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October 30, 2007
The Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo publicly stated opposition to the proposed redevelopment of the Astrodome into a hotel and convention center. Giving the reason that it would have negative effects on the Texans and the HLSR, spokesfolks didn't actually release details yet to back it up.... [continue]
| October 28, 2007
That old green-tiled building in the Village We witnessed the operose demolition of the office building sitting in the way of Randall Davis' new Californian baby Sonoma this week. The green tile (possibly chosen by Lars Bang and Lucian Hood) was flying with a handful of onlookers - don't worry,... [continue]
October 26, 2007
This weekend (Oct. 27 and 28) stop ogling your neighbor’s house from afar -- get in there and indulge your high design fantasies (legally of course). For one weekend every year the AIA allows even the unlikely likes of you a first-hand experience in top-notch architecture. We won’t even... [continue]
October 17, 2007
In the city of gas, no-zoning and laissze-faire developers, local eco-sensitive construction will get the Houstonist’s attention. So, when we recently spotted this article in Dwell Magazine, we just had to share the good news with as many Houstonians as possible. Matt and Tina Ford seem to have figured... [continue]
October 15, 2007
Ode to the Highway overpass Ode to the sweeping overpass, the sculpted mass of concrete and steel, the hero of highway traffic. We ride on your brute shoulders. The Atlas of freeways. Ode to the on-ramp, to the off-ramp, to the embanked curve, cloverleaf and twisted spaghetti bowl. The... [continue]
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October 15, 2007
Houstonist noticed about a month ago that something was missing near the corner of Bissonnet and Mt. Vernon streets, just west of Montrose Blvd. The house didn't seem to fit in, but it sure caught our eye - unfortunately it was recently demolished by the current owners. The house was... [continue]
October 9, 2007
On Wednesday October 10th, Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, and co-author of “Design like you Give a Damn” will be delivering the final lecture in the Rice Design Alliance’s 2007 Fall series “Design Activism: Agents of Change.” As much a networking tool as design resource, Architecture for Humanity... [continue]
October 4, 2007
695 Rocky River - Tanglewood This week, the almost 5,000 square foot mid-century Tanglewood home designed by Ralph A. Anderson, Jr. (of Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson architects) met its demise - one in a series of many large (and large-lotted) unique mid-century homes in this close-in treed area to... [continue]