1 Allen Center Designed by: Wilson, Morris, Crane and Anderson Construction Completed: 1972 Area: Downtown Post Code: 77002 City: Houston, Texas
Another one of Houston's workhorse office blocks, this building commands little attention, and gets it. Built on the concrete grid pattern used by so many buildings around the world, One Allen Ce...read more >>
1001 McKinney Designed by: Albert C. Finn Construction Completed: 1947 Area: Downtown Post Code: 77002 City: Houston, Texas
It's amazing that such a massive building becomes so easily lost in Houston's downtown. Barely visible in any skyline shot, the City National Bank Building boasts broad shoulders and vertica...read more >>
1177 West Loop South Construction Completed: 1979 Area: West Loop Post Code: 77027 City: Houston, Texas
A great curve of glass buffets the office workers from the harsh motoring experience just yards from their front door. The West Loop (Interstate 610) buzzes past without much care for this modest-size...read more >>
1200 Post Oak Boulevard Construction Completed: 2003 Area: West Loop Post Code: 77056 City: Houston, Texas
Broad shouldered, and tall this apartment block was one of a series that showed Houston that yes, people do want to live in the Galleria area. While there was some limited, low-rise residential in the...read more >>
1400 Smith Street Designed by: Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates Construction Completed: 1983 Area: Downtown Post Code: 77002 City: Houston, Texas
The textbook glass-and-steel American skyscraper slab takes a simple, yet elegant twist with this blue glass and white aluminum tower. At its heart it is another boring block, but with its leading and...read more >>
1801 Main Construction Completed: 1965 Area: Downtown Post Code: 77002 City: Houston, Texas
Another great example of how an old, sad looking building can become something new with just a little T.L.C. For years, 1801 existed as a dusty black block on the neglected southern end of downtown. I...read more >>
