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Jazz musicians after being arrested during a concert. Seated, from left: Ella Fitzgerald, Georgiana Henry (Fitzgerald’s assistant), Illinois Jacquet, and Dizzy Gillespie. RGD0006N-1955-0764-1, Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
Public Space, Uncategorized, Art & Culture, Place, News, Houston

Gangsterism on a River

April 29, 2021
Jack Murphy
Studio portrait of James C. Watkins. Photo by Bonni Oakes. Courtesy Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
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Sculpting Ground into Gold: James C. Watkins at HCCC

April 28, 2021
Michael McFadden
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How to Retrofit Suburbia?

April 22, 2021
Travis San Pedro
3100 Main Street. Photo by Leonid Furmansky.
Architecture, Urbanism, Art & Culture, Place, Houston, Environment, Design

Late Modern in Midtown

April 8, 2021
Leonid Furmansky
"Making Houston Modern," edited by Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino. Published by the University of Texas Press.
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Howard Barnstone's Magical Modernism

March 29, 2021
Jack Murphy
The River Oaks Theatre on its opening day as it appeared on the front page of the Houston Post on Tuesday, November 28, 1939.
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River Oaks Theatre: Down by Three Screens

March 25, 2021
David Welling
Public Space, Reviews, Art & Culture, Place, News, Houston, Environment

Okay Might Just Be Enough

March 5, 2021
Tiffany Xu
The outdoor amphitheater supports community gatherings at Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 School year-round while the gym is designed as an emergency shelter during a hurricane. Image courtesy DLR Group.
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COVID-19 Offers an Opportunity to Right Inequities in Education

March 2, 2021
Taryn Kinney
Rothko Chapel interior and benches. © Paul Hester.
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An Icon, Restored

February 26, 2021
Jack Murphy
"Rewrite the World," curated by Ana Tuazon, installation view. Photo by Will Michels, courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Socioeconomics, Reviews, Racial Equity, Art & Culture, News, Houston, Environment

The Art of Rewriting Worlds

February 23, 2021
Sam Stoeltje
Table 3: water, light, psychological space, Steven Holl: Making Architecture, detail view.
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A Closing Review of Steven Holl: Making Architecture

February 10, 2021
Jack Murphy
Students photographing models at TBH. Image via Amelyn Ng.
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FULL HOUSE!: Design Futures for Talento Bilingüe de Houston

February 4, 2021
Amelyn Ng