Contractors Miner Dederick worked for 20 months to implement the various aspects of Discovery Green. Construction was completed in April 2008 and the park opens to the public on Sunday April 13, 2008.
Below are photos from the early days of construction through substantial completion. Click on each thumbnail for a larger view.
Aerial Views
September 11, 2006 |
October 11, 2006 |
November 13, 2006 |
December 18, 2006 |
January 9, 2007 |
February 6, 2007 |
March 1, 2007 |
April 12, 2007 |
May 15, 2007 |
June 15, 2007 |
July 24, 2007 |
August 30, 2007 |
September 25, 2007 |
November 7, 2007 |
December 19, 2007 |
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Underground Garage
February 20, 2007 |
Construction workers preparing
forms and reinforcing steel for
the garage wall. |
Construction workers preparing
forms and reinforcing steel
for the garage wall. |
Future pond area is in
foreground with garage to the
right and future fountain/
playground behind trailers. |
Formwork being installed for
the upper parking level |
Work on the underground
electrical vault |
Garage upper level and
roof work (05-15-07) |
Garage roof forms and Park
Building (05-15-07) |
Garage entry ramp emerging
to ground level (6-15-07) |
Formwork for last section of
perimeter wall (6-15-07) |
Concrete for the first of two
art stairs (6-15-07) |
Pouring concrete for the
garage roof (6-15-07) |
Close-up of work on the
garage roof (07-15-07) |
The garage roof is approaching
completion (7-24-07) |
Garage ramp roof approaching
completion (08-30-07) |
Structure at future garage
entrance (09-25-07) |
Garage Lobby
(11-07-07) |
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Tree Move
Oak tree being lifted from its
original spot. |
Oak tree being moved to
its new location |
Oak tree being moved to
its new location |
Oak tree (and some
roadway/curb form its original
spot) in its new location. |
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Restaurant
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Park Building
View of Park Building steel
structure from the Hilton |
View from north with fountain
work in foreground |
View from future playground
area |
Installing roof beams at the
Birthday Veranda |
Park Building and fountain
reservoir (05-15-07) |
Park Building veranda
(05-15-07) |
Park Building with walls
started (06-15-07) |
Curtain wall at Park
Building (09-25-07) |
Interior of Park Building
(11-07-07) |
Park Building from the Air
(11-07-07) |
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Park Sitework
Installation of fountain jet
canisters (06-15-07) |
Piping for fountain jets
(06-15-07) |
Drainage work for Live
Oak Walk (06-15-07) |
Concrete base for Live Oak Walk
(06-15-07) |
Concrete sub-slab for
Mist Tree plaza (09-25-07) |
Underground utility work
at the promenade (09-25-07) |
Stage structure with structure
for amphitheater (09-25-07)) |
Walk through live oaks from
The Treehouse (09-25-07) |
Crawford Promanade
(11-07-07) |
Mist Tree from Air
(10-04-07) |
Work on Mist Tree
(10-04-07) |
Moving the Dubuffet
(10-06-07) |
Listening Vessels
(11-07-07) |
Excavation for Kinder Lake
(11-07-07) |
Building the Carruth Bocce Courts
(12-22-07) |
Gardens outside The Grove
(12-22-07) |
The Jones Lawn
(12-22-07) |
Shaping the Fondren Ampitheater
(12-22-07) |
The Mist Tree & Playground
(12-22-07) |
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Restaurant 2 Building
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