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Urbannizer

Jun 1, 2009 1:58 AM

HOUSTON | Never Built Projects

Just look at these maps of planned developments for Houston in the 80s.:tantrum: I bet if majority of these towers were built, Houston would have a skyline similar to Chicago and NYC. I found this on HAIF.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...cans/81Map.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...cans/82Map.jpg

JDRCRASH

Jun 4, 2009 8:28 PM

An 80 floor tower? Wow.

Von	Aug 19, 2009 10:37 PM

mann I would love to see some renderings of these buildings

Lecom

Aug 20, 2009 3:00 PM

When I did SOM's database in '06, I came upon some 80's compilation book which had some spankin' renders of 80+ floor towers for Houston. Several of those were in advanced design stages and were taller than anything currently in the city.

Onieros

Nov 15, 2009 8:54 PM

Houston in 80s Architectural Forum mag

There was an article in AF in the mid-80s on future development for downtown Houston, had some models and renders of the district. From what I can remember, they were expecting a 'boom' of 10 million square ft of office towers in the next ten years, with about a dozen 60-80 storey buildings.

BrandonJXN

Aug 27, 2010 12:52 AM

I would kill for renderings.

Tumbleweed_Tx

Oct 8, 2010 6:46 AM

another forum has pictures of two of the buildings, as they were built to smaller scale in different cities...

The "Block 265" Tower was built in Los Angeles, the Bank Of the Southwest Tower was built in Philly (twice)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1201623

Block 265 is currently awaiting 5 Allen Center.

BrandonJXN

Dec 18, 2010 1:39 AM

The Block 265 building was built in LA? This is news to me.

MolsonExport

Dec 19, 2010 7:10 PM

80 storey...then I see the name Campeau. A giant speculator, if there ever was one (in Canada, but with real estate interests everywhere in the USA)

Urbannizer

Jan 17, 2011 4:39 AM

Here's one rendering I found of a unamed supertall, you can clearly see 3 Allen Center and the Doubletree Hotel in the background.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...Towers-1-1.jpg

scalziand

Jan 17, 2011 6:56 AM

Well, I count~80 floors. Maybe it's the Campeau proposal. :shrug:

Urbannizer

Jan 18, 2011 5:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scalziand (Post 5128744)

Well, I count~80 floors. Maybe it's the Campeau proposal. :shrug:

Its the block 265 proposal.

Link

Tumbleweed_Tx

Jan 24, 2011 10:10 PM

Campeau was going to build somewhere near Jefferson and Main

Urbannizer

Jul 15, 2011 1:30 AM

Found These:

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ans/Hou80s.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ns/Hou80s2.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...neCongress.jpg

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Here's an ad for a condo tower that went nowhere. It was placed in an October 1981 issue of the Houston Post, but I've only come across it that one time. The address is also where another condo tower of similar height was supposed to have been built several years ago, but I'd guess it's long since dead as well.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...therlandAd.jpg

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Here's a model of a lesser known project called Resource Centre/Houston. It was to have been a series of towers: 46, 36, 26 & 16 stories tall, with the smallest being a hotel and the rest being office space. 2 million square feet on 16 acres. It would've been located east of what's now CityCentre, occupying the land that's now a large strip center.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...dScans/RCH.jpg

Link

Urbannizer

Aug 1, 2011 12:23 AM

This is not from the 80's, but posting it here anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonb007

I have been watching the forum for a while now, but I had to join for this thread. Yes, this is not a hoax as I have personally meet the developers with two of my fellow classmates. The project has been in the works for a while, the website went up over a year ago (Its not new). In 2006 I meet with the developers, Mr. Angel and Mr. McIver at their offices. We developed the site for our finial project at the UH masters program and the gentlemen wanted to get an idea of what we thought of the site (They keep our model). When we meet with everyone at that point the architects of the project was SPA architecture, but it looks as if that might have changed now. I would be shocked if it got built, it will take a while after all due to the scale of the site...but considering the current economy don't count on anything soon. Currently they have not even cleaned up from the hurricane, I live very close to the site so I go by every day on my way home. I bet it will be 5 years before you see one building on the site. Below is some images of our project (note: we took the car dealship and the metro land in our school project).

http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/...zfHKL4wxEf.jpg http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/...eQoyGGdEkw.jpg http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/..._WZFva0MBV.jpg http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/...9qe-calzGs.jpg

Link

BrandonJXN

Apr 17, 2012 6:45 PM

Kevin Roche study for Houston skyscraper, 1981

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv...0nlvo1_500.jpg
http://archiveofaffinities.tumblr.co...se-in-downtown

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh...0nlvo1_500.jpg
http://archiveofaffinities.tumblr.co...se-in-downtown

"Project for a skyscraper" Kevin Roche 1981

http://www.architizer.com/blog/wp-co...skyscraper.jpg
http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog...possibility-2/

uaarkson

Apr 17, 2012 9:26 PM

The 80s were pretty scary.

Roadcruiser1

Apr 17, 2012 10:06 PM

I wonder if Houston will every get something like this ever again?

JoninATX

Apr 17, 2012 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1 (Post 5669910)

I wonder if Houston will every get something like this ever again?

Oneday... :cool:

Zapatan

May 27, 2012 5:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1 (Post 5669910)

I wonder if Houston will every get something like this ever again?

it's a fast growing city that needs to combat urban sprawl so I don't see why not.

Urbannizer

Jun 22, 2012 9:04 PM

Houston Center

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...attach_id=2671

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...017_thumb.jpeg

scalziand

Jun 22, 2012 10:59 PM

Is that that a single giant megablock? Wow. :omg:

Double L

Jun 22, 2012 11:06 PM

No there are roads in there...Houston Center was eventually built just not in that way.

photoLith

Jun 22, 2012 11:12 PM

Wow, thank goodness that was never built, there would be no hope for density in the part of town if those plans went through.

Double L

Jun 22, 2012 11:38 PM

How does a building a bunch of skyscrapers provide no hope for density?

Urbannizer

Aug 7, 2012 3:47 PM

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...attach_id=2759

Quote:

Originally Posted by strickn

Note how different Three Allen Center looks when more than fifty floors. Since this got it wrong, I'm not sure whether the project, referred to above as HL&P, was from before 1983 when Three Allen Center was topped out. Anyway, the picture is p.87 from the February 1988 Connoisseur magazine

Link

photoLith

Aug 7, 2012 5:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double L (Post 5743638)

How does a building a bunch of skyscrapers provide no hope for density?

Do you not see how spread out those buildings are? Its like a glorified suburban office park, yuck and not dense at all.

JDRCRASH

Aug 7, 2012 6:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by photoLith (Post 5790635)

Do you not see how spread out those buildings are? Its like a glorified suburban office park, yuck and not dense at all.

It's not bad, though. It could've been worse. That looks MILES ahead of what Century City currently is.

Urbannizer

Apr 17, 2013 3:36 AM

Cullen Center - 1977
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/010...1977_large.jpg

Urbannizer

Jul 28, 2013 2:35 PM

More of Houston Center, this was only Phase One! From the book "Houston Lost and Unbuilt" by Steven Strom.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5514/9...65a282a3_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/9...dc7e2865_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/9...7c3b5a98_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/9...7c3b5a98_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/9...0a2fb37e_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5483/9...45de790a_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/9...fae22d11_b.jpg

KevinFromTexas

Jul 28, 2013 3:22 PM

Wow. I like that tallest one. It sort of reminds me of the Cheung Center in Hong Kong. I'm big on facade detail, and I really like that.

And oh man, I'd love to have that book! I did just check the local library's website, and they actually have a copy of it. I'm going to reserve it and check it out.

NERVA

Aug 4, 2013 7:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas (Post 6213133)

I have the book. You'll love it. A lot of information about futuristic architecture in Houston. Of special note... there was a plan in the 1960s to put a dome over Houston... or at least part of it.

Double L

Aug 4, 2013 8:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by photoLith (Post 5790635)

Do you not see how spread out those buildings are? Its like a glorified suburban office park, yuck and not dense at all.

Do you see how tall it is and how little acreage that is taken up on the ground level? I'll be honest with you, it doesn't get more dense than that. Plus, Houston Center was built, just not in that way, so yes the area would still have a chance for density, in fact, it does make the area dense by building a bunch of building on top of parking lots.

Urbannizer

Aug 11, 2013 6:09 PM

Main Place - 62 Floors, designed by HOK.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/9...3934134d_o.png

Page 15
http://www.stearnsassociates.com/new..._5.25.2010.pdf

easy as pie

Aug 12, 2013 2:42 AM

yeah, if wishes were kisses - "never built" but "constantly demolished". just spent a horrible weekend in horrible houston (okay food, though). more buildings but as a statement about what's going on, this one really sums it up:
http://i.imgur.com/Hi3ZN4l.jpg

Urbannizer

Oct 31, 2013 4:08 AM

More of the Block 265 proposal from a video presentation that was emailed to me. The video dates back to March 1986, after the project was called off. Not sure if many of you would like the tower if it did exist today because of the location, it stands out. Block 265 was proposed to be 82-floors.

Again old video, so not the best quality:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/1...8579aef3_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3792/1...ce359f28_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5500/1...63e7db00_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3817/1...ef75d20a_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/1...41699471_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/1...65fdd24f_b.jpg

plinko

Oct 31, 2013 4:46 AM

I have a book on KPF with a whole bunch of drawings and model photos of the 265 proposal. I'll have to scan it and post when I get a chance.

BrandonJXN

Nov 1, 2013 2:58 PM

I happen to be a big fan of 80's post modernism. More pics of Houston's cancelled buildings, the better. :)

The Best Forumer

Sep 19, 2019 6:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plinko (Post 6321795)

I have a book on KPF with a whole bunch of drawings and model photos of the 265 proposal. I'll have to scan it and post when I get a chance.

did u find it?

The Best Forumer

Mar 15, 2021 5:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plinko (Post 6321795)

I have a book on KPF with a whole bunch of drawings and model photos of the 265 proposal. I'll have to scan it and post when I get a chance.

Lemme know pls.

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