Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1709: Cap Wigington
Posted on · Episode: 1709 Cap Wigington. Today, a remarkable architect.
Tag: architecture
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.
In-Depth
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?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1606: The Skycity
Posted on · Episode: 1606 The Skycity: a concept struggling against its own Gothic weight. Today, the skycity.
Houston Matters
Inside Some Of The Most Eerie And Intriguing Abandoned Building Across Texas
Posted on · Photographer Bronson Dorsey tells Houston Matters about his book of photography called Lost, Texas.
Arts InSight
WATCH: Tour The Innovative, Intimate Menil Drawing Institute
Posted on · The sleek, natural-light-filled building blends institutional and domestic design.
News
Houston Got Hammered By Hurricane Harvey — And Its Buildings Are Partly To Blame
Posted on · The city itself — skyscrapers, homes and factories — snagged the moist air of Hurricane Harvey and caused more rain to fall. Two new studies detail how humans are making hurricane flooding worse.
Houston Matters
How Many Houston Skyscrapers Can You Name?
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a tour of downtown to learn the stories behind the city’s skyline.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1576: Christopher Wren, Physician
Posted on · Episode: 1576 Christopher Wren: a great architect first learns medicine. Today, an unexpected student of medicine.
Houston Matters
Inside Some Of The Most Eerie And Intriguing Abandoned Building Across Texas
Posted on · Photographer Bronson Dorsey tells Houston Matters about his book of photography called Lost, Texas.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1530: The Medieval Mason
Posted on · Episode: 1530 Medieval masons and the mischief of success. Today, we meet a medieval mason.
News
Mass Shootings Influenced School Architecture Long Before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Questioned Entrances And Exits
Posted on · Architects and school safety experts say that campuses are already designed with minimizing death in mind — but that architecture can only go so far
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1512: The Corner Store
Posted on · Episode: 1512 The corner store: a retail outlet that is lost but not forgotten. Today, let’s buy candy at the corner store.