B&D Landscape Contractors (B&D) has announced the addition of seasoned project manager J.G. “Jack” Christison to their team. Christison, formerly with Millis Development & Construction, holds decades of landscape and hardscape construction experience, and will serve as a project manager with B&D. Christison’s notable projects include the Toyota Center landscape and irrigation, Woodlands Waterway Island...
Montrose Collective is thoughtfully repurposed retail/commercial space located in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood. A collection of boutique workspaces, dining destinations and independent merchants make up the Collective, creating a welcoming multi-level space to be enjoyed both indoors and out. Scope: Hardscape Construction & Landscape Installation Highlights: Hardscaping and landscaping took place throughout multiple levels of the...
JPMorgan Chase Tower, is a well-known, five-sided skyscraper located in downtown Houston. At just over 1,000 feet tall, the Tower houses 75 stories of office space for many Houston business institutions, as well as some retail space, and is currently the tallest building in Houston and Texas at large. It was built between 1979 and...
The Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza, part of the Houston Public Library in Downtown Houston, recently reopened after undergoing an impressive transformation. Renovations to the inside and outside of the building included the addition of a waterwall, adult reading area, children’s reading room, performance stage, jumbo video display and more. B&D Landscape Contractors was tasked with...
The Ion is 226,000 square feet of space located south of downtown Houston, in what was previously an old Sears building. It describes itself as a place that “fosters a community and culture where corporate innovators, academic partners, community partners, startups, and entrepreneurs come together to solve some of the world’s greatest problems.” Future plans...
Gables Republic Square is a mixed-use concept located in downtown Austin, Texas. A compilation of private residences atop Hotel ZaZa, this joint-venture property is part of a growing trend of co-branded, shared spaces in urban cities around Texas. As construction costs continue to increase and usable space becomes harder to come by, developers are making...
Phase II of the Houston Botanic Garden project focused on creating the Global Collection Garden, which is located on an island within the greater Garden complex. Construction started in March of 2020, and was completed in September. Though it comprises only three acres of the entire Garden, The Global Collection Garden is one of the...
Nestled deep within the concrete jungle of Houston proper exists the Houston Botanic Garden, an oasis of greenery and gardens that provide an escape for residents of the Bayou City. Designed by Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm West 8, the Houston Botanic Garden is actually a collection of more than a dozen different...
In 2015, we had the privilege of working on one of the most anticipated projects in Houston: the African Gorilla Forest at the Houston Zoo. No previous gorilla exhibit existed; we started from scratch. The design and construction teams worked tirelessly alongside the staff at the zoo to create two distinct spaces that span about...
Texas Children’s Hospital is a widely known pediatric medical care facility with locations across the state. While the interiors of the hospitals boast colorful wall paintings, child-friendly decor, media rooms, production studios, family lounges and hair salons, the outside of Texas Medical Center location in Houston was in dire need of some TLC. In conjunction...
