1. Houston, Tx Michael Morow ARCH 5502 Fall 2010

2. History • Houston was founded by the Allen brothers in August of 1836. • It was originally 6,642 acres at the cost of $1.40 per acre. • Property was bought from Mrs. T F L Parrot. • Named after General Sam Houston. • Houston Railroad started in 1854. • Oil was first discovered near Houston in 1901. • Houston Shipping Channel opened in 1914 • NASA appeared in Houston in 1961 http://Blogs.chron.com

3. Current • Houston has over two million people in the city. • Over 5.5 million in the metropolitan area. • The fourth largest city in the nation. • Largest concentration of medical facilities in the world. • Two major airports. • Has twenty four Fortune 500 companies based here. • One of the busiest ports in the nation. • Home to NFL, NBA, MLB, and MLS teams. http://culturemap.com

4. Economy • Energy • Oil & Gas • ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil, Halliburton, National Oilwell Varco, and Frontier Oil are all based in Houston. • BP, Shell, Exxon-Mobil, and Chevron all have large amounts of their company located here as well. • Healthcare • Texas Medical Center • The world’s largest concentration of healthcare and research intuitions employing over 70,000 people. • Shipping • Port of Houston • 14 straight years ranked first in foreign tonnage handled in the U.S. • 19 straight years ranked first in U.S. imports. • 19 straight years ranked second in total tonnage and export tonnage. http://texastribune.org

5. Houston Bayou’s • Armand Bayou • Brays Bayou • Buffalo Bayou • Carpenters Bayou • Cedar Bayou • Greens Bayou • Halls Bayou • Hunting Bayou • Jackson Bayou • Luce Bayou • Sims Bayou • Spring Creek • Vince Bayou • White Oak Bayou

6. Buffalo Bayou http://www.buffalobayou.org/ • Winds across the city of Houston from west to east starting at the Barker and Addicks reservoir where it is controlled by dams and makes it to the Port of Houston. • 52 mile path. • Several parks and public spaces located along the bayou in city limits. • Acts as the primary drainage for the city of Houston. http://www.archicentral.com

7. Buffalo Bayou

8. Brays Bayou • 31 miles in length. • Effects major areas of Houston such as: • Rice University • University of Houston • Texas Medical Center • Texas Southern University • Hermann Park • Houston Zoo • Bellaire • West University Place http://www.projectbrays.org/about.html

9. Brays Bayou

10. Texas Medical Center • Employees – 93,500 • Students – 71,500 • Buildings – 140+ • Annual Patient Visits – 6.0 million • International Patient Visits – 18,000 • Daily Visitors – 160,000 • Regional Annual Economic Impact - $14 billion • Annual Research Expenditures - $1.2 billion • Member Institutions – 49 (includes 25 agencies of government and 24 private not-for-profit health institutions) •   21 – Academic Institutions •   13 – Hospitals •   15 – Support Services Organizations http://http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org

11. Mapping

12. Diagrams Do the roadways still allow access to the medical center during floods?

13. Diagrams Do the recreational spaces help or hinder drainage during flooding?

14. Diagrams How much residential is in danger?

15. Works Cited • http://www.archicentral.com • http://www.bayoupreservation.org/ • http://blogs.chron.com • http://www.buffalobayou.org/ • http://www.census.gov/ • http://www.chriscreamer.net • http://culturemap.com • http://www.eng.hctx.net/GIS/gis.htm • http://www.hcfcd.org/index.asp • http://www.hellohouston.com/History.Cfm • http://www.houstonhistory.com/ • http://www.h-gac.com/rds/gis/clearinghouse/default.aspx • http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/ • http://www.portofhouston.com/ • http://www.projectbrays.org/about.html • http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org • http://texastribune.org