049 - fall 2000gerald i). 1 lines college of architecture, university of houston, and directs its...
Post on 27-Sep-2020
0 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
4 9 : F a l l 2 0 0 0 $ 5 . 0 0
T H E A R C H I T E C T U R E
a n d D E S I G N R E V I E W OF H O U S T O N
FA B R K
f i pp ! Lp8V, N c'fB O J * N H O U 5 E
I O N O F A
O N ' S U N D E R G R O U N D
jg j§p5£ S T R E E T
Guest Editor Danny Mart. Samuels
i Jii.ii i.ii Committee Cbiiinihin
Danny Marc Samuels
Tcrrencc Doody Stephen Fox
Nonya Grenader Lynn M. I lerbert
Karl Kiii.m Barry Moore
Barrie Scardinn Christof Spieler William F. Stern Rives T. Taylor Drexel Turner
Bruce C. Webb
Managing Editor Mitchell J. Shields
Graphic Design Minor Design Croup
Photography Paul Hester
Proofreader Meredith I.. Patterson
Advertising Lynn Kelly
Kice Design Alliance Hoard of Directors
President Thomas F. Bellows
President-Fleet Larry F. Whaley
Vice President James D. Burnett
Treasurer John D. Miner
Secretary Nonya Grenader
Barbara J. Amelio Natalye I.. Appel
Marilyn Archer Minnette B. Boesel Carolyn S. Brewer
Deborah grochstein Candy M. Burns
William R. Donovan F.dwin A. Eubanks
Hon. Jessica Farrar Dictmar F. Froehlich
David 1. George Alfred Glasscll III Chuck Grcmillion
( rll\ I l . l : M i 1 I r Jennifer Harding
Kathy Heard Lonnie Finogchoom (Catherine S. I [owe
C'hris A, 1 tudsoti Carlos Jimenez
Susan Booth Kccron Katherine King
Lawrence F. Lander Kay Lent/
Fars Letup Rafael Longoria
Charles D. Mavnard |r. Molly C. McCollarn
Joan B. Miller John D. Moo/ Patrick Peters
Charlotte A. Rorhwell Jeffrey D. Ryan
Danny Marc Samuels Roger M. Soto
William F. Stem S. Hill Swift 111 Rives T. Taylor
Cynthia Tides Randall Walker Bruce C. Webb
|oe Douglas Webh William D. Williams
Executive Director Finda F. Sylvan
Program Administrator Trang Phan
Records Coordinator Mary Swift
Notes on Contributors
Stephen Fox is a fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas.
Harbara Koerble is an art historian, journalist, and contributing editor to I'c.Xiii Architect.
Keith Krumwiede is the principal of Standard TX, a multi-disciplinary design firm, and an associate professor in the Rice University School of Architecture.
Barry Moore is an architect at Gensler. He is also an adjunct professor in the Gerald I). 1 lines College of Architecture, University of Houston, and directs its Workshop for I listoric Architecture.
Gerald Moorhcad, FAIA, practices with Ray Bailey Architects, Inc. and is a contributing editor to Texas Architect.
Danny Marc Samuels, FAIA, is a partner at Tafr Architects, and is a visiting professor at the Rice University School of Architecture, where he is the director of the Rice Building Workshop.
Yolita Schmidt is a designer with Cisncros Design Studio.
Mitchell J. Shields is managing editor of Cite.
Christof Spieler is an associate at Matrix Structural Engineers and a lecturer in the Rice University Department of Cavil Engineering.
William F. Stern is an architect and a principal in the firm of Stern and Bucek Architects. He is also an adjunct associate professor at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston.
Ilrucc C. Webb is a professor in the Gerald D. I lines College of Architecture, University of Houston.
Cite The Architecture ami Dettgn Revien <>r i J ' M i -. 11 > 11
A I'll III kilt inn (it i hi' Rice Pesinn Alliance 49; Fall ZOM
Cite IssN: S"SS-IHI Si is published quarterly by the Rice Design Alliance, Rice University, (. ion Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005-1892. hnlniJii.il subscriptions: U.S. and In pones sums: SIS lor one yciir, s is ' for two year*. Poi ele.ll: Slil hir tint' year, Ssn for iwn veil-.. Appli cation t<> mail .n Periodical*. I'meap.' Rates is ri-iuliiin.it Houston, Texas, POSTMASTI u I'U'.iM- send address ih.iiijii-. to i'.ite. Rice I'm versus. RDA, MS SI, P.O. Bo* \wi. Houston. rexas 77251-1B92.
(in1 is indexed in the Avery Index to Architec lliral Periodicals.
I opvruihl <••'-' -ilOil In [In- Km- Design Alliance. Reproduction of all or part of editorial content without permission is strictly prohibited- The opinions expressed In Cite do not necessaril) reprrsciu llie views ol the hoard nl ihrectors ol the Hue Design Alliance, Publication of this issue ol f.'ife is supported in pari In grants from the Susan V.iu^li.m I nund.ition .mil ihc (. in ol Houston and the lexas Commission lor the Arts thrnii|*h the Cultural Arts Council,
the Rice Design Villain.?, established in 1973, is i uoiiprotn edlie,111on.11 organisation dedicated to the advancement of architecture and design.
WtfbCilc: www, rda.ricc.edu
Clover: Composite ol I louston townhouscs, i ollage by i beryl Beckett. Photos n i iimii Hester * I l.ird.iw.iv.
Rice Design Alliance Corporate Sponsors Acxl Products Co. Inc. Anchorage foundation of Texas BMC Software, Inc. W. S. Bellows Construction Corp . Brochsteins Inc. The Office ol James Burnett Carter & Burgess, Inc. t onip.ui t ompurer l orporation Continental Airlines, Inc. C realiv e Flooring Resources Curtis is; Windham Architects Debner + Companv DMJM Fl Paso Energy Corporation Fnron Property and Services Corp. FKP Architects, Inc. fret/ Construction Fugro South, Inc. C iensler (lilhane Building Cotnpam Alfred C;. Glassell 111 Graves Mechanical Greystar Development .uitl
Construction, I..]'. Fhe I l.mover Company I laynes Whaley Associates, Inc. I lerman Miller, Inc. Hermes Reed Architects HNTB Corporation Interface Americas Jackson Be Ryan Architects Kendall/I le.iton Associates Kirkscy Knoll ' I .in heck Construction Corporation Fhe Marek Family of Companies Matrix/Structural Engineers, Inc. McCoy Inc. Milam & CO. Painting, Inc. Miner-Dcderick Constructors, Inc. Minor Design Group, Inc. Walter P. Moore
Barry Moore and Barbara Dillingham Morris Architects. Inc. Page Southerland Page Peterson Beckncr Industries Planning Design Research Corporation Plus Klasse, Inc. Quality Woodwork Interiors Reliant Fnergy Hits;!' Renaissance Builders, Inc. Louisa Srude Sarofim Schenck and Company Robert Shaw Mfg. Co., Inc. Shell Oil Company Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. SpawGlass Construction Corp, Stcelcase Inc. TDIndustrics, Inc. Turner Construction Company Vanguard Environments, Inc. Vinson & Flkins 1.1.P. Webb Architects Weingarren Realty Management Wells Design/Jerry Jcanmard Inc. Chas. P. Young Co.
Rice Design Alliance Corporate Members S.I.. Anderson Company W. W. Bartlett, Inc. BCA Bricker + Ca.nrta.dji Architects Berger Iron Works, Inc. Brand+Allcn Architects, Inc. Brookstone Corporation Burns Del.atte t*; McCoy, Inc. Century Development Clark Condon Associates Corporate F.xpress Crescent Real Estate Equities Ltd. L, Barry Davidson Architects AIA, Inc. Day Brown Rice, Inc. Consulting
Engineers Duke Fnergy Corporation Elegant Additions Falcon Group Construction
Goldman. Sachs cv Co. Gowan Inc. Greenwood King Properties llclhmith. Ohata + kassabaum I lines Houston Chapter-AGC Knudson and Associates The Lent/ (Iroup Lesley & Associates, Inc. Lockwood, Andrews fc*: Newnam, Inc. McDugald-Steele Landscape Architects Mid-West Electric Co., Inc. Mission Constructors, Inc. Montalba.no Lumber Co., inc. FA. Naman + Associates TheO.P.LS. by Powell CVDonnell/Snider Construction Inc. Office Pavilion Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville F.L. Reed Construction L.C. Ridgway s Charlotte Rothwell Stern and Bucek Architects TechKnowledge Consulting Fellepsen Builders, I..P. lU/l i i iernational, Inc. Wall Company Printing Warkins I lamilton Ross Architects Way Engineering Ltd. Windham Builders Wylie is; Associates, Inc.
I'ile is pruned on recycled paper, f̂ J
Calendar/Letters
Citelines: Continental Sign/Gulf Publishing/Nastier Sculpture Center/Low-Cost Design/Jones Plaza/Chinati/59 Bridges
The Houston Underground: Beneath the Streets, Tunnels are Connecting to a New World
Christof Spieler
The Houston Townhouse: Architects Versus the Market Stephen Fox
Building the Better Townhouse: Thoughts on an Urban Style Danny Marc Samuels
Making Peace with Perry Homes Volita Schmidt and (ierakl Moeirhead
Evolving a Boulevard: A Walk Down Montrose Bruce C. Wehh
Cite Reading: Philip Johnson & Texas/Organization Space/Clayton's Galveston
Reviews hy William I. Stern, Keith Knimvviede, and Barrv Moore
Over the last I f * years, townhouses have brtome an ubiquitous reminder of the thnnges laking plait in Houston
mm • 1
PERRY HOMES
top related