editor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Since the HAIFers here are all highly educated, interested in their city, and more full of opinions than a turkey is full of stuffing, let's make a list of the city's most beloved buildings.Everyone nominate you favorites. Whichever buildings get the most nominations will make it into the top ten, and then we'll vote to rank them.I nominate:Williams TowerJPMorgan Chase TowerJPMorgan Chase Building (Formerly the Gulf Building)Esperson BuildingsRiver Oaks TheaterThe Elder Street Artists Lofts (Formerly the old old Jefferson Davis Hospital)FWIW, HAI has a top-ten list of its own that it automatically compiles based on page views, searches, and other automated factors. That list is:Williams TowerElder Street Artists LoftsJPMorgan Chase Bank BuildingJPMorgan Chase TowerBank of America CenterNew Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral1500 LouisianaWells Fargo Bank PlazaEsperson BuildingsGlenwood Cemetery (not really a building, but that's what happens when you use automation)You can view the full list with pictures here (scroll down a bit): http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/Search.php?ID=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I nominate Pennzoil, great architecture that is unique to Houston. Also the Astrodome (for what it was). It may be somewhat odd, but one of my personal favorites has always been the Byzantine Fresco Chapel. When he visited there the father of a friend of mine said "Now I understand what makes a place feel spiritual." I couldn't have put it any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I have no argument with any of the suggestions so far. Here are mine:Rice University's Lovett HallTemple Emanu ElYour favorite John Staub house: my three are the Neal house, the Cullen house, and Bayou Bend.Hermann Park and Miller TheatreThe Beck Building at MFAHThe Menil CollectionThe Rice HotelIncarnate Word AcademyJones HallThe Alley Theatre.It's hard not to feel you are in a special place when you are at any of those places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The Esperson Buildings. The detail that went into that building is uncanny as well as the ghost stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The Esperson Buildings. The detail that went into that building is uncanny as well as the ghost stories.Ditto, the Julia Ideson Building of Houston Public Library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Not a great one architecturally, but since we're talking beloved buildings I would suggest the Galleria. It's the closest thing we have to an old-fashioned Main Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBuddy06 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 JP Morgan Chase Tower- You'll want to pass it up as a tall box until you see that angle on the south side.Williams Tower - For those corners and the beacon.Bank of America Building - The tallest Dutch house in America.Niels Bsperson Buildings - The only time I've seen 'Neo classical' and 'skyscraper' fittingly used together.Pennzoil Place - The day I fully decipher those angles, I'll move a motion for it's, no, their removal from top ten.Heritage Plaza.The 1910 courthouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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