25 November 2009 | Posted inCool Stuff, Pictures, Weird
Would Philip Johnson Approve?
Just this week The Williams Tower property management decided to strategically block out the windows on one face of the building from the inside allowing the interior light shine through at night. The result is above, the building spelled out the word T E X A N S. The effort was created to show support for the NFL’s Houston Texans playing on a rare Monday Night Football. Each letter ended up about 65 feet tall and 35 feet wide.
The Williams Tower, formerly known as the Transco Tower, is a 64 story tall skyscraper landmark in the Houston Galleria area which houses the HOK Houston offices, topped off with a revolving spotlight at the top. The tower was design by the legendary Philip Johnson and is located nearby the Neiman Marcus building created by HOK in 1969.
Unfortunately, the outcome of the football game did not go as planned for the Texans, but it put the spotlight on a great building in the Houston area on a national level even though for couple of seconds.
Hopefully Philip approves.
Photo credit goes to Henry Cedillo, our awesome office services specialist, for snapping the shot above.
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as long as it doesn’t say anything to do w/ “dallas” or “cowboys” this redskins fan is ok with it
Even though I sit on the opposite the side of the floor from where the windows were blocked, the impact of blocking the light was huge. Eliminating the daylight filtered far beyond the immediate area, a noticeable ‘gloom’ was even visible down through the hallway that fronts my work area. I realize now the impact of adequate daylighting in the workspace.