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The Waterfall. The Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park, [1] formerly the Williams Waterwall and the Transco Waterwall, is a multi-story sculptural fountain that sits opposite the south face of Williams Tower in the Uptown District of Houston. The fountain and its surrounding park were built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent tower.
Gerald Douglas Hines (August 15, 1925 – August 23, 2020) [1] was an American real estate developer based in Houston. He was the founder and chairman of Hines , a privately held real estate firm with its headquarters in that city.
Hines Park connects with multiple regional parks and trails. In Plymouth Township, the I-275 Metro Trail runs within Hines Park, routing bicyclists and pedestrians around I-275's interchange with M-14. At the downstream end, Hines Park connects to Detroit's Rouge Park, a large urban park on the main stem of the Rouge.
In a grass field adjacent to the Williams Tower is the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park. [3] Formerly privately owned in common with the tower, the waterwall and park has been owned by the Uptown Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, a non-profit local government corporation since 2008. Upward view of the Williams Tower during the day
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The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture is the architecture school of the University of Houston, a public research university in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1956 and is one of twelve academic colleges of the university. It offers both undergraduate and graduate level degree programs.
The Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue was designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee [1] [2] for developer Gerald D. Hines. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Structural engineer Irwin Cantor, mechanical engineer Cosentini Associates , landscape architects Zion and Breen Associates, and lighting consultant Claude Engle were also involved in the building's ...
The park, which is owned by the Greenacre Foundation, was a 1971 gift from philanthropist Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller.