Asia House gets underway... finally
Okay, so I've heard about Asia House basically since I've been in Houston. Today.. I finally saw the beginning of the real Asia House. No doubt, for members of Asia Society Texas who have worked on this project for more than a decade, today was truly a day worth waiting for. Sure there was some rain, and Houston's famous humidity, but hey... Yao Ming was
there! For any politician who might have a slightly expanded cranium of self importance, just stand next to the big guy... there's real celebrity for you. Still, a number of politicos did make the rounds, including Mayor Bill White, Judge Ed Emmett, Peter Brown, MJ Khan, a nd a few others.
The star (other than Yao Ming) was architect Yoshio Taniguchi. He's
been commissioned to build his first free standing structure in the U.S. And, believe it or not.. it will be here.. in Houston, as Asia House. A few politicians spoke for a little too long.. and we did get into the rain a little bit.. but those goofy hard hats protected the most. By the way, if you drive by the Southmore location, the building you see up isn't the real museum, it's a full-sized mock up.
















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