SNøHETTA’S CENTRAL STATION CANOPY DESIGN IS OFFICIALLY DEAD 
Whatever glimmer of hope supporters of a distinctive Central Station were holding out for Metro somehow following through on its design competition or for Snøhetta’s winning canopy design have officially been dashed, Dug Begley reports: “Metropolitan Transit Authority chairman Gilbert Garcia and interim CEO Tom Lambert confirmed [last] week that timing crippled any chance of resurrecting a winning design. Instead officials will build their basic canopy for the block-long stop between Capitol and Rusk streets on Main Street.” [The Highwayman; previously on Swamplot] Rendering: Snøhetta
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Good no sense in wasting money on something that will deteriorate and look dated in 5 years.
Keep it simple and as cheap as possible.
Craig Dykers of Snohetta talked about this at the TxA conference in November. Although I have a lot of respect for the firm, I did not think that this was a good design for Houston. The funnels would make great trash collectors and I don’t see how it would protect much from the rain.
But ultimately the fault lies with the architect for not working within a budget.
If METRO didn’t scrap the project then the next hurricane would sealed its fate.
…Gawh, we never get anything nice….