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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Hawkins Sculpture Walk Imagines a New Way for Audiences to Connect with History

Reimagining a Scattered Collection of Icons

The Hawkins Sculpture Walk features sculpture busts of ten notable figures, providing a distinct welcome to everyone entering the McGovern Centennial Gardens area of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas. The creation of this landmark was part of a bigger transformation of the entire space, highlighting what an imaginative approach to enabling engagement can mean for […]

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Hermann Park Provides an Identity for Houston Across the Eras

Defining One of the Oldest Parks in Houston

Recognized as the most historically significant public green space in the city, Hermann Park has become an essential element of Houston, Texas. Featuring an assortment of landmarks and ways for audiences to interact with the space and one another, Hermann Park has provided the city with an identity that has grown and changed over the […]

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Buffalo Bayou Park Transforms a Neglected Waterway Into a Gateway for Houston

A Green Oasis of Engagement

Buffalo Bayou Park runs alongside the banks of the Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston, Texas. While the area has long served as a central element of the city, transforming it into a literal and figurative gateway for the entire city has enabled it to become something much more for residents and visitors. Developing and Renovating […]

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The Monuments of Sesquicentennial Park Create Experiences for Residents and Visitors

The George Bush Monument, Seven Wonders and more become a means of transformation for an urban greenspace

Created to commemorate the 150-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Houston and of the Republic of Texas, Sesquicentennial Park is connected to the history and culture of the region in a profound manner. Located in downtown Houston, Texas, the park features numerous monuments that have cultivated experiences for audiences in ways that […]

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A Vision to Honor the Legacy of Houston’s Role in the Moon Landing Defines Tranquillity Park

Connected to the Legacy of Landing on the Moon

Located in Downtown Houston, Texas, Tranquillity Park is named after the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon, which is where astronauts landed during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 that was controlled from Houston. This connection to such a historic event for the city and all of humanity highlights what it can mean for an […]

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Modern Monuments: Jaume Plensa Defines Tolerance of and for Houston

Reflecting the diversity and tolerance of the entire Houston community

Sculptures of seven separate, kneeling wire frame human figures on granite pedestals define Tolerance, by Jaume Plensa. Approximately 10 feet high, each figure rests on a Spanish boulder and is composed of the artist’s signature metal alphabet mesh. Privately funded through donors working with the Houston Arts Alliance and Greater Houston Community Foundation, sculptor Jaume […]

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Waterwall Park Defines a Development Vision of Community Connection

Beyond a Commercial Development Complex

Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park has become one of the most distinct landmarks in Houston, Texas. The Waterwall itself was built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent commercial tower but the entire space has become an essential element of the area, attracting attention and activity in a way that has created a positive impact […]

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