| 词条 | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch is one of three branches of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The branch is located on Allen Parkway in the Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas.[1][2] The {{convert|297000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} building, which includes the second largest currency vault in the country, was designed by architect Michael Graves.[3][4] Current Board of DirectorsThe following people are on the board of directors as of 2013:[3] Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank
Appointed by the Board of Governors
StructureThe building's architect Michael Graves said the inspiration for the structure was the Southwestern landscape.[4] Musician and Talking Heads leader David Byrne, commented that "This very out of place structure somehow lingers, like a fart left by someone no longer in an elevator." [5] The brick exterior, which consists of 537,000 closure brick, 31,400 blue structural glazed tile, and 90,000 modular accent brick has been called a masonry masterpiece by the Mason Contractors Association of America.[6] See also{{Portal|Government of the United States|Houston}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasfed.org/fed/houston.cfm|title=Houston Branch - About the Fed - FRB Dallas|accessdate=17 December 2010}} {{Federal Reserve System}}{{Federal Reserve Banks}}{{Fourth Ward, Houston}}{{coord|29.759943|N|95.38437|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title}}2. ^"Boundary.png {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326122027/http://www.4thwardhouston.com/linked/boundary.png |date=2012-03-26 }}." Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved on July 2, 2011. 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/directors/list-directors.htm |title=Directors of Federal Reserve Banks and Branches |date= Dec 8, 2013|publisher=The Federal Reserve}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2015/3/16/remembering-michael-graves-the-architect-houston-loved-to-hate-march-2015 |title=Remembering Michael Graves, the Architect Houston Loved to Hate |last1=Hardy |first1=Michael |website=weburbanist.com |date=15 March 2015 |access-date=13 February 2016}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://weburbanist.com/2010/04/11/show-us-the-money-10-cold-hard-central-bank-buildings/ |title=Show Us The Money: 10 Cold, Hard Central Bank Buildings |last1= |author=Steve |date= |website=weburbanist.com |publisher= |access-date=13 February 2016}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.masoncontractors.org/project/federal-reserve-bank-of-dallas-houston-branch/ |title=FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS - HOUSTON BRANCH|publisher=masconcontractors.org |access-date=13 February 2016}} 2 : Federal Reserve branches|Michael Graves buildings |
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