Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2137: Tenement Houses
Posted on · Episode: 2137 Tenement Houses: Trying to keep a roof over the poor. Today, we look for affordable housing.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2033: Milton Grosvenor Howe
Posted on · Episode: 2033 Milton Grosvenor Howe’s remarkable drafting textbook. Today, an intimate look at America emerging.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1709: Cap Wigington
Posted on · Episode: 1709 Cap Wigington. Today, a remarkable architect.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1968: Vignettes From the Fair
Posted on · Episode: 1968 Vignettes from the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition: America in transition. Today, scenes at a fair.
Houston Matters
Calls For Ken Paxton’s Resignation, And Congressional Candidate Mike Siegel (Oct. 6, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Inside the latest allegations against the state's attorney general, a conversation with Congressional candidate Mike Siegel, journalist Peter Baker discusses the career of James Baker, and the concept of architectural activism.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2531: Reading Vienna
Posted on · Episode: 2531 Reading Vienna: A history through architecture. Today, we read Vienna.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1915: A Walk Up-Town
Posted on · Episode: 1915 A walk through lower Manhattan in 1900. Today, a walk up-town.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1862: Fine Press Incunabula
Posted on · Episode: 1862 The most beautiful book. But handsome is as handsome does. Today, the most beautiful book — but so what?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1846: Tallest, Longest
Posted on · Episode: 1846 Tallest and longest, bridges and skyscrapers, human energy and human hubris. Today, the tallest and the longest.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1809: Fonthill
Posted on · Episode: 1809 Fonthill Mansion/Castle: architecture or a passing dream? Today, very personal architecture.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1709: Cap Wigington
Posted on · Episode: 1709 Cap Wigington. Today, a remarkable architect.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1707: Virtual Temples
Posted on · Episode: 1707 In which virtual reality is more real than we’d expected. Today, information, too dense to be objective.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1706: Eiffel’s Towers
Posted on · Episode: 1706 The Two Eiffel Towers. Today, Eiffel builds two towers.
Houston Matters
Renovating Historic Buildings In Houston Comes With Challenges
Posted on · Houston Matters examines the task of renovating historic buildings and the process that goes into them.
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Another One Bites The Dust: A Closer Look At The Shelor Building Demolition
Posted on · Chevron's decision to demolish the Shelor Motor Company Building, built in 1928, was met with resistance. But what place does preservation have in Houston?