Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
National Trust for Historic Preservation – October 25, 2017 By Nicolas Som After spending more than a year on the road visiting sports stadiums and immersing himself in fanbases across the country, writer Rafi Kohan has learned almost everything there is to know...
Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Houston Chronicle – April 30, 2018 By Regina Pappas When the Offshore Technology Conference opens today in NRG Park, it will be celebrating its 50th anniversary — establishing itself as the largest oil and gas conference in the world. And with such impressive...
Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Planetizen – May 26, 2021 By Diana Ionescu A nonprofit hopes to create a viable plan for the iconic stadium—and find a way to pay for it. The “Eighth Wonder of the World” may soon get a new lease on life, reports Zach Despart for the...
Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Houston Chronicle – May 20, 2021 By Zach Despart Nineteen years after the Astrodome last hosted an event, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Houston’s most famous building hopes to finally develop a renovation plan that will actually come to fruition. The...
Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Houston Chronicle – December 31, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic upended most aspects of normal life, but this year has clutched dearly to one bit of normalcy for Houston residents: inaction on the Astrodome. For 12 years, the architectural triumph that put Houston...
Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Culture Map Houston – February 5, 2021 In 2018, thanks to efforts by then Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, the Harris County Commissioners court approved a $105 million project that would transform Houston’s beloved Astrodome into an event center. The project was...
