Rice University: Galveston Bay Park is a 'Vision' of Houston's Future
August 04, 2020
August 04, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 4 -- Rice University issued the following news release on Aug. 3:
An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.
The park plan, which was conceived by Rice Architecture alumni Rob Rogers '81 and Tyler Swanson '04, expanded on an idea proposed in 2015 by Rice Univer . . .
An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.
The park plan, which was conceived by Rice Architecture alumni Rob Rogers '81 and Tyler Swanson '04, expanded on an idea proposed in 2015 by Rice Univer . . .