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towersla May 31, 2009 3:38 PM

2008 allowed for two different visits to Houston. The first time I stayed at the JW Marriott by the Galleria. The second time had me at the Four Seasons downtown. Being from "Nobody Walks in LA" country, even I was astounded by the empty sidewalks, plazas begging for people. Where was everyone?

Sulley May 31, 2009 4:59 PM

Sitting in traffic?

Urbannizer May 31, 2009 5:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by towersla (Post 4279464)
2008 allowed for two different visits to Houston. The first time I stayed at the JW Marriott by the Galleria. The second time had me at the Four Seasons downtown. Being from "Nobody Walks in LA" country, even I was astounded by the empty sidewalks, plazas begging for people. Where was everyone?

Possibly in the underground tunnel system.

Urbannizer Jun 1, 2009 5:17 AM

:banana: The new Outpatient Care building has blue lighting!

http://www.instacam.com/instacamimg/khout/khout_l.jpg

Von Jun 1, 2009 9:55 AM

yayy i saw that on my way back home from 59 south
I can't wait till downtown gets light up again, :)

Von Jun 1, 2009 9:02 PM

wait why or how did the picture change? hmmm

Urbannizer Jun 1, 2009 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von (Post 4281565)
wait why or how did the picture change? hmmm

Its the KHOU Webcam, if yu post a image that used their webcam, it will change. i do'nt know how but its kinda cool.

Complex01 Jun 5, 2009 9:44 PM

A couple quick photos of Main Place from today. They are starting to put glass up. Looks Very Nice...

http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...01/mp0605b.jpg

http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...01/mp0605a.jpg

:wizard:

johnme Jun 6, 2009 4:47 AM

Reply to Von
 
I hate to tell you this Von, but the nighttime skyline will not get much brighter than it is now. Most of the owners of the downtown skyscrapers have committed to energy reduction and one of the first things the owners did was to turn off the decorative lighting on the buildings. I am personally disappointed in their decisions to eliminate those lights, but in a progressive city such as ours change is inevitable. Hopefully one day these owners realize that our downtown looks like a ghost town and turn the lights back on. There is more information on the project to save energy downtown at this site. http://www.houston.org/lights-out-houston/

Urbannizer Jun 6, 2009 7:51 PM

Thanks Complex01. The Glass looks awesome. :banana:

vjhe Jun 7, 2009 1:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnme (Post 4290986)
but in a progressive city such as ours change is inevitable.

:rolleyes:

Sulley Jun 7, 2009 1:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnme (Post 4290986)
I hate to tell you this Von, but the nighttime skyline will not get much brighter than it is now. Most of the owners of the downtown skyscrapers have committed to energy reduction and one of the first things the owners did was to turn off the decorative lighting on the buildings. I am personally disappointed in their decisions to eliminate those lights, but in a progressive city such as ours change is inevitable. Hopefully one day these owners realize that our downtown looks like a ghost town and turn the lights back on. There is more information on the project to save energy downtown at this site. http://www.houston.org/lights-out-houston/

If Houston was truly progressive, it wouldn't look like what it does.

A truly progressive city would innovate and come up with green ideas to keep the exterior lighting on in downtown. LEDs are not that expensive and are utilized in many other cities. Houston does not have to use incandescent lightbulbs or argon/neon that Texas cities are so fond of to light the skyline during the evening hours...

KevinFromTexas Jun 7, 2009 4:02 AM

I would hope the next time any of those buildings go through a renovation that they'd make the switch to LEDs. The Tower of the Americas in San Antonio went through one a little over a year ago, and they completely replaced all the exterior lights with LEDs. They even added more lighting to the tower than was there before and it looks so much better. Besides using less electricity and lasting longer, they also produce very little heat so they're also safer.

At least a few of the new buildings in Austin have used LEDs, and the ones that have look quite nice.

We still have buildings that use incandescent bulbs and neon of course. As much as I love the look of neon lights, they don't last long enough, especially for exterior lighting that can sometimes be exposed to the brunt of the elements. One building in Austin in particular, One Congress Plaza, has blue neon lights on the setbacks. The lights are constantly burning out. We had a strong line of storms that came through last year in May, and it busted out a lot of the neon lights on that building. They replaced them all a short time later, and now more of them are burned out.

As for the heat and safety issue, two of the minor high rise fires that have happened in Austin in recent years were caused by exterior lights.

TexasPlaya Jun 10, 2009 5:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Optimus Prime (Post 4292253)
If Houston was truly progressive, it wouldn't look like what it does.

A truly progressive city would innovate and come up with green ideas to keep the exterior lighting on in downtown. LEDs are not that expensive and are utilized in many other cities. Houston does not have to use incandescent lightbulbs or argon/neon that Texas cities are so fond of to light the skyline during the evening hours...

I'm glad Houston isn't "progressive" (another buzz word people like to use), Dallas's skyline looks gaudy at night. What other Texas cities are lite up during the evening hours?

Saddle Man Jun 10, 2009 5:47 AM

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TexasPlaya Jun 10, 2009 6:00 PM

Really? I haven't been to Austin in a month but I don't recall lots of neon and brightly colored lights. I'll have to look at some photos in the other forums.

BrandonJXN Jun 10, 2009 6:32 PM

^ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/...fd2a515c_b.jpg
Adrian World

Saddle Man Jun 10, 2009 7:30 PM

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Urbannizer Jun 10, 2009 7:42 PM

Menil Expansion from HAIF...

Quote:

The journal Cite recently had an article on the Menil expansion: link. It indicates that the Menil had been reviewing potential campus masterplans, not only from David Chipperfield, but also from Madrid firms Herreros Arquitectos and Mansilla / Tunon, and the Boston firm Office d'A. They, apparently, would be in the running for design of the new buildings, once the Menil reaches that stage.

I've found some basic renderings of some of the other firms' masterplan proposals:
- Mansilla and Tunon
- Herreros Arquitectos
Nothing yet from d'A.
Mansilon and Tunon proposal (tower boxed in r-e-d).
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m.../Landscape.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m..._institute.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...auditorium.jpg




Herreros Arquitecos MasterPlan proposal

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m.../000_menil.gif

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m.../001_menil.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/02_menil.gif

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/03_menil.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...004a_menil.gif

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/06_menil.gif

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/09_menil.gif

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/11_menil.jpg

Urbannizer Jun 10, 2009 7:54 PM

Europa at Houstonian Lakes
 
Europa at Houstonian Lakes, a 500-acre master planned community. LandQuest development group (or L Star, they've recently partnered with Starwood development) is the developer. If built, it will be located ssw of the Reliant Stadium.

Quote:

Europa features a variety of new homes, upscale midrise
condominiums and town homes available at affordable
prices surrounded by pristine lakes with a European-style village
center.
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ckYah57/22.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ckYah57/23.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ckYah57/25.jpg


http://www.enzoinv.com/brochure/brochure.htm (pg. 20-23)


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