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The architecture of Houston includes a wide variety of award-winning and historic examples located in various areas of the city of Houston, Texas. From early in its history to current times, the city inspired innovative and challenging building design and construction, as it quickly grew into an internationally recognized commercial and industrial hub of Texas and the United States.

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  • The architecture of Houston includes a wide variety of award-winning and historic examples located in various areas of the city of Houston, Texas. From early in its history to current times, the city inspired innovative and challenging building design and construction, as it quickly grew into an internationally recognized commercial and industrial hub of Texas and the United States. Some of Houston's oldest and most distinctive architecture is found downtown, as the city grew around Allen's Landing and the Market Square historic district. During the middle and late century, Downtown Houston was a modest collection of mid-rise office structures, but has since grown into the third largest skyline in the United States. The Uptown District experienced rapid growth along with Houston during the 1970s and early 1980s. In the late 1990s Uptown Houston saw construction of many mid and high-rise residential buildings. The Uptown District is also home to other structures designed by architects such as I. M. Pei, César Pelli and Philip Johnson. Houston has many examples of residential architecture of varying styles, from the mansions of River Oaks and Memorial to row houses in the several wards. A number of Houston's earliest homes are located in what is now Sam Houston Park. Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles, including Victorian, Craftsman and Colonial Revival. Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles. (en)
  • La arquitectura de Houston incluye una amplia variedad de edificios históricos y galardonados ubicados en varias áreas de la ciudad de Houston, en el estado de Texas (Estados Unidos). Desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad, la ciudad inspiró el diseño y la construcción de inmuebles innovadores, ya que rápidamente se convirtió en un centro comercial e industrial reconocido internacionalmente de Texas y Estados Unidos. Algunas de las arquitecturas más antiguas y distintivas de Houston se encuentran en el centro de la ciudad, a medida que esta crecía alrededor de y el distrito histórico de Market Square. Durante mediados y finales del siglo, el centro de Houston era una colección modesta de estructuras de oficinas de mediana altura, pero desde entonces se ha convertido en el tercer horizonte más grande de Estados Unidos. El experimentó un rápido crecimiento durante la década de 1970 y principios de la de 1980. A fines de la década de 1990, Uptown vio la construcción de muchos edificios residenciales de mediana y gran altura. El Uptown District también alberga estructuras diseñadas por arquitectos como Ieoh Ming Pei, César Pelli y Philip Johnson. Houston tiene muchos ejemplos de arquitectura residencial de diferentes estilos, desde las mansiones de y Memorial hasta casas adosadas en varios distritos. Varias de las primeras casas de Houston se encuentran en lo que ahora es . Las casas en los Houston Heights tienen estilos arquitectónicos variados, que incluyen estilo victoriano, craftsman y neocolonial británico. Las viviendas de la posguerra construidas en Houston tienen muchos estilos arquitectónicos. (es)
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  • The architecture of Houston includes a wide variety of award-winning and historic examples located in various areas of the city of Houston, Texas. From early in its history to current times, the city inspired innovative and challenging building design and construction, as it quickly grew into an internationally recognized commercial and industrial hub of Texas and the United States. (en)
  • La arquitectura de Houston incluye una amplia variedad de edificios históricos y galardonados ubicados en varias áreas de la ciudad de Houston, en el estado de Texas (Estados Unidos). Desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad, la ciudad inspiró el diseño y la construcción de inmuebles innovadores, ya que rápidamente se convirtió en un centro comercial e industrial reconocido internacionalmente de Texas y Estados Unidos. (es)
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  • Architecture of Houston (en)
  • Arquitectura de Houston (es)
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