AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 27

wwmiv · #**521** Posted **Aug 26, 2013, 4:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I'm not really a fan of round towers unless they're being designed that way out of necessity such as along a creek or curved roadway or to avoid a capitol view corridor. Otherwise just having a round tower for the sake of having one seems like a waste of land. I guess that might seem nit picky, but a round tower obviously couldn't meet a street along a square block. So it would have poor street interaction. It would pretty much mean it would have to have a plaza. And in the new urbanism design standard, plazas equal bad. Of course I guess a building could have a podium that meets the street with a curved tower above it. That way the retail area would still meet the street leaving the tower free to be designed with whatever shape they wanted.

IDK - I think having a grand plaza around a round (actually, I prefer oblong) tower that is stacked with ground level retail would be really nice. It'd provide a break in the monotony of the street grid and create a unique space.

Ofcourse, I'd prefer that there just be one or two of these unique spaces, with the rest of downtown conforming to the grid (because they wouldn't be unique if everyone was doing it!).

austlar1 · #**522** Posted **Aug 26, 2013, 5:39 AM**

I think the Lipstick Building in NYC is a good example of a curved building meeting the street in a very agreeable way. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...g%3B665%3B1000

AusTex · #**523** Posted **Aug 26, 2013, 6:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I'm not really a fan of round towers unless they're being designed that way out of necessity such as along a creek or curved roadway or to avoid a capitol view corridor. Otherwise just having a round tower for the sake of having one seems like a waste of land. I guess that might seem nit picky, but a round tower obviously couldn't meet a street along a square block. So it would have poor street interaction. It would pretty much mean it would have to have a plaza. And in the new urbanism design standard, plazas equal bad. Of course I guess a building could have a podium that meets the street with a curved tower above it. That way the retail area would still meet the street leaving the tower free to be designed with whatever shape they wanted.

A round tower can still go up higher than a rectangle. It is the FAR that determines the height on most sites not coverd by the CVC's...right? The Austonian has two curved sides and looks great. There are many round/partial round building all over the world that I like.

KevinFromTexas · #**524** Posted **Aug 28, 2013, 6:06 PM**

Nice morning shot of the UT Campus from The Castilian.

Photo by Amyn Kassam - via The University of Texas at Austin on Facebook

the Genral · #**525** Posted **Aug 28, 2013, 6:18 PM**

Nice. That's one hellava view. Something I'll never see, not just because I'll never live there, but also because I rarely rise before 9am.

KevinFromTexas · #**526** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 3:02 AM**

The view from Four Seasons Residences.

This is showing the tunnel outlet for Waller Creek.

Waller Creek Conservancy - via Facebook

KevinFromTexas · #**527** Posted **Aug 31, 2013, 9:32 PM**

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austlar1 · #**528** Posted **Aug 31, 2013, 9:51 PM**

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This video clip appears to be one of a series of UT promos that feature great Austin footage. Check the others that appear after viewing this video clip on a full screen. It sound like Walter Cronkite is the narrator, so they must have been done a few years ago.

KevinFromTexas · #**529** Posted **Aug 31, 2013, 10:29 PM**

^This one is particularly interesting:

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KevinFromTexas · #**530** Posted **Sep 6, 2013, 5:22 AM**

That thunderstorm was really something. There's a lot of tree damage in spots around South Austin. One neighborhood about a mile from me has trees down all over the place. And the roof was blown off a portable at Bedicheck Middle School on William Cannon. We got about an inch of rain from it.

KEYE-TV - Via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KEYETV/photos_stream

The KVUE Insider - Via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KVUEinsider/photos_stream

MightyYoda · #**531** Posted **Sep 6, 2013, 8:50 PM**

I was coming home from working late in Westlake and the amount of lightning was intense. The sky looked like a strobe light.

LoneStarMike · #**532** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 4:13 AM**

Views from the 7th floor of South Austin Hospital garage

KevinFromTexas · #**533** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 7:18 PM**

Oh good, the IBC Bank Plaza and 7th & Rio Grande will be visible there. I wasn't sure if IBC Bank Plaza would be blocked by 360 or not. And I gotta say, the US Courthouse really has added something unique to the skyline. There's just nothing else like it.

corvairkeith · #**534** Posted **Oct 6, 2013, 1:44 AM**

Some East Side views from this morning.

the Genral · #**535** Posted **Oct 6, 2013, 4:40 AM**

The pics of dt from the eastside are the rarest, but my favorites. Thanks Corvairkeith.

KevinFromTexas · #**536** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 3:01 AM**

This is from the roof of the Embassy Suites in downtown, but I'm thinking the Hyatt garage right next to it should have similiar views. I'm looking forward to seeing that view. I'm thinking it may be far enough east to be able to see the Capitol dome down Congress. Hopefully.

The KVUE Insider - Via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KVUEinsider/photos_stream

wwmiv · #**537** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 4:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

This is from the roof of the Embassy Suites in downtown, but I'm thinking the Hyatt garage right next to it should have similiar views. I'm looking forward to seeing that view. I'm thinking it may be far enough east to be able to see the Capitol dome down Congress. Hopefully.

The KVUE Insider - Via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KVUEinsider/photos_stream

You can see the capitol dome in this photo, Kevin...

subterranean · #**538** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 5:24 PM**

Can't believe how much Austin is growing up. Great photos.

KevinFromTexas · #**539** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

You can see the capitol dome in this photo, Kevin...

I know. This photo was taken from the roof of the Embassy Suites. The new Hyatt garage is across the street to the north of the Embassy Suites, and slightly to the left of where they were standing. So I'm not sure if the Capitol would be visible from the garage. The Austonian might actually block it.

wwmiv · #**540** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I know. This photo was taken from the roof of the Embassy Suites. The new Hyatt garage is across the street to the north of the Embassy Suites, and slightly to the left of where they were standing. So I'm not sure if the Capitol would be visible from the garage. The Austonian might actually block it.

Oh! I missed that. D'oh.