Houston Tower
Houston Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Vision |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Cost | USD 1.5 billion |
Height | |
Roof | 6,863 ft (2,092 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 500 |
The Houston Tower was a plan for a 500-story skyscraper conceived in the 1970s to be built in Houston, originally designed as a research project for the feasibility of a 500-story building.[1] American Architect Robert B. Sobel of Emery Roth & Sons, with engineer and fellow American Nat W. Krahl of Rice University, created a concept for a 500-story building made from 200-foot sided bundled triangular tubes.[2][3] Sobel had theorized the construction of a 500-story building as early as 1947.[4]
According to Emery Roth & Sons, the project showed that the technology and materials existed to build a 500-story (or taller) building if someone wished to do so.[1][5] Since its first inception, it has remained one of the tallest buildings ever fully envisioned, and would have taken up 16 city blocks of 250x250 feet if constructed.[2] Its design features are reminiscent of the Sears Tower, which utilizes a similar construction pattern albeit on a smaller scale.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Houston
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
- List of tallest buildings in Texas
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- X-Seed 4000
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
References
- ^ a b Hinds, Michael deCourcy (30 September 1984). Supertall Buildings. Dreams and Realities, The New York Times
- ^ a b Binder, Georges, ed. 101 of the World's Tallest Buildings, p. 13 (2006)
- ^ Huxtable, Ada Louise. The Tall Building Artistically Reconsidered: The Search for a Skyscraper Style, p. 116 (1986)
- ^ (3 June 1947). Toronto Plans New Building of 500 Stories, Nashua Telegraph
- ^ Hoffer, William. Reaching for the Sky, Popular Mechanics, pp. 141 (July 1986)
External links
- Houston Tower at Emporis[usurped]
- Houston Tower Details at SkyscraperPage
- Houston Tower at SkyscraperPage's Forums
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