Houston Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Vision |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Cost | USD 1.5 billion |
Height | |
Roof | 6,863 ft (2,092 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 500 |
The Houston Tower was a plan for a 500- story skyscraper conceived in the 1970s to be built in Houston, originally designed as a research project for the feasibility of a 500-story building. [1] American Architect Robert B. Sobel of Emery Roth & Sons, with engineer and fellow American Nat W. Krahl of Rice University, created a concept for a 500-story building made from 200-foot sided bundled triangular tubes. [2] [3] Sobel had theorized the construction of a 500-story building as early as 1947. [4]
According to Emery Roth & Sons, the project showed that the technology and materials existed to build a 500-story (or taller) building if someone wished to do so. [1] [5] Since its first inception, it has remained one of the tallest buildings ever fully envisioned, and would have taken up 16 city blocks of 250x250 feet if constructed. [2] Its design features are reminiscent of the Sears Tower, which utilizes a similar construction pattern albeit on a smaller scale.
Houston Tower | |
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| |
General information | |
Status | Vision |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Cost | USD 1.5 billion |
Height | |
Roof | 6,863 ft (2,092 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 500 |
The Houston Tower was a plan for a 500- story skyscraper conceived in the 1970s to be built in Houston, originally designed as a research project for the feasibility of a 500-story building. [1] American Architect Robert B. Sobel of Emery Roth & Sons, with engineer and fellow American Nat W. Krahl of Rice University, created a concept for a 500-story building made from 200-foot sided bundled triangular tubes. [2] [3] Sobel had theorized the construction of a 500-story building as early as 1947. [4]
According to Emery Roth & Sons, the project showed that the technology and materials existed to build a 500-story (or taller) building if someone wished to do so. [1] [5] Since its first inception, it has remained one of the tallest buildings ever fully envisioned, and would have taken up 16 city blocks of 250x250 feet if constructed. [2] Its design features are reminiscent of the Sears Tower, which utilizes a similar construction pattern albeit on a smaller scale.