Table of Contents
Contributors
Stephen Fox; Barbara Koerble; Keith Krumwiede; Barry Moore; Gerald Moorhead; Danny Marc Samuels; Yolita Schmidt; Mitchell J. Shields; Christof Spieler; William F. Stern; and Bruce C. Webb.
Cite 49: Weaving an Urban Fabric
Fall 2000
Editor’s Note
Cite 49 was guest edited by Danny Marc Samuels. In his article "Building the Better Townhouse," he starts with the following:
"At long last, Houston is densifying. The evidence, once primarily anecdotal, is now obvious wherever you look. A wave of construction is washing over the inner city, filling in the empty spaces with a variety of new residential structures. Early in the current boom the focus was on apartments by the block, which have been built in great numbers everywhere in Houston, most notably in the Midtown area. Downtown, an unlikely market tor loft conversions, has taken off, quickly exhausting the supply of old buildings. So far, high-rise residential towers have been sparse, but tower cranes on the horizon signify new loft and condominium construction on Shepherd, Rice Village, and on Montrose. But cities are not built only of apartments, lofts, and towers ..."
Danny Marc Samuels