Houston, Tx

Michael Morow ARCH 5502 Fall 2010

History

Houston was founded by the Allen brothers in August of 1836. It was originally 6,642 acres

at the cost of $1.40 per acre. Property was bought from

Mrs. T F L Parrot. Named after General Sam

Houston. Houston Railroad started in

1854. Oil was first discovered

near Houston in 1901. Houston Shipping Channel

opened in 1914 NASA appeared in Houston

in 1961

http://Blogs.chron.com

Current

Houston has over two million people in the city.

Over 5.5 million in the metropolitan area.

The fourth largest city in the nation.

Largest concentration of medical facilities in the world.

Two major airports. Has twenty four Fortune 500

companies based here. One of the busiest ports in

the nation. Home to NFL, NBA, MLB, and

MLS teams.

http://culturemap.com

Economy

Energy Oil & Gas

▪ ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil, Halliburton, National Oilwell Varco, and Frontier Oil are all based in Houston.

▪ BP, Shell, Exxon-Mobil, and Chevron all have large amounts of their company located here as well.

Healthcare Texas Medical Center

▪ The world’s largest concentration of healthcare and research intuitions employing over 70,000 people.

Shipping Port of Houston

▪ 14 straight years ranked first in foreign tonnage handled in the U.S.

▪ 19 straight years ranked first in U.S. imports.

▪ 19 straight years ranked second in total tonnage and export tonnage.

http://texastribune.org

Houston Bayou’s

Armand Bayou Brays Bayou Buffalo Bayou Carpenters Bayou Cedar Bayou Greens Bayou Halls Bayou Hunting Bayou Jackson Bayou Luce Bayou Sims Bayou Spring Creek Vince Bayou White Oak Bayou

Buffalo Bayou

Winds across the city of Houston from west to east starting at the Barker and Addicks reservoir where it is controlled by dams and makes it to the Port of Houston. 52 mile path.

Several parks and public spaces located along the bayou in city limits.

Acts as the primary drainage for the city of Houston.

http://www.archicentral.com

http://www.buffalobayou.org/

Buffalo Bayou

Brays Bayou

31 miles in length. Effects major areas

of Houston such as: Rice University University of Houston Texas Medical Center Texas Southern

University Hermann Park Houston Zoo Bellaire West University Place

http://www.projectbrays.org/about.html

Brays Bayou

Texas Medical Center

Employees – 93,500 Students – 71,500 Buildings – 140+ Annual Patient Visits – 6.0

million International Patient Visits –

18,000 Daily Visitors – 160,000 Regional Annual Economic

Impact - $14 billion Annual Research

Expenditures - $1.2 billion Member Institutions – 49

(includes 25 agencies of government and 24 private not-for-profit health institutions)   21 – Academic Institutions   13 – Hospitals   15 – Support Services

Organizations

http://http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org

Mapping

Diagrams

Do the roadways still allow access to the medical center during floods?

Diagrams

Do the recreational spaces help or hinder drainage during flooding?

Diagrams

How much residential is in danger?

Works Cited

http://www.archicentral.com

http://www.bayoupreservation.org/

http://blogs.chron.com

http://www.buffalobayou.org/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.chriscreamer.net

http://culturemap.com

http://www.eng.hctx.net/GIS/gis.htm

http://www.hcfcd.org/index.asp

http://www.hellohouston.com/History.Cfm

http://www.houstonhistory.com/

http://www.h-gac.com/rds/gis/clearinghouse/default.aspx

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/

http://www.portofhouston.com/

http://www.projectbrays.org/about.html

http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org

http://texastribune.org