Urban Land
Urban Land, October 2008
“Houston’s New Park: Discovery Green”
Project: Discovery Green
Written by Larry Speck
Discovery Green, a $122 million, 12-acre (4.9 ha) park with a lake, a restaurant, and a cafe located amid commercial and residential towers in downtown Houston, is the product of efforts by civic leaders who envisioned a new kind of urban park – one that would draw together the city’s diverse, cosmopolitan population.
The park, which [...]