Posts Tagged 'houston'
PEDAGOGY AND PLACE: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
The University of Houston was founded in 1927 as a commuter school for the working class student. Its humble beginnings were proliferated at the closing of the Second World War and subsequent GI Bill. The university grew from the original…
PEDAGOGY AND PLACE: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
The University of Houston was founded in 1927 as a commuter school for the working class student. Its humble beginnings were proliferated at the closing of the Second World War and subsequent GI Bill. The university grew from the original…
THE REAL HISTORY OF THE ASTRODOME
I hade no idea that the Astrodome was created not by any engineering feats, but by too much worrying. This episode of Super Chicken reveals the true history of the Astrodome. It is an interesting and plausible tale.
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THE REAL HISTORY OF THE ASTRODOME
I hade no idea that the Astrodome was created not by any engineering feats, but by too much worrying. This episode of Super Chicken reveals the true history of the Astrodome. It is an interesting and plausible tale.
…
FUTURE HOUSTON FROM 1920
While searching through the University of Houston image library, I came across this 1920s artist vision of what Houston of 1980 was envisioned to be like. I find this image absolutely incredible. You have to keep in mind this is…
FUTURE HOUSTON FROM 1920
While searching through the University of Houston image library, I came across this 1920s artist vision of what Houston of 1980 was envisioned to be like. I find this image absolutely incredible. You have to keep in mind this is…
A NEW HOUSTON IDENTITY
Four finalists have been selected from groups of graduate university students around the United States to rethink a new district adjacent to Downtown Houston as part of the Urban Land Institute / Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The …
A NEW HOUSTON IDENTITY
Four finalists have been selected from groups of graduate university students around the United States to rethink a new district adjacent to Downtown Houston as part of the Urban Land Institute / Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The …
REDFIELDS TO GREENFIELDS: HOUSTON
I found this really fantastic video concerning one programs ideology of what the future of Houston could be. The current proposal includes a $5.4billion dollar budget and concerns 3,800 acres in the city. Houston has a great deal of open …
REDFIELDS TO GREENFIELDS: HOUSTON
I found this really fantastic video concerning one programs ideology of what the future of Houston could be. The current proposal includes a $5.4billion dollar budget and concerns 3,800 acres in the city. Houston has a great deal of open …
HOUSTON CENTRAL STATION
METRO Houston reviled on January 24th the competition entries for a new light rail station that will be at the junction of the existing rail line, and two forthcoming ones and will be known as, “Central Station.” I think this …
HOUSTON CENTRAL STATION
METRO Houston reviled on January 24th the competition entries for a new light rail station that will be at the junction of the existing rail line, and two forthcoming ones and will be known as, “Central Station.” I think this …
rethinkHOU :: No.002
retrofit all downtown empty buildings and levels to athletic type facilities that could be intertwined together.
The state of the current economy has developed a large portion of empty space in what was originally developed as prime downtown office. …
rethinkHOU :: No.002
retrofit all downtown empty buildings and levels to athletic type facilities that could be intertwined together.
The state of the current economy has developed a large portion of empty space in what was originally developed as prime downtown office. …
CITE 80
urbanism. walkability. social change. These are the themes of the latest Cite magazine released by the Rice Design Alliance entitled “Houstopia 2035”. If there one dominating topic in the architecture realm of the United States as of late it would …
CITE 80
urbanism. walkability. social change. These are the themes of the latest Cite magazine released by the Rice Design Alliance entitled “Houstopia 2035”. If there one dominating topic in the architecture realm of the United States as of late it would …
LIVING CITIES
“We view the landscape much as the Victorians viewed women: as either saints or whores. If an open space is green, it is considered a saint. If it is built, concreted or asphalted, it is a whore.” – Martha Schwartz, …
LIVING CITIES
“We view the landscape much as the Victorians viewed women: as either saints or whores. If an open space is green, it is considered a saint. If it is built, concreted or asphalted, it is a whore.” – Martha Schwartz, …
USGBC HEADQUARTERS
Undergraduate Competition
Winner Houston Region
Summer 2008
4 weeks
500 FANNIN: A Conceptual Study for USGBC Houston Headquarters
At the heart of downtown stands a gem of Houston architecture that has remained vacant for the past two decades. The building …
USGBC HEADQUARTERS
Undergraduate Competition
Winner Houston Region
Summer 2008
4 weeks
500 FANNIN: A Conceptual Study for USGBC Houston Headquarters
At the heart of downtown stands a gem of Houston architecture that has remained vacant for the past two decades. The building …