Neiman Marcus Houston Galleria

Neiman Marcus was the first retailer at The Galleria in Houston, pictured here in 1969. The mall officially opened in 1970.

Neiman Marcus opened the year before its pendant mall, envisioned by developer Gerald Hines and inspired by a 19th-century shopping arcade, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. Neiman Marcus emits a Brutalist statement at the intersection of Westheimer and Post Oak Boulevard, its design by HOK’s founding architect, Gyo Obata, FAIA.