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Co-founded by Dr. Anita Borg and Dr. Telle Whitney in 1994 and inspired by the legacy of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference is a program of the Anita Borg Institute of Women in Technology.
Hess Tower is a 30-story skyscraper located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas. It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009. It will be the 30th tallest building in Houston. Occupation of the building should begin in June 2010.[citation needed] At the time of completion, it was the tallest building to be built in Houston in 7 years, after the Reliant Energy Plaza was completed in 2003
Le Harris County Civil Justice Center est un gratte-ciel de de hauteur, construit à Houston au Texas de 2003 à 2005. Il abrite un palais de justice pour le Comté de Harris, l'un des plus importants comtés des États-Unis, qui comprend la ville de Houston. Il y a 37 salles d'audience et l'immeuble est desservi par 13 ascenseurs.Le gratte-ciel est de style post-moderne et néo-classique (colonnade). C'est l'un des très rares exemple de gratte-ciel construit au qui intègre des éléments néoclassiques.Le bâtiment a coûté 119 millions de $.L'architecte de l'immeuble est l'agence Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville.Article connexe Liste des plus hauts gratte-ciel de l'agglomération de HoustonLiens externes Harris County Civil Justice Center sur Emporis Harris County Civil Justice Center sur skyscraperpage
Hess Tower is a 29-story building located adjacent to Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, Texas. It was formerly called Discovery Tower until Hess Corporation leased the entire tower in January 2009.The global architectural firm Gensler designed the building. The building was a project of Trammell Crow Company, a real estate development and investment firm.The building was originally designed to house a number of wind turbines, but the turbines were removed in December 2010.
The Fulbright Tower is a 52 story skyscraper originally known as 3 Houston Center. A part of the downtown Houston Center complex, the tower has 1247061sqft of Class A office space. The bottom seven levels were designed for four trading floors for commodities like electricity and natural gas. The building at one point was owned by ChevronTexaco. As of 2005, Crescent owns the tower in a joint venture with the affiliates of GE Asset Management and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Fulbright & Jaworski has its headquarters in the Fulbright Tower, in Suite 5100.HistoryConstruction on the tower was scheduled to begin in November 1980. The building was built in 1982. The tower property was developed in 1985. Fulbright & Jaworski became a tenant during that year. The original name of the structure was the Gulf Tower. Chevron became the building's main tenant, and its name became the Chevron Tower. Fulbright & Jaworski renegotiated and extended its lease in 2003 and retained the possibility of naming rights; as of 2005, the firm occupies 350000sqft of space. On February 24, 2005, Crescent completed the joint venture agreement involving the Fulbright Tower; a pension fund investor advised by JPMorgan Asset Management bought a 60% ownership interest in the building and an affiliate of GE Asset Management bought a 16.15% ownership interest. In 2004, ChevronTexaco sold the building to Crescent. During that year the tower was 49% occupied. By March 2005, ChevronTexaco planned to move its operations out of the tower after buying 1500 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston. Fulbright & Jaworski used their naming rights, and in 2005 the building gained the name Fulbright Tower. In 2005, the Fulbright Tower was 57% occupied. In 2006, Chevron Corporation still occupied three floors at the Fulbright Tower. In 2009 Conway MacKenzie leased 4619sqft at the Fulbright Tower.
The Federal Detention Center, Houston is a United States federal prison in Downtown Houston, Texas which holds male and female inmates prior to and during court proceedings, as well an inmates serving short sentences. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It is in proximity to Minute Maid Park.The facility, opened in October 1999, has space for 1,118 prisoners and was built for $35 million. The 11 story facility serves people awaiting trial in the Southern District of Texas.Notable incidentsIn March 2008 a fistfight between two inmates grew into a disturbance which resulted in minor injuries for three employees and eight prisoners.In April 2008, inmate Joel Lopez was indicted for conspiring to commit kidnapping and murder-for-hire for plotting to kill US District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa from FDC Houston. Hinojosa had sentenced Lopez to life in prison for a February 2006 drug conviction. The indictment alleged that Lopez approached a fellow inmate, who was affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang and was due to be released shortly, and offered to pay the inmate $2 million to kill Hinojosa and an unidentified woman who owed Lopez a drug debt. Lopez instructed the inmate to contact his wife, Aracely Lopez-Gonzalez, and provided him with her contact information. Lopez thought that Hinojosa's death would help the pending appeal of Lopez's sentence.
Star of Hope's Women & Family Emergency Shelter was built in 1989 and can house up to 300 guests in 71 rooms. The occupancy varies between 250 and 300 people daily, many of those served are children. Within this facility is a medical clinic, a licensed day care, pre-school area, teen activity room, and a computer learning center. Volunteer tutors come daily after school to tutor the children and help with homework and enrichment activities. Education is strongly encouraged with all guests.
The Texian Army is the oldest independently organized supporters group for the Houston Dynamo. We exist to energize BBVA Compass Stadium and create the most intense home field advantage in American soccer for the Dynamo.
On March 1, 2013 Dance Source Houston assumed management of Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex, now named The Barn – Dance Source Performing Arts Space. Located at 2201 Preston St, Houston, TX 77002, The Barn is a 7200 sq. ft. downtown Houston facility housing 2 fully equipped dance studios and a 120 seat theatrical performance venue. The Barn facility is available to be rented by outside groups for classes, workshops, rehearsals, performances and special events. For rental inquiries, please email [email protected]
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