ONE OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON’S NEWEST LUXURY HIGH RISES, ARIS MARKET SQUARE. DESIGNED BY ZIEGLER COOPER ARCHITECTS AND DEVELOPED BY HINES, THIS 32-STORY TOWER BOASTS A GENEROUS AMENITY LEVEL WITH POOL AND FIRE PITS AS WELL AS PENTHOUSE SUITES WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS OF NORTH DOWNTOWN.
SITUATED IN HOUSTON'S UP AND COMING EAST DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, BBVA COMPASS STADIUM IS HOME TO THE TWO TIME MLS CUP CHAMPION HOUSTON DYNAMO.
MY FAVORITE BUILDING IN ALL OF TEXAS AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES FOR THE ENTIRE GLOBE. WILLIAMS TOWER (FORMERLY TRANSCO TOWER) STANDS AT 909 FT. AND WAS DUBBED ‘SKYSCRAPER OF THE CENTURY’ BY TEXAS MONTHLY IN 1999.
THESE TWO CLASSY, ALL-GLASS BUILDINGS LINE INTERSTATE 45 A LITTLE NORTH OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. SEEMINGLY RISING OUT OF THE PINE TREES, BOTH TOWERS ARE AN ELEGANT TAKE ON MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
ONE OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON. THIS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE SPANS BUFFALO BAYOU JUST BEFORE IT TURNS SOUTH TO HEAD TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
A RAINY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT CHANCE FOR SOME MOODY AND DRAMATIC LIGHTING. HERE, BG GROUP PLACE (RED) IS JUXTAPOSED BY THE BLUE HUE OF THE STREET AND WELLS FARGO TOWER IN THE DISTANCE.
THIS AERIAL PHOTO SHOWS THE NEW, UPSCALE MIXED-USE RETAIL CENTER, RIVER OAKS DISTRICT. DEVELOPED BY OLLIVER MCMILLAN, R.O.D. HOUSES ULTRA LUXURIOUS CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS AS WELL AS SOME TOP OF THE LINE RESTAURANTS.
A FOGGY MORNING STARTED TO BURN OFF BUT NOT BEFORE THIS DRAMATIC SCENE UNFOLDED ALONG BUFFALO BAYOU. JUST A FEW MONTHS POST-HARVEY, THE BAYOU WAS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF RECOVERY.
ONE OF PHILLIP JOHNSON'S MOST CELEBRATED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS, PENNZOIL PLACE WAS AWARDED 'BUILDING OF THE DECADE' IN 1975. TODAY, THIS POSTMODERN TRAILBLAZER IS SURROUNDED BY TALLER STRUCTURES, BUT STILL MANAGES TO BE A HEAD TURNER FOR HOUSTONIANS AND VISITORS ALIKE.
HOME TO COMPANIES SUCH AS KINDER MORGAN AND EL PASO ENERGY, I’VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE GEOMETRIC REPETITION OF THIS BUILDING. WHEN THE SUN IS SETTING IN EARLY WINTER, YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH LIGHTING LIKE THIS ALL DOWN LOUISIANA STREET.
THE ONLY RESTAURANT LOCATED WITHIN DOWNTOWN’S DISCOVERY GREEN, THE GROVE SURE HAS SOME GREAT CURB APPEAL. THE ALL GLASS EXTERIOR ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE WONDERFUL SETTINGS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IF YOU MAKE YOUR WAY IN FOR A MEAL.
THE RED GLOW OF THE RISING SUN ENGULFS DOWNTOWN HOUSTON ON AN EARLY SPRING MORNING. BUFFALO BAYOU LEADS YOUR EYES DIRECTLY TO THE TALL BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN AMERICA.