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No matter what image problems Houston suffers, its architecture, caught in the right light, can be beautiful. Today Brazos Bookstore is hosting a book signing by world-renowned photographer Dr. Valentin Gertsman of his new book, Philip Johnson in Houston: Image and Imagination: To call Dr. Valentin Gertsman remarkable would be an understatement. Born in Moscow in 1925, Gertsman endured the repression of Communism, the brutality of war and the estrangement of his family. In 1974,...

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor aggiechristine.

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor groovehouse. This was too cool not to include, even if we're a day late: On January 25th, 2005 famed architect Philip Johnson passed away, he was 98 years old. Houston is fortunate to be graced with several wonderful buildings designed by Philip Johnson. Two of these are picture above, The University of St. Thomas and The Chapel of St. Thomas. He also designed two amazing...

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor paper_by_design. Houstonist likes to think of the downtown skyline as a sort of enormous sculpture garden, and this picture of the Bank of America Center is a nice reminder of how skyscrapers can become art. Architectural historian Stephen Fox says Philip Johnson tried to capture the spirit of 1920s skyscrapers in the BoA center; we've heard little kids say it reminds them of a castle....