Thursday, February 02, 2006
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3 Comments:
It seems like a good idea to go cheaper since Houston can't really support a place like New York's "Grand Central Station" but I would hope the building is something desireable.
Houston doesn't really have any architectural standouts and this model presented by the author seems like another "me too" building in Houston devoid of any style.
Houston doesn't have any architectural standouts? How about the Menil Collection? Transco Tower? The Rice campus?
Other than that, I actually agree: the Salt Lake building is a bit boring. I'm not suggesting we see it as a model for style. We have some excellent architects here in Houston who could come up with a distinctive and local design. But I do think it's a useful model in terms of scale and scope.
Sorry but the Rice campus looks like all the other ivovy league college campus and not the Transco Tower but the dirty waterfall statue that is across the grass is the standout.
But, it would be nice for Houston to really have something unique to separate itself from the other metropolian areas.
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