TBooze Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Williams Tower may not fit your definition of a "masterpiece", but does fit mine. It is easily one of the most recognizable buildings in the Houston landscape, as it clearly defines the part of town that it resides in. It also sets Houston apart from other major cities, allowing us to boast of its dominance in the category of 'Largest Building outside of a CBD in the US', and makes the city easily distinguishable from other cities from a photo. I could also add the Bank of America building as it also makes the Houston skyline easily recognizable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Frank Lloyd Wright would agree with TBooze on the Williams Tower. The Gulf Building is awesome. The Esperson complex is my personal favorite. But if I were going to vote for a "masterpiece" ("masterpiece" being one of those words that invites skepticism) I'd say the Penzoil Place. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Houston is still missing our Eiffel tower, Big Ben, Statue of Liberty, Burj al Arab, Space Needle. We have some amazing works here in Houston but nothing in my opinion that is truly globally recognizable like the structures I previously mentioned. I'm not saying this building will be that but it definitely has potential. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 We don’t need or have a specific structure. We have the space shuttle or an old school oil rig as our identity. I’m sure something nice will end up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/7/2019 at 8:06 AM, houstontexasjack said: Correct. The “yellow cranes” are part of the O2 Arena, which is used as a concert venue, among other things. The towers and dome are the external features of the Millennium Dome, built as part of the Y2K celebrations. It's 1200 feet in diameter and 160 feet high. The arena is a part of the internal use of the structure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) Heres a good article on the project over at Architects Newspaper (a pretty good site overall btw): https://archpaper.com/2019/02/farshid-moussavi-design-first-ismaili-cultural-center-united-states/ Link from the same publication which shows more info about Nelson Byrd Woltz, the landscape architect involved who is also another big time architect, and connections to other high profile projects: https://archpaper.com/tag/nelson-byrd-woltz-landscape-architect/ The architect of record will be DLR Group which is pretty big firm, and the partner firm for this project. They are pretty competent. This will be Farshid's second project in the US and the first project for Aga Khan in the US. In particular I really like this snippet "While preliminary renderings for the center have not been released, a spokesperson for the Ismaili Council told the Houston Chronicle that the Center “should be distinctly American and Texan in its approach, but expressive of Houston’s diverse cultures.” This in combination with Islamic geometric motifs should be really interesting! Example projects they give in the article: Yokohama International Port Terminal Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Firms website: https://www.farshidmoussavi.com/ Edited February 12, 2019 by Luminare 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I'm not getting my hopes up considering this thread started in 2008... 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2019 Soil testing today. This is a huge area! Can't wait to see what happens. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2019 I was just browsing FMA's website and found this. https://www.farshidmoussavi.com/node/452#ismaili_center_houston_452_3 Quote Team Architect - Farshid Moussavi Architecture Landscape architect - Nelson Byrd Woltz Structural engineer - AKT II Architect of record - DLR group Project Data Location - Houston, Texas, USA Client - His Highness the Aga Khan Date - 2019 Total area - 20000 m2 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post J Money Posted April 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2019 There was more soil testing today, and some survey flags throughout the property 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted August 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2019 No updates, but there was an interesting article published on Architectural Record about an Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14192-aga-khan-garden-by-nelson-byrd-woltz-landscape-architects The same Landscape Architect, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, for that one is also on board for this one. From what we heard from earlier information is that this project will be heavily landscaped and will be a key component in the design. Whats interesting is how they adapted Islamic tropes in garden design for the local context which bodes well for what we can expect for Houston. I can image ours being very lush and tropical. Look forward to getting the actual design. Below are pics from the published article: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 It looks like there's a wonderful amount of gardens and walkways in that project which makes me even more excited about this project. With a sloping lot towards the bayou I can only imagine the opportunities for water features, pavilions and landscaping which plays such an important role in an Aga Khan center. I also saw this last week and meant to mention. Thanks for posting because I think it makes us more aware of the plethora of possibilities that lie ahead. I can't wait to see the plans when they are presented.Hopefully we'll be seeing something in the next few months. With this and the Houston Endowment project just across the bayou, and the Michael Graves Federal Reserve Bldg. next to the proposed Gillete project this will make a beautiful drive even that much more exciting. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 11 hours ago, bobruss said: It looks like there's a wonderful amount of gardens and walkways in that project which makes me even more excited about this project. With a sloping lot towards the bayou I can only imagine the opportunities for water features, pavilions and landscaping which plays such an important role in an Aga Khan center. I also saw this last week and meant to mention. Thanks for posting because I think it makes us more aware of the plethora of possibilities that lie ahead. I can't wait to see the plans when they are presented.Hopefully we'll be seeing something in the next few months. With this and the Houston Endowment project just across the bayou, and the Michael Graves Federal Reserve Bldg. next to the proposed Gillete project this will make a beautiful drive even that much more exciting. And with this being their only US project they will be throwing down some cash. Its also a really good crew to bring forth a very refined project. The only question now is how will they position things on the site. My thinking is that they will place the garden more towards the bayou and then the actual center will be closer to the intersection of W Dallas and Montrose. Would be a really nice grand entrance and would be the most natural progression from Bayou to Park to Building, but we'll just have to wait and see. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) I would think given this properties proximity to the bayou and the number of times it has gone under water, that they will agree, that the only safe plan is to position the actual center on the high ground half of the tract closer to W. Dallas and design the gardens and trails and water features similarly to what the Bayou project has done knowing all well the waters will rise. Edited August 15, 2019 by bobruss 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Seen this while driving, not sure what’s going on? Sorry for the wack photo and photobucket. Edited November 9, 2019 by nate4l1f3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyboxdweller Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Scaffolding for outdoor concert? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I saw that yesterday also. First thought was a concert stage but that's not it. Maybe they're putting up a temporary drive in movie screen.😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Maybe this is for the local highschool marching band, with those white lines being the boundaries of the football field, the stake the endzone, and and the tower is just a really big band tower haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 https://the.ismaili/news/mawlana-hazar-imam-visits-center-houston-site 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 1 hour ago, HNathoo said: https://the.ismaili/news/mawlana-hazar-imam-visits-center-houston-site ugh. the plans, renders, and model were right there, and yet no up-close photography of either? What a tease. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 20 hours ago, HNathoo said: https://the.ismaili/news/mawlana-hazar-imam-visits-center-houston-site Model from afar. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Meant to post This weekend that they had a green fence around this lot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 An Alhambra in Houston? One can only hope. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Wow and we still don't have renderings? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 22 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Model from afar. Looks like it will have trees. That's a good start. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Triton said: Looks like it will have trees. That's a good start. 8 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I'll bet the lines in the grass are for the layout of the site. Anyone got a drone that they want to send up? Looking at a zoomed in version of them holding the model, it looks like a BUNCH of trees. Like 50-70? And 2 or 3 structures. Largest one along the western edge and two smaller ones along the eastern edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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