Developed over nearly two decades, the area surrounding Takanawa Gateway Station has been conceived as an “experimental platform for well-being over the next 100 years.” It presents a new urban model where business, culture, and daily life intersect within a single, integrated framework.
Mutual of Omaha headquarters reaches pinnacle at 677 feet to become the tallest building in Nebraska
The new downtown headquarters reached its pinnacle after three years of construction, becoming a defining feature of the Omaha skyline.
Architect Jon Pickard, founding principal of Pickard Chilton Architects, said he has been working on the project for about six years.
T3 RiNo: Mass Timber Office Advances Denver's Low-Carbon Workplace Design
The exposed timber structure—comprising glulam columns and beams supporting cross-laminated timber floor panels topped with a concrete slab—anchors the building’s architectural expression while reducing embodied carbon. The structure contains about 188,000 cu ft of mass timber, sequestering more than 4,100 metric tons of C02 and cutting embodied carbon roughly 38% compared with conventional construction.
“As the facade pulls back, you start to see the timber grid behind it,” says Anthony Markese, principal at Pickard Chilton. “Even from blocks away, you understand that the building is something different.
he 811 Main building, a 46-story tower developed by Hines in Downtown Houston, has reached 94% occupancy following a leasing spree, according to Transwestern.
With a design by the high-profile Pickard Chilton architecture firm, Hines developed a the 1 million-SF office tower.
“811 Main continues to attract organizations that prioritize workplace quality, long-term stability and a location that supports both employee experience and business performance,” says Transwestern’s Eric Anderson.
Trammell Crow Co. announced March 25 the start of construction for Knox & McKinney, a 12-story office tower bringing even more activity to an area already red hot with development.
The high-rise project, first announced in April 2025, is slated to include 280,000 square feet of office space as well as 20,000 square feet of ground-floor luxury retail and dining. Knox & McKinney is scheduled to deliver in 2028.
The building was designed by Pickard Chilton Architects and HKS.
Developers plan to break ground this summer on a 45-story Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium tower along Post Oak Boulevard, a project that would rank among the tallest and most ambitious additions to Houston’s Uptown skyline in years.
With condominium residences priced from $3 million to more than $30 million, a penthouse in the tower could eclipse Houston’s highest home sale recorded through the Multiple Listing Service — a Memorial Close-in estate that sold for more than $20 million in 2022.
The Art Deco-inspired exterior, designed by Pickard Chilton and Ziegler Cooper Architects, draws from the Gulf Oil Building downtown.