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Modern Architectural Silhouettes

Four focused icon studies for Going Up! City's contemporary editorial pages. The goal is quick recognition at small sizes, not a full architectural drawing. These are proposals, not yet the site's navigation icons.

Pennzoil Place — simplified silhouette study
1976 · STUDY 01

Pennzoil Place

Twin sloping glass towers

Williams Tower — simplified silhouette study
1983 · STUDY 02

Williams Tower

Vertical ribs, stepped crown and base

Esperson Cupola — simplified silhouette study
1927 · STUDY 03

Esperson Cupola

Ornate downtown crown

Astrodome — simplified silhouette study
1965 · STUDY 04

Astrodome

Shallow roof and circular colonnade

Design rule: Deep Houston navy, strong negative space, no decorative frame, and no generic skyscraper substitutes. Renderings and photographs remain the main visuals for development profiles. These sketches need landmark-by-landmark comparison against actual building photos before final use.

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