mollusk Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Texasota said: Can they call off the final cladding and leave it exposed concrete with steel stairs like this? Because this is neat. The cladding may help a bit with LEED certification... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Texasota said: Can they call off the final cladding and leave it exposed concrete with steel stairs like this? Because this is neat. So basically Brutalism. Now I have a soft spot for Brutalism, but with all the demo's of Brutalist architecture in this city over the past decade I don't think your pitch would be a good investment for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Tell that to the Alley. That's basically how architectural trends work. Victorian architecture was seen by many as awful and old-fashioned when Brutalism was all the rage - now we cherish what little we have left. The same will absolutely be true of Brutalism. Not every building. But we as a culture only start to really appreciate something as we're losing it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Texasota said: Tell that to the Alley. That's basically how architectural trends work. Victorian architecture was seen by many as awful and old-fashioned when Brutalism was all the rage - now we cherish what little we have left. The same will absolutely be true of Brutalism. Not every building. But we as a culture only start to really appreciate something as we're losing it. Overall I agree with your statement, but there is a reason why we have yo-yo'ed in and out of traditional styles and we have movements such as Classical, NeoClassical, Historicist, and NeoHistoricist, etc... It does tend to be a kind of beauty that transcends time while brutalism, while I admire it, and think it has its own beauty, is firmly rooted to a particular time and way of thinking. You never know though. I've been mentioning the uptick of 60's chic for interiors in multiple threads and its called 60's chic because of its allure and feeling in regards to aesthetics and materials. What might have to happen is that a movement like Brutalism will need a few go-arounds and evolutions before it will be canonized as a style with a linage and history worth preserving. The plight of modernism, and post-modern styles is that they are based on the idea that we can make a clean break with our historical heritage in a revolutionary way and begin anew, but that is a double edged sword because it means that it can be thrown out by that same basis. On the opposite end, Historical styles are based on precedent which gives it a much firmer and lasting footing to be picked up and embraced again. I just don't know if Brutalism will do that. I hope so, but at its core its a radical movement that embraced revolution and a break with the past for a perspective future which we don't hold anymore, but it has elements that can be tied with other historical movements which can be mixed in retrospect. Been reading a lot about American house styles, and materially Brutalism shares some traits with the Shingle style in that the decoration/ornamentation is not superfluous detailing, but the material itself is the detail. Will have to see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CREguy13 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Lyric Centre garage looks great in this picture. Look forward to 2 years from now when we've got Block 58/42 from this vantage. Now we need a project to be proposed on the lot next to Houston Ballet... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Houston Skyline Over Sesquicentennial Park by Mabry Campbell, on Flickr That is sick. Best skyline in the sunbelt. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wxman Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 6 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Is it just me or do those rebar/columns taller meaning they're now beginning the office portion of the building? If so, that also means that this building should start rising faster now, correct? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 They still have more to do on the parking levels, although they're getting close. The office portion of the building will only cover a portion of the parking - it'll be a rectangle bounded by the zig zag details on the parking levels IIRC. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wxman Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 This building is now visible, poking up above the surrounding buildings as you drive past downtown on the North Frwy. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Old & new lighting. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I like the old.. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Just now, Subdude said: I like the old.. Are you all sure that's a light? Looks like a sensor or something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 It's a 5G tower 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Subdude said: I like the old.. 29 minutes ago, cspwal said: It's a 5G tower Glad to see they aren't messing with consistency of downtown street lighting... 5G tower seems very futuristic and ominous to me for some reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 They started pouring the final garage floor this morning. We should start to see glass go up in the next few weeks. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted October 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2019 9 hours ago, CREguy13 said: They started pouring the final garage floor this morning. We should start to see glass go up in the next few weeks. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Nate99 Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 Looks like they may have reached the top of the ramps/garage section of the podium. The forms look to be set up to be parallel to the ground rather than on an incline. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jermh Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 Snapped a photo of some guys climbing on form work yesterday. They move so fast that it was already removed when I looked today. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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