Popular Post Texasota Posted November 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2021 Would it be possible to spin this discussion off into its own thread at this point? 6 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) On 11/22/2021 at 10:51 AM, Houston19514 said: I don't know... I'm not sure it really rises to a question of ethics. If a self-absorbed architect wants to fluff up an audience by allowing them to believe what they want to believe/hear what they want to hear on a matter as inconsequential as whether they save their best work for a particular city... not sure there's any real harm done. It's interesting that Phillip Johnson has also been quoted as saying "Glibness will get you anywhere." Ok. This has generally been my view of the matter. Some of the architects on here thought that it was unethical. I rather like that he saved his best stuff for Houston, if he in fact did. Edited November 23, 2021 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 21 hours ago, Texasota said: Would it be possible to spin this discussion off into its own thread at this point? These are great discussions but are always in the wrong thread. Btw, are the pics I'm seeing on Instagram is the master plan for this district? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 engineer here, these comments help me understand how architects think....completely different from us lol 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Perhaps Johnson's friendship and working relationship with Hines, and the fact that Gerald's world headquarters just happened to be in Houston, helped to influence the way both approached the Houston portfolio. I would think that Gerald would want to go that extra mile to do great things in his hometown. And perhaps Hines approach to development inspired Philip to push things a little farther. He definitely was Gerald Hines main guy for a number of years and Houston was the recipient of quite a few of his most successful projects. The list of projects he designed for Houston is quite long. I guess his design for the Fluor campus in Sugarland was one of his last, and certainly the most distant to downtown. Together they helped shape Uptown, and remade the Houston skyline. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 So that's a no then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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