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The Texas Architect VOLUME 23/JAN UARY-FEBRUARY, 1973/ NO. 1 San Antonio architect Gil­ With this Issue, THE TEX­ 1 bert Garza distinguishes 3 AS ARCHITECT adopts a himself in his career as a citi- new publication schedule and re­ zen and as an architect. veals exciting plans for the fu­ ture. Outstanding Texas citizens 17 are honored for their con­ 4 President Jay Barnes contributions to the arts, archi­ heads the Executive Com­ tecture and environment at mittee of the Texas Society of TSA's 33rd Annual Meeting. Architects for 1973. The Austin Chapter of Texans once again have 2 3 AIA honors six clients for 6 the opportunity to join the their concern for and sensitivity f lght for creation of two needed to outstanding design. park regions. Texas Architect Index 2 7 1972 recalls the many ac­ The Energy Control Center tivities and contributions the 7 in downtown Houston Is as construction industry has made dramatic a functional symbol as to the State of Texas during the it is exquisite sculpture. Like the past year. poetry of Whitman or Sandburg, it tells a powerful tale in the city ADV TISERS of the role of harnessed energy p. 11-Texas Gas Utilities In Twentieth Century America. p. 12-Coerver Industries It is, in form and dynamics and p. 16-Matthiessen & Hegeler in its essential drama. Houston Zinc Co. and its aspirations. (COVER) p. 22-Professional Directory p. 22-Josam Mfg. Co. Why hire an architect to p. 22-0. L. A. Press 13 design four walls and a p. 26-Mosher Steel Co. roof? Businessmen talk about p. 31-Electric Utility their architects. Companies of Texas 2 TEXAS ARCHITECT The Texas Society of Architects constructed. It acquaints the has put us to work on articles has recently completed a reader­ reader with architects' interests deal Ing with antiquated building ship survey of The Texas Archi­ and concerns in the context of codes. legislation to preserve tect and I want to thank those social responsibility. It presents historic buildings. land use. open who took time to respond to the a visual picture of the Texas en­ space planning and Planned Unit questionnaire. (It was mailed to vironment, with insights into the Development, plus other topics every other individual on the past. present and future of our affecting the quality of life in non-member mailing list.) cities and the factors that shape Texas. them. The Texas Architect has com­ This issue marks the beginning pleted twenty-three years of con­ Eighty-five percent of you rated of a new era in the life of The tinuous publication. Besides The Texas Architect "good" to Texas Architect. Increased size 2,000 architects. the magazine is "excellent" and stated that you and a bi-monthly publishing received by 6,000 other decision read at least a part of each Is­ schedule will be followed by for­ makers throughout the state­ sue. Great! Even better, you mat and graphics input by one of executives. public officials. or­ noted that you keep issues for Texas' leading communication ganizations and civic and busi­ future reference and pass them consultants. I continue to wel­ ness leaders. on to your associates. Sixty­ come your comments. questions seven percent said you were and suggestions. Thanks. The Texas Architect highlights involved in design and construc­ owners whose projects were ex­ tion decisions during the last ceptionally well-designed and year. Your favorable response Jim Pfluger, Editor THE TEXAS ARCHITECT JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1973 3 President of the Texas Society of Architects for 1973 is Jay W. Barnes of Austin. He assumed his position January 1. A native of Austin, Barnes is a principal in the firm of Barnes, Landes, Goodman and Young­ blood. A graduate of the Univer­ sity of Texas at Austin, he is registered as a structural engi­ neer as well as an architect. Des Taylor has succeeded Don JAY. W. BARNES, AIA Edward Legge as executive di­ PRESIDENT Prior to assuming the presidency of TSA, Barnes served as rector of The Texas Society of president-elect in 1972 and as Architects. Taylor grew up in secretary-treasurer in 1971 . He Kilgore, Texas, where he attend­ was president of the Austin ed public schools and Kilgore Chapter of the American Insti­ Junior College. He is a 1967 tute of Architects in 1972. graduate of the Baylor University School of Law, where he served Active in Austin civic affairs, as a member of the Board of Barnes has served as vice chair­ Governors of the Student Bar man of the committee for a new Association and president of his civic center. He is a past presi­ senior class. dent of the Downtown Lion's Club, a director of the Austin After graduation, he was as­ and Travis County United Fund, sociated with the law firm of president of the Austin Knife Garrett and Garrett in Fort and Fork Club and a member of Worth and with the legal depart­ the Travis County Grand Jury ment of General Dynamics Cor­ Commission. poration, also in Fort Worth. Prior to joining TSA, he served Barnes is a member of the First as executive director and legal Baptist Church in Austin and counsel for Associated General served as a chairman of the Contractors in Waco. The new Board of Deacons. TSA executive director is a At the national level, Barnes has member of the American and served on the American Institute Texas Bar Associations, Phi of Architects' Personnel Task Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity and DES TAYLOR Force. the Baptist Church. executive director TEXAS SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS 4 TEXAS ARCHITECT PRESTON M. GEREN JR., AIA BEN BREWER, AJA past president president elect DANIEL BOONE, FAIA THOMAS BULLOCK, FAIA JOHN OLSON, AIA BOB CHAMBERS, AIA AIA regional director AIA regional director treasurer secretary TED MAFFITT, AIA DAVE BRADEN, FAIA BILL PARRISH, AIA vice president vice president vice president TEXAS SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1973 5 Bills lnlrodaced ror Big Thicket, Amislad Parks Sen. Lloyd Bentsen has intro­ duced two bills to create park regions in Texas. One would establish a 100,000- acre Big Thicket National Recre­ ation Area and the other a 65,000-acre Amistad National Recreation Area on the Mexican border near Del Rio. Proponents of the Big Thicket park are trying to regain impetus after the bill passed in the Sen­ ate but died in the House. The House Interior Committee held hearings on the bill, but the Nixon Administration, through the Department of the Interior, failed to recommend the Big Thicket park. See "The Big Thicket-A Chal­ lenge and Opportunity That Tex­ ans Cannot Afford to Lose" In the May 1972 issue of The Texas Architect. TEXAS ARCHITECT HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO. ENERGY CONTROL CENTER CAUDILL ROWLETT SCOTT ARCHITECTS, HOUSTON ROBERT 0. BIERING, HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO., ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT This energy control center, located on a two-block r--------------------7 downtown urban site, was designed to provide I I efficient. flexible and attractive space for a major I I energy company, Houston Lighting and Power. The four-level building houses the most advanced equipment available, but the design solution will permit growth in the present system and allows as much as possible for changes in concepts as u the state of the art advances. 0 D The two city blocks occupied by the Polk Substa­ D tion and the Energy Control Center were de­ veloped as one integral environment. A warm, rich-toned brick was used on both blocks for all paving and free-standing walls, providing con­ tinuity of color and texture. Viewed from the ECC side, the powerful geometry and scale of the sub­ station complements the full visual experience. Unity of design inspires a feeling of "place." The control center has bold. clear spans supported on four service cores. Sandblasted concrete with ' I finished texture is the major material. A large I ground-level plaza, which contains an educational I exhibit for public viewing, utilizes large areas of I I glass walls. Courtyards open off the lower level, I I (continued on page 10) L.----------- - - _ _, 8 TEXAS ARCHITECT providing natural lighting and landscaping. A 28- seat elevator conveys visitors on tours of the building. Building function lends itself to a two-element form. For security purposes, operations and con­ trol activities are housed on the upper two floors and the support staff on the lower levels. The lower element also houses environmental control systems and a public assembly room. STRUCTURAL DATA Four support pods are used, each with an arm reaching out to pick up the major floor and roof framing. Using a 45-foot cantilever allows the center of gravity to remain within the pod. Walls and footings are post-tensioned to equalize the building's overturning tendency. Pod footings are five feet deep and trapezoidal in shape. The larg­ est footing is 66 feet 6 inches. Its width varies from 13 feet 6 inches at the heel to 26 feet 8 inches at the toe. Girders four feet deep and five feet on center span the cantilevers. The structure is exposed and air and power are distributed through an air/ electric floor system. photos by Julius Shulman TEXAS ARCHITECT DECISION MAKERS who are aware of the important role energy plays in preserving the quality of life are taking a closer look at our energy resources and how they are used. They are finding that natural gas, besides having the ecolo­ gical advantages of being pollution-free, can be better utilized to do a great number of jobs more economically than any other energy.
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