The Man Who Built River Oaks – Texas Monthly
Architect John Staub, the forgotten genius of River Oaks, transformed a few nondescript Houston streets into Millionaires’ Row.
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Architect John Staub, the forgotten genius of River Oaks, transformed a few nondescript Houston streets into Millionaires’ Row.
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Courtesy of Wythe Press "Growing up in Alabama, I was well aware of the influence of the many talented architects at work in the state. We’ve had several generations of great classicists, but there is also a new generation of talent within our region fluent in a language that combines aspects of the more familiar historical architecture with a dash of vernacular charm and fingerprints of modernism," says Austin. "As Ken Pursley says in the book, it’s an architecture that dumps together the Lego sets of modernism and classical architecture, and the alchemy therein produced is quite magic...
. WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew 1.6% in the first three months of the year because of rising coronavirus vaccinations and massive federal stimulus spending. It is on the verge of regaining all of its pandemic losses in coming months. The GDP report, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday, showed that consumers are spending more on things such as cars and homes. A record boost in household after-tax income suggests there's more consumer spending power waiting in the wings. The rosy economic news came the same day as news of the third straight week of reduction in job...