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Can Houston be Occupied? Protesters Create Public SpaceA general assembly of Occupy Houston at Tranquility Park Mic check? Mic check! MIC CHECK! MIC CHECK!!! Such is the call-and-response that kicks off every General Assembly at Occupy Houston. Organizers have chosen to forego the permitting process which would allow for amplified sound in favor of this technique, where speakers talk slowly, one short [...] |
10.17.11 | Place |
Can Market Square Honor and Break from Past?Houston Market Square Park, designed by Lauren Griffith Associates and Ray + Hollington Architects, featuring James Surls’s “Points of View.” Photo by Hank Hancock. Visitors to the new Market Square Park in the past couple of weeks have seen significant changes, and many are distinctly hopeful about what it all means for Downtown. Designed by [...] |
09.17.10 | Place Reviews |
ReCite: Sally Walsh’s DowntownImage of Sally Walsh from Cite 9, Spring 1985 “When I walk through Houston buildings today and find good contemporary design, whether or not I had a hand in it, I find myself taking credit… because on this specific turf it flourished with my help.” -Sally Walsh (Cite 28) Last Wednesday with only the help [...] |
06.23.10 | Architecture |
Capping the Harris County CourthouseCopper pinnacle replica lowered on Harris County Courthouse, all photographs Nash Baker In 1910, the Harris County Courthouse defined Houston’s skyline. As the tallest building in the city by over 100 feet, the courthouse quickly became the crown jewel of the modest downtown. Today, the courthouse remains standing at 210 feet, but it is somewhat [...] |
06.11.10 | Architecture Preservation |
