Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted February 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2020 14 hours ago, CaptainJilliams said: Yikes, good thing this one got ditched. Looks like a combination of everything awful from the 2000's. That first rendering of Memorial Hermann Tower and the Westin says hi. 3 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 23 hours ago, CaptainJilliams said: Yikes, good thing this one got ditched. Looks like a combination of everything awful from the 2000's. Looks like something from Arhitectonica from the 1980s. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 It also looks like something Godzilla might attack! 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slcowart416 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 13 hours ago, ChannelTwoNews said: That first rendering of Memorial Hermann Tower and the Westin says hi. That looks like Godzilla vs. Robby the Robot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 11:01 PM, Urbannizer said: An Aloft and Element hotel was proposed here at some point. Glad it never materialized, the design is very tacky. https://www.accoladeds.com/project-gallery/dual-brand-hotel-houston-texas Post-Modernism 2: Electric Boogaloo 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 But would have that proposed aloft/element combo shaked down taxpayers for tax breaks? That's the real question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Luminare said: Post-Modernism 2: Electric Boogaloo Yikes! Looks like Randall Davis tries his hand at a Michael Graves knockoff. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 7:11 PM, MidCenturyMoldy said: Yikes! Looks like Randall Davis tries his hand at a Michael Graves knockoff. I know, right? Its like someone looked at his Portland Building, and was like, "yeah lets do an updated version of that. What could go wrong?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Luminare said: Portland Building The Portland Building without all that pesky symmetry stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: The Portland Building without all that pesky symmetry stuff. Yeah, but what most don't realize is that even though that building has symmetry it still looks weird and awkward, and with postmodernism that is literally the point. Its saying "Look at this element of design which you believe to be the key to great design, and watch as I make fun of it, demolish it, and make it absolutely meaningless." Its why and how postmodern critiques were so powerful at that time. Once you jump the gap between Reduction to Deconstruction then everything and anything can become reduced to nothing. Its why mockingly said what I said because its the same silly game, but with a different coat of paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Luminare said: Yeah, but what most don't realize is that even though that building has symmetry I should have added "Not that the symmetry makes it any better." I liked Post-Modernism back in the early 80s...I have since recovered. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just now, MidCenturyMoldy said: I should have added "Not that the symmetry makes it any better." I liked Post-Modernism back in the early 80s...I have since recovered. Its ok. We've all been there. Just like when we all thought as teenagers that its was the cool thing to not take things seriously, or be responsible for anything, or to do nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/amp/Houston-council-poised-to-approve-millions-in-15121355.php 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted March 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Sellanious Caesar said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/amp/Houston-council-poised-to-approve-millions-in-15121355.php Approved, 16-1 in favor. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-council-OKs-43M-in-tax-breaks-for-15122769.php 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 ^^^ dream big... believe big... hope big... celebrate big. my W HOTEL HOUSTON is finally arriving... 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post j_cuevas713 Posted March 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2020 I ate at Finn Hall with my cousin from Wharton last nite. He loved downtown. I can only imagine our city center in about 5 to 10 years. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: I ate at Finn Hall with my cousin from Wharton last nite. He loved downtown. I can only imagine our city center in about 5 to 10 years. Exactly as it does now with no new towers for years to come if the Corona crap hype and the downturn in oil have any say in the matter. It could be a gloomy, gloomy decade for Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRFkris Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: I ate at Finn Hall with my cousin from Wharton last nite. He loved downtown. I can only imagine our city center in about 5 to 10 years. What’s your cousin’s name? Victor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, wxman said: Exactly as it does now with no new towers for years to come if the Corona crap hype and the downturn in oil have any say in the matter. It could be a gloomy, gloomy decade for Houston. Highly doubt that. 4 minutes ago, ZRFkris said: What’s your cousin’s name? Victor? No Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRFkris Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Okay nvm lol I went to high school with a couple of Cuevas from Wharton that’s all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ZRFkris said: Okay nvm lol I went to high school with a couple of Cuevas from Wharton that’s all. He's Arriaga. My mom is Tijerina. You may know a few of those as well. Edited March 11, 2020 by j_cuevas713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post West Timer Posted March 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2020 2 hours ago, wxman said: Exactly as it does now with no new towers for years to come if the Corona crap hype and the downturn in oil have any say in the matter. It could be a gloomy, gloomy decade for Houston. Only thing worse than hyping up a killer virus is hyping it up as a non-threat. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 It's definitely a threat but you also have to realize this virus could be seasonal. Meaning, by May, there may be a large decrease in new cases by then. Hopefully by the summer time things have somewhat calmed.... but Houston needs to prepare for the fall. Chances are this hotel will be delayed since we see an across the board slash in people travelling. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 You shouldn't go overboard on both ends of the spectrum. You have to take it seriously, but we shouldn't be panicking. Yes, it can kill, but 80% of cases are classified as mild and can be treated from home. The ones we really need to worry about are the elderly, or anyone over the age of 60. I'm honestly okay with the measures companies and people are putting in place to curve the effects of the virus. That being said, this will accelerate the recession. I'm more concerned with the overall economic impact than I am the physical impact, H1N1 infected nearly 60 million Americans and killed over 12,000 Americans alone: almost no one talks about it. But again, that isn't grounds to treat the virus lightly. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 i will be treating the virus semi-lightly when i go to see my best friends band play this friday night in beaumont and when i go to unofficial sxsw in austin wed to sun next week! wish me luck! if you do not see me post after March 22nd i want you to know i loved you all and this board. thank you in advance for any and all flowers and balloons...i prefer a mixture of white and off white flowers and silver balloons. gene 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monarch Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, gene said: i will be treating the virus semi-lightly when i go to see my best friends band play this friday night in beaumont and when i go to unofficial sxsw in austin wed to sun next week! wish me luck! if you do not see me post after March 22nd i want you to know i loved you all and this board. thank you in advance for any and all flowers and balloons...i prefer a mixture of white and off white flowers and silver balloons. gene ^^^ we shall always remember how our dear @gene touched us with his love for bicycling around sage and the galleria area... his undying love for his favorite eateries at the UPTOWN PARK... his countless remarks regarding the ZONE EROTICA... his burgeoning love for the now under construction ASPIRE HOUSTON... his love of burgers around the MONTROSE DISTRICT. we shall always love him... and now we shall miss him dearly. R.I.P our dear HAIF prince... 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) omg you are THE best haha! I needed that today!!!! 😄😭😁 ps...you left out my hatred for the lot that is known as Post Oak Corner and my excited about Zone D' Erotica turning into a Velvet Taco...but whatevs! 😋 Edited March 12, 2020 by gene 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mollusk Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, gene said: ps...you left out my hatred for the lot that is known as Post Oak Corner and my excited about Zone D' Erotica turning into a Velvet Taco...but whatevs! 😋 having trouble figuring out how to comment on that transition in a manner suitable for a family forum... 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, gene said: omg you are THE best haha! I needed that today!!!! 😄😭😁 ps...you left out my hatred for the lot that is known as Post Oak Corner and my excited about Zone D' Erotica turning into a Velvet Taco...but whatevs! 😋 28 minutes ago, mollusk said: having trouble figuring out how to comment on that transition in a manner suitable for a family forum... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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