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Bob Lanier Public Works Building is a 410 ft (125 m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It was completed in 1968 and has 27 floors. It is the 41st tallest building in the city. Eero Saarinen's CBS Building in New York City inspired the design for this building. It was named after Houston mayor Bob Lanier who served between 1992 and 1998.
In the United States, model building codes are adopted by the state governments, counties, fire districts, and municipalities.A number of federal agencies—including the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Park Service, the Department of State and the Forest Service—use private-sector model codes for projects funded by the federal government.
Houston is the largest city in the country with no zoning ordinances. Houston voters have rejected efforts to implement zoning in 1948, 1962, and 1993. [56] Houston is similar, however, to other large cities throughout the Sun Belt, who all experienced the bulk of their population growth during the Age of the Automobile.
The Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building is a late Victorian commercial building with a 3-story corner turret and Eastlake decorative elements that was designed by George E. Dickey in 1889. [1] The building is located at 301 Main Street in Houston , Texas and occupies the corner of Main Street and Congress Street in Downtown Houston . [ 1 ]
S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Houston) Scanlan Building; Temple Sinai (Houston) Six Flags AstroWorld; South Texas National Bank (Houston) Space Environment Simulation Laboratory; Sweeney Clock; Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building
The Henry Brashear Building is a Victorian-era commercial building at 910 Prairie Avenue in downtown Houston. The building was completed in 1882 under the direction of architect, Eugene T. Heiner . It was restored in 1990 and designated as a Houston landmark in 2009.
JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, Texas is the tallest composite building in the world. Houston's building boom of the 1970s and 1980s ceased in the mid-1980s, due to the 1980s oil glut. Building of skyscrapers resumed by 2003, but the new buildings were more modest and not as tall.
The Mayor of Houston and City Controller have their offices in this building. Council Members have their offices immediately across the street at the City Hall Annex building. [citation needed] Tuesdays at 1:30pm, and Wednesdays at 9:00am, Houston City Council meets in the chamber. All meetings are open to the public. [9]