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Gerald D. Hines is a Houston, Texas real estate developer and founder of Hines Interests that has developed over 205 million square feet in more than 650 properties worldwide, including stunning skyscrapers, premier corporate headquarters, mixed-use centers, industrial parks, and master-planned resort and residential communities throughout the United States and in 11 other countries including: the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, and China. Houston redirects here. ...
Hines was born in Gary, Indiana, and grew up during the Depression. Hines graduated from Purdue University in 1948 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later received an honorary doctorate from Purdue. // Place name Several places in the United States of America are called Gary (in decreasing population order): Gary, Indiana Gary, West Virginia Gary, Minnesota Gary, South Dakota There are other similarly-named towns: Gary City, Texas Garysburg, North Carolina Garyville, Louisiana GNIS also lists the following tiny (or uninhabited) towns...
See also: Purdue University System Purdue University is a public land-grant university whose primary campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana on the bluffs above the Wabash River. ...
Hines has worked with notable architects as Philip Johnson, John Burgee, Cesar Pelli, and I.M. Pei. IDS Center in Minneapolis Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ...
John Burgee is an American architect important in post-modern architecture. ...
Pellis Petronas Twin Tower César Pelli (born October 12, 1926 in Tucumán, Argentina) is a noted architect known for designing some of the worlds tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. ...
Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. ...
Founded in 1957 by Gerald D. Hines, the Hines Interests realty firm left a major mark on the skyline of Houston. The 75-story Chase Tower, the Transco Tower in the Galleria area, and the black trapezoid Pennzoil Towers were built by the company. Hines also developed the First Colony, a master-planned community in Fort Bend County. Fort Bend County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
The Urban Land Institute bestowed their Award for Excellence to Hines' famed Houston Galleria, designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum; and to Norwest Center in Minneapolis, which was designed by Cesar Pelli. Williams Tower, a Hines project in Houston also designed by Johnson/Burgee, was named Skyscraper of the Century in the December 1999 issue of Texas Monthly magazine. The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, is a non-profit organization with offices in Washington, D.C. and London. ...
A sign at the entrance to the Galleria. ...
In March 1997, Hines gave $7 million to the University of Houston’s College of Architecture. The school responded by renaming the college for him. The gift was the largest ever received by the architecture school and among the 10 largest gifts received by the university. The University of Houston, formerly University of Houston–University Park, is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting university[2] located in Houston, Texas. ...
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