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Klyde Warren Park / The Office of James Burnett

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Designed by The Office of James Burnett, Klyde Warren Park serves as a central gathering place for Dallas residents and visitors to enjoy in the heart of the city. The 5.2-acre park creates an urban green space over the existing Woodall Rodgers Freeway between Pearl and St. Paul Streets in downtown Dallas. The Park includes a performance stage, restaurant, dog park, children’s park, great lawn, water features, Texas native gardens, shaded walking paths, an area for games and much more. Klyde Warren Park is planned to be a hub of activity with four to five events per day. Programming will be free and ranges from yoga and boot camp, to dance classes and chess tournaments, to movie nights and outdoor concerts.

Landscape Design for Brockman Hall for Physics at Rice University / The Office of James Burnett

Christopher Henry — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Project Statement: The Brockman Hall for Physics is a 111,000 SF facility housing classrooms, laboratory space, lecture halls and administrative offices for the Physics Department as well as physicists from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Driven by Rice University’s belief that some of the most important moments on campus are moments of informal discussion and debate outside of the classroom, the design of the building and landscape seeks to provide a multitude of spaces for lively and inspiring conversation. Sheltered from the sun by the building overhead, a ground-floor courtyard features reflecting pool, raised Ipe terrace and enhanced plaza with movable furniture. As the design developed, the Office of James Burnett was also asked to redesign the “Courtyard of Science”, an interstitial space between the wings of Brown Hall to the south. A grove of Honey Mesquites organizes the space and intimate decomposed granite courtyards with movable furniture create a number of social spaces.

Sunnylands Center and Gardens / The Office of James Burnett + Frederick Fisher & Partners, Architects

Christopher Henry — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

An extension of the 200-acre desert retreat of publisher, diplomat and philanthropist Walter Annenberg, the Sunnylands Center and Gardens is an interpretive center that celebrates the architectural and cultural legacy of the historic estate. Inspired by the Annenberg’s extensive collection of impressionist artwork, the landscape architect painted a living landscape that respects the character of the Sonoran Desert and demonstrates a new ecological aesthetic for landscapes in the arid southwest.

The Park at Lakeshore East / The Office of James Burnett

Nico Saieh — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Park at Lakeshore East is the central amenity of the 28-acre Lakeshore East development in Chicago's Inner Loop. Overlooking the confluence of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, Lakeshore East is a $4 billion redevelopment that will include 4,950 residential units, 1,500 hotel rooms, 2.2 million square feet of gross commercial space, 770,000 SF of retail space and an elementary school at completion. The landscape architect was engaged early in the project by the master plan architects and helped produce the open space guidelines that would later guide the design and development of the park.

Brochstein Pavilion / Thomas Phifer and Partners

Igor Fracalossi — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Conceived as a landmark destination for Rice University's campus, the Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion demonstrates the ability of landscape architecture to foster social interaction and improve the human condition. A study in restraint and the purity of form, the garden at the Brochstein Pavilion creates a powerful spatial framework that has transformed an unstructured, underutilized quadrangle into the center of student activity on campus.