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  1. Texasota
    Stay classy, fwki. Stay classy.
  2. Texasota
    Hm. It looks like that might be a parking garage facing Main. Hopefully it has ground floor retail...
  3. Texasota
    I'm just happy to have some indication that there are actual plans for this site.
  4. Texasota
    is that.... a hand-drawn perspective???
  5. Texasota
    these renderings aren't doing it any favors, but it seems like an interesting design.
  6. Texasota
    I've always thought of the PEZ dispenser as more of a BIC lighter.
  7. Texasota
    Awesome. I'm sorry, but keeping the fire museum in the current 19th century firehouse makes *way* more sense than building some brand new building.
  8. Texasota
    Again, I'm fine with the current location. Just spend a little money on it.
  9. Texasota
    The bus station needs to be centrally located, not out in Magnolia Park. Maybe out on Harrisburg along the new light rail. Maybe. But honestly, I think the existing station just needs to be cleaned up or replaced on site, and given better security. Its location makes sense.
  10. Texasota
    The Romans built (some) temples clad with marble up to a certain height, Above that it was plaster etched to look like marble. Also, whatever they do use here, it's not going to be "structural." All it has to do is hold itself up; the building is in no way reliant upon it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not really defending what they're doing here. Is it better than tearing it down or leaving it the way it was? Yes. This is *not* responsible historic preservation/reconstruction though.
  11. Texasota
    theyre using eifs detailed to look like brick. only the first 3 floors will actually even have real masonry. Of course, that's all youll really be able to perceive from the sidewalk anyway. Hell, the Romans did it.
  12. Texasota
    There are quite a few houses in the Heights that show a mix of styles though: Craftsman forms with Queen Anne detailing, Queen Anne forms with craftsman detailing etc. This is Houston; nothing is ever pure. But yeah, they're not pokemon. Bungalows don't evolve into queen annes.
  13. Texasota
    eh, i still wouldnt put it like that. Not that I'm not happy to see this happen, but it's an approximation and simplification of the building's original appearance. "Reversal" suggests that the damage of the midcentury remodel is being reversed, but that can never happen. The damage was permanent; the vast majority of historic material is lost.
  14. Texasota
    It's possible to have one firm design the infrastructure, landscaping etc and have other firms come and plug their buildings in. I believe Hines is doing something similar north of Memorial. Honestly, I prefer that approach. Real cities are not like City Centre; they *are* a hodge-podge.
  15. Texasota
    Not a reversal. This is not original material.
  16. Texasota
    I think that's wrong... That makes sense at the bottom of the market, but these new towers are *not* aimed there.
  17. Texasota
    I think Gensler did a pretty nice job on the center for Dance. I thinks having a more arts-oriented client is good for them.
  18. Texasota
    oh well. This isn't *bad*, but so much less interesting than what was originally proposed.
  19. Texasota
    I mean, in terms of site plan, it *is* just a g*d-d4*! strip center.
  20. Texasota
    Is it really "infill?" It's taking the place of existing buildings that have *not* outlived there usefulness; it's not going up on vacant land or a brownfield.
  21. Texasota
    I am incredibly thankful that Houston's city hall is a beautiful art deco building.
  22. Texasota
    It's better than refinishing hardwood floors. God, I never want to do that again.
  23. Texasota
    Tearing down a house and replacing it with a "park?" Hines is just trolling now.
  24. Texasota
    Higher costs than the average building? Possibly, but relying on proven technologies and processes, even while being innovative with their use, is just not likely to result in the same kinds of problems you get in Calatrava's (or, going furth back, Wright's) buildings.
  25. Texasota
    You guys are using different definitions of the word structure. H-Town Man: You're talking about the building's form, which can be completely unconventional while still using off-the-shelf (and therefor less expensive) structural components. Architects like Calatrava create innovative structural systems that themselves dictate the form. Everything has to be custom made.
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