gene Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 seriously awesome...love what they are doing for houston dog owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Someone, someday will have to explain to me just how the "moon phase" lighting effect is supposed to work. Does the lighting change with the changing phases of the moon? If so, how? Or, does the white and blue light effects represent the light and dark sides of the moon? I just can't figure it out. [/qiuote]www.buffalobayou.org/BB_Phase2.pdf.pdf Sounds like the proposal is that they install lights that cycle between white and blue on a 29 day lunar cycle, with the bluest shade during the new moon and the whitest shade during full moons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks August. Are these the blue lights on the tops of the Trail lights, do you think/understand? Or do the under-bridge light effects also follow the lunar cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks August. Are these the blue lights on the tops of the Trail lights, do you think/understand? Or do the under-bridge light effects also follow the lunar cycle? I got the impression from reading the doc that they intended this to be an overall effect, even suggesting that eventually other areas like downtown be tied into it. I haven't done anything other than skim through the proposal. Is this something that has actually been approved and/or implemented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) I got the impression from reading the doc that they intended this to be an overall effect, even suggesting that eventually other areas like downtown be tied into it. I haven't done anything other than skim through the proposal. Is this something that has actually been approved and/or implemented? Yes, it includes the under-bridge lighting. It was implemented in 2006 on the Sabine to Bagby Promenade section of the Buffalo Bayou. It has now been implemented on at least parts of the Shepherd to Sabine section. Edited September 17, 2014 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Behind Lost Lake closer to the bayou... new bridge: 2014-09-20 12.12.47 by marclongoria, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Wow, that looks very nice. Thanks for posting the vid! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Thanks Triton it looks like they dreg Buffalo Bayou it looks so wide.. They are building another bridge next to Montose. When completed it will be so nice looks already looks good. Montrose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Filmed by a drone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Filmed by a drone?Yes. I can't wait for the next 5-10 years when those trees get bigger. Awesome vision, and what a change from the Buffalo Bayou I remember riding my bike on back in 1998. Great feature for the city, and so glad to see so many people utilizing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 People run and walk here at night this was considered unsafe even two years ago. This project looks like it may be in the same league as the San antonio riverwalk expansion which I didn't think was the case at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 great video Triton! I thought you were kayaking at first. Impressive how smooth the video is from a drone. Is it a Phantom copter?Project is looking great, filling out nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 is there a staircase down to the Bayou from the UH-D rail platform? or will there be a rail station at the end of the green/purple line at that bridge over the bayou? it would be nice to be able to take a train to Buffalo Bayou Park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Trudy Smith spokesperson for Buffalo Bayou spoke at Neartown (great presentation) related that the Brown Foundation will be funding the conversion of the 1927 Houston Waterworks underground cistern ( cathedral?) into an art space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Trudy Smith spokesperson for Buffalo Bayou spoke at Neartown (great presentation) related that the Brown Foundation will be funding the conversion of the 1927 Houston Waterworks underground cistern ( cathedral?) into an art space.That is fantastic! I wanted James Turrell to convert it into some big public art installation. Can't wait to hear more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 wow loving that video so much...thank you for posting it...we really do live in an awesome city!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Trudy Smith spokesperson for Buffalo Bayou spoke at Neartown (great presentation) related that the Brown Foundation will be funding the conversion of the 1927 Houston Waterworks underground cistern ( cathedral?) into an art space. Very exciting news. Can't wait to learn more. That is such an amazing space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 They are also building a bridge next to Montrose. I saw the design but cannot remember where I saw it. Maybe Culture Map I'll try to look for it. It is a totally different design with a steel are over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 A bridge over Allen Parkway? The bayou already has a bridge over it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 It is parallel next to Montrose over Buffalo Bayou. On the west side of Montrose Blvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 7 million dollar bridge on Swamplot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 James Turrell would do something very interesting, but since we already have three spaces that are accessible to the public I would like to see them commission Mineko Grimmer to do something reminiscent of her piece that was on display at the Menil from September 2001 to February 2002. It featured water dripping from frozen ice and rock stalactite shapes into pools of water with brass rods strung above the water and below the melting Rocky icicles. They would make chimes as the rocks fell from the frozen icicles and the lights that shown on the water reflected onto the walls creating beautiful patterns as the ripples moved. this to me would be the perfect kind of meditative piece Featuring water since that is what this space was built for. Holding water. I hope some of you will remember the exhibit or understand what I'm trying to explain. It was a great exhibit and had an incredible audience. I always thought the piece should maybe move into the old Byzantine chapel under the black box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Found it at www.swampolt.com/new-buffalo-bayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 It is called the Tolerance Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sorry working may get caught. Click the search tab and scroll down. Very nice design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 The Tolerance Bridge was simplified and became the Rosemont Bridge. It has already been built. I was hoping someone was moving forward on some kind of bridge across Allen Parkway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Me too. Still bummed that dudes 30 story towers connected to buffalo bayou park by bridge over Allen Parkway didn't get approved by the city.. Ufh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Trudy Smith spokesperson for Buffalo Bayou spoke at Neartown (great presentation) related that the Brown Foundation will be funding the conversion of the 1927 Houston Waterworks underground cistern ( cathedral?) into an art space. This is great news, but let's avoid the cathedral metaphor at all costs. It is terribly overused, and I say that as a big fan of cathedrals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Lost Lake Buffalo Bayou Park by marclongoria, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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