Southwest Center: The Houston Competition / Three submissions for the design of the Southwest Center in Houston, Texas /
This volume, the second in a series devoted to recent significant architectural competitions, documents the competition for the design of a new tower for Houston, Texas, organized by Century Development Corporation and Southwest Bancshares, After many months of screening and interviewing, three arch...
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| author | Pedersen, William 1938-, author 294340 Keating, Richard, author 634932 Jahn, Helmut 1940-, author 402511 Arnell, Peter, editor 320669 Bickford, Ted, editor 320676 |
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| description | This volume, the second in a series devoted to recent significant architectural competitions, documents the competition for the design of a new tower for Houston, Texas, organized by Century Development Corporation and Southwest Bancshares, After many months of screening and interviewing, three architects were asked to submit proposals: Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn, William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, and Richard Keating of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Featured in this book is the winning design by Helmut Jahn, a proposal for the tallest tower outside of New York and Chicago -- which will soar 82 stories to a height of 1400 feet. The striking, rhythmic design is dramatically different from the International Style glass and steel boxes that characterize the high-rise buildings in most American cities. As well as boasting a spectacular design, the Jahn building promises to be remarkable as a feat of engineering with its enormous height resting on a very slender base and supported entirely by a newly designed and highly sophisticated steel structural system in the center of the tower. The winning project represents one of the most important steps in the development of high-rise construction in America. For the last decade, Paul Goldberger has been the architecture critic of the New York Times. He is the author of The City Observed: New York and The Skyscraper, as well as of essays for such magazines as Art News, Art in America, Esquire and the New York Review of Books. He has also received a medal from the American Institute of Architecture in recognition of his criticism. Educated at Yale University, Mr. Goldberger has taught at his alma mater and continues to lecture widely while playing an active role in architectural preservation organizations in New York City. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5574962021-08-05T02:58:06ZSouthwest Center: The Houston Competition / Three submissions for the design of the Southwest Center in Houston, Texas / Pedersen, William 1938-, author 294340 Keating, Richard, author 634932 Jahn, Helmut 1940-, author 402511 Arnell, Peter, editor 320669 Bickford, Ted, editor 320676 textNew York : Rizzoli International Publications,1983©1983engThis volume, the second in a series devoted to recent significant architectural competitions, documents the competition for the design of a new tower for Houston, Texas, organized by Century Development Corporation and Southwest Bancshares, After many months of screening and interviewing, three architects were asked to submit proposals: Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn, William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, and Richard Keating of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Featured in this book is the winning design by Helmut Jahn, a proposal for the tallest tower outside of New York and Chicago -- which will soar 82 stories to a height of 1400 feet. The striking, rhythmic design is dramatically different from the International Style glass and steel boxes that characterize the high-rise buildings in most American cities. As well as boasting a spectacular design, the Jahn building promises to be remarkable as a feat of engineering with its enormous height resting on a very slender base and supported entirely by a newly designed and highly sophisticated steel structural system in the center of the tower. The winning project represents one of the most important steps in the development of high-rise construction in America. For the last decade, Paul Goldberger has been the architecture critic of the New York Times. He is the author of The City Observed: New York and The Skyscraper, as well as of essays for such magazines as Art News, Art in America, Esquire and the New York Review of Books. He has also received a medal from the American Institute of Architecture in recognition of his criticism. Educated at Yale University, Mr. Goldberger has taught at his alma mater and continues to lecture widely while playing an active role in architectural preservation organizations in New York City.Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface: John Cater and Kenneth Schnitzer – Foreword: Peter Arnell and Ted Bickford -- Program of the Competition: Century Development Corporation Houston, Texas -- Competition Submissions -- William Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen, Fox Associates New York, New York -- Richard Keating Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Houston, Texas -- Helmut Jahn Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Chicago, Illinois – Review – Postscript: Paul Goldberger -- Credits and Acknowledgements.This volume, the second in a series devoted to recent significant architectural competitions, documents the competition for the design of a new tower for Houston, Texas, organized by Century Development Corporation and Southwest Bancshares, After many months of screening and interviewing, three architects were asked to submit proposals: Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn, William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, and Richard Keating of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Featured in this book is the winning design by Helmut Jahn, a proposal for the tallest tower outside of New York and Chicago -- which will soar 82 stories to a height of 1400 feet. The striking, rhythmic design is dramatically different from the International Style glass and steel boxes that characterize the high-rise buildings in most American cities. As well as boasting a spectacular design, the Jahn building promises to be remarkable as a feat of engineering with its enormous height resting on a very slender base and supported entirely by a newly designed and highly sophisticated steel structural system in the center of the tower. The winning project represents one of the most important steps in the development of high-rise construction in America. For the last decade, Paul Goldberger has been the architecture critic of the New York Times. He is the author of The City Observed: New York and The Skyscraper, as well as of essays for such magazines as Art News, Art in America, Esquire and the New York Review of Books. He has also received a medal from the American Institute of Architecture in recognition of his criticism. Educated at Yale University, Mr. Goldberger has taught at his alma mater and continues to lecture widely while playing an active role in architectural preservation organizations in New York City.PSZ_JBJahn, Helmut, 1940-Southwest Center (Houston, Tex.)Mercantile Southwest OrganizationArchitectureURN:ISBN:0847804887 |
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| title | Southwest Center: The Houston Competition / Three submissions for the design of the Southwest Center in Houston, Texas / |
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| title_short | Southwest Center: The Houston Competition / Three submissions for the design of the Southwest Center in Houston, Texas / |
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