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    He's still a Cougar. Most identify themselves with the college they did their undergrad in. Of course he supports his kids, even though they went to ATM! Do you aggies rather use TAMU or ATM? Don't want to step on anyone's toes. Is it a slight like when you guys call UT TU?
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    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4303007.html McKinney holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston and a medical degree from the UT Medical Branch in Galveston.
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    What happened to Service Corp?
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    I just drove by and its looking Big, real big! I don't like the dome on it. You can tell they designed it using CAD because its too perfect. Looks good in line drawings but from the street perspective its to shallow. Reminds me of Moe's hair cut from the 3 stooges.
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    What negative junk? Its true, if someone can post an aeral view of the building you'll see it clear as day.
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    I have a book on the proposed building from the 80's. It would have been really nice to see that built. I loved the way it was lit up, very Miami Vice.
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    One of them needs to invest in downtown instead of moving out to the burbs.
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    I seriously doubt UST has an open admissions policy. sttombiz, you're not painting UST in a very good picture. Let me guess you're a frosh?
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    I'll let you guys in on a little secret. P. Johnson played a joke on Houston, when viewed from the air, the Williams Tower with the plaza and waterwall form a very distinct phallic symbol. Burdette Keeland said this was done on purpose.
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    That's the building I'm watching go up in front of Memorial Hermann, right? Its easily the tallest building in the med center and has a pretty cool "crown" on top of it. Impressive. Could have been a bit brasher but the physical size is impressive.
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    When I was growing up my best friend lived at Parkwood. It did have a "project" feel to it. It was tiny and they had a family of 5 living there.
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    That's how I'd rank it, but the negative for me with the Woodlands is its very far from downtown.
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    First Colony is not just a master planned community, its one of the better ones in Houston. Its what zoning can do for you.
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    Check out the www.coogfun.com for some really funny stuff.
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    I think people say they are from Sugar Land because it sounds cooler.
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    Don't confuse Sugar Land the city with First Colony the master planned community. Inside First Colony, it is orderly and very well planned, outside of it is just like any other unruly suburban sprawl. First Colony is where its at.
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    I just hope they don't turn it into another crappy spanish colonial strip center with fake red tile roofs and cheapo iron detailing.
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    My wife graduated from there and its a nice small close knit University, you literally know everyone on campus. The architecture is OK, the finished mall and the Chapel look good but those damn priests must have bern hitting the wine when they apporved that ugly garage right next to the Chapel, which blocks the western sun that used to shone through the giant transparent cross on the western wall of the Chapel. Idiots! Also they should plant more oak trees and keep them trimmed. Nothing unifies an urban campus like trees do. But the new dorms are top notch and I applaud them closing the through streets. Its definitely an asset for Houston and hope they can keep growing. You'd be surprised how many out of state students go to UST. That's a plus for Houston.
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    Barf, hope it doesn't look like that rendering in the newspaper. That's what Houston needs more of, faux Italian architecture, you know becuase we're either faux or Italian.
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    Yea funny how that happens.
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    Been looking in the area and its crazy! The builders are buying everything and driving the prices up. I noticed that they are redoing all the streets and sewer lines, which is great. Don't know if it will fix the flooding but it definitely makes the neighborhood look nicer. Lots of new construction, most McMansions but a few contemporaries hidden here and there. There is a nice one on Gramercy right behind the Shell research campus. Looks like a mini West U but still very mixed income.
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    That's a lot of roof.
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    Costco? No way.
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    Come to think of it, they should build something contemporary, as that's what they had done. The Old building was probaly contemporary at the time and the 80's addition certainly was. They should hire Frank Gehry, now talk about making your school a landmark!
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