Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1803: Fire Escapes
Posted on · Episode: 1803 The fire escape: an icon that hardly still exists. Today, fire escapes.
Tag: skyscrapers
Houston Matters
Full Show: Bayport Chemical Spill, And Hosting The World Cup (May 14, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the Bayport chemical spill, we discuss efforts to bring 2026 World Cup matches to Houston, we learn some stories behind the downtown skyline, and we meet one of the Worst Cooks in America.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1608: Members in Tension
Posted on · Episode: 1608 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931. Today, we design for tension.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1605: The Rush to Height
Posted on · Episode: 1605 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931. Today, the brief day of the first skyscrapers.
Houston Matters
Skyscrapers Contributing To Climate Change, And Reinstating Clinton And Keller To Curriculum: The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Sutherland Springs Anniversary, And Houston’s Changing Skyline (Nov. 5, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We learn how candidates are spending the final hours of campaigning. And we check in on Sutherland Springs a year after the mass shooting there. Plus, we examine ways local governments can change to keep up with Houston's growth. We tour downtown to learn the stories behind Houston's skyscrapers. And Jeff Balke updates us on local sports.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1436: Adding It Up in 1910
Posted on · Episode: 1436 Adding it up in 1910: A book grapples with the coming 20th century. Today, a world prepares to be transformed.
Houston Matters
Building Sturdy Structures on Houston’s Swampy Foundation
Posted on · There’s a Bible verse that says famously, the foolish man builds his house upon the sand and the wise man builds his house upon a rock. But what if all you’ve got to work with is swampy, sinking clay? Paige Phelps was curious how Houston rose up from the swamp and managed to build shiny […]
Full Show
HPD Chief McClelland, The Full Menu, and Swamp Foundations: Wednesday’s Show (September 2, 2015)
Posted on · From recent developments shaking the relationship between police and the community at large, to the impact the state’s new open carry law may have as it takes effect in January, to ongoing concerns about burglaries, homicides, and other criminal activity in the city of Houston and how it’s all investigated, there’s a lot that’s crime-related […]
Houston Matters
10 Things I Love About Houston So Far
Posted on · Since the launch of Houston Matters this spring, I’ve spent a lot of time tooling around town, trying to get to know Space City…er…rather, the Bayou City…well, H-Town…uh…Magnolia City…or…the Big Heart. Which leads me to #10 in my top ten list of things I love about Houston so far… #10. The nicknames. Houston has a […]