Showing posts with label skyscrapers-in-perspective. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skyscrapers-in-perspective. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Pennzoil Twin Towers in Downtown Houston





Sidewalk at 711 Louisiana 


Pennzoil Place (street-level stone-engraved signage) 

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Contrasts in Contours

Esperson Top and Edge of New Hines Tower at Main and Texas 


Esperson reversed and rastered 


Well-rounded vs. Sharp-edged
Contrasting Styles: Well-rounded vs. Sharp-edged

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Sharp-edged Houston

Doubletree Hotel Downtown
Doubletree Hotel Downtown 


CUTTING-EDGE TOWER AT 1600 SMITH 

Doubletree Hotel Downtown Houston & Allen Center Towers

AND DOUBLETREE HOTEL AT ALLEN CENTER 

1600 Smith Office Tower in Downtown Houston
1600 Smith Office Tower - SW side


Sunday, December 18, 2016

Houston Architecture: Study of Stripes and Sharp Edges

Sharp-edged on Westheimer 

Sharp-edged Office Building 5718 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77057
5718 Westheimer Rd Houston TX 77057
 Black-and-white stripes and sharp edges:
Office Tower on Westheimer near the Galleria 
(also known as Capital One Plaza) 
School bus outbound on Westheimer near Fountainview

Office Tower 5718 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77057

Westheimer Rd at Fountain View Dr
Westheimer Rd at Fountain View Drive - Looking East toward the Galleria 


Monday, September 22, 2014

Smith Street Office Towers

Edge of Enterprise Plaza Syscraper with
Spindletop rotating restaurant atop the Hyatt Regency Hotel 
Allen Center (left), Enterprise Plaza Tower and Hyatt with Spindletop (center);
 Hyatt Regency Garage (right)
Smith Fountain between Allen Center and Chevron campus
Ring-shaped walkway above Smith Street connecting Chevron Towers
and parking garage 
Glass-clad rounded Chevron Buildings
Circular skywalk in front

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Giant Cellist at the Lyric Centre Skycraper - Iconic stylized musician sculpture in Houston's Theater District


The Giant Cellist - Work by local artist David Addickes
with Lyric Centre Skyscraper towering over it

The office tower's address is 404 Louisiana, but the
art installation is located on the plaza at the corner of Smith Street and Prairie
right across from the Wortham Theatre Center Compex
Lyric Centre horizontal zebra-stripe pattern