!!!

Just look at the Sears Tower - a monster in a sea of beautiful buildings - its so bad It makes the skyline sick!

Just my opinion - hope there arent any Chicagoins offended by my post, but if there are - they need only to look at our new courthouse and they will rejoice nothing in there town looks that bad.

Hello Everyone - long time no post....

Hmmm, where do I begin....

Im not very impressed with this design, it seems fake (Learning From Las Vegas)? while also being overly pretentious - even for "River Oaks"

Personally Id like to see more projects like the conversion of the old Days Inn (downtown), that carry a far more modern ring to it than these two monstrosities. Although at this time what Houston needs are more 6-10 floor mid-rises to fill in the urban landscape and help re-invigerate the inner city communities by providing both a place to live and a place to shop (that is if the developers are as street consious as POST).

ps - I appologize for my bad spelling