Powers Brown Architecture : commodity and virtue in architecture / Powers Brown Architects.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powers Brown Architects

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Powers Brown Architects.

Architecture--Texas.

Architecture.

Architectural firms--Texas.

Architectural firms.

Texas.

Physical Description:

253 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Chadstone, VIC ; New York City, NY : The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd., 2024.

Summary:

"Powers Brown Architecture is a Houston-based firm practicing architectural design, space planning and urban design. Founded by partners Joe Powers and Jeffrey Brown in 1999, the firm has built a reputation for specialized design and technical superiority, producing award-winning work and gaining recognition from local, regional, and national organizations." "The work presented in this monograph is grouped into three separate themes: Neglected Territory, Disposable City, and Small Smart Boxes. These themes underpin the firm's philosophical approach and orientation to design and planning. They are reflected in the firm's consideration of project types and construction technologies." "The firm excels in designing projects that are often dismissed as being without architectural merit: office buildings, small business facilities, industrial environments, and new towns. These have been subject to the forces of mass consumption - investment goals, return rates, up-front costs - rather than a formal architectural syntax." "This book presents more than 20 projects, built and conceptual, competition entries, urban design plans, industrial and business park plans, and private and corporate projects."--Jacket.

Contents:

Neglected territory

RTRON corporate headquarters

Parisian Place assisted living

Resident agents office, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Chicago Independent School District, small schools competition

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Seismic exchange

2500 Fannin renovation

Red Roof Inn 'next gen' prototype

Selected projects 2000-2006

Disposable city

Westchase long range plan

Madenaty (new city) urban design

Century Oaks business park

High-density, high-rise, mid-rise, low-rise master plan

Beans, meats, and soups, industrial park

Highland Village bridge

Flower market square

University of Houston studio research

Selected projects 2002-2006

Small smart boxes

Tarnier USA headquarters

Tramontina USA corporate headquarters

Petrol Valves USA headquarters

GTI corporate headquarters

MNP corporate headquarters

Chamberlin corporate headquarters

Texas Steel Processing executive offices

METRORail administrative and yard facility.

Other Format:

Online version: Powers Brown Architecture.

ISBN:

9781864709827

1864709820

OCLC:

1436458586

Publisher Number:

CIPO000138383