Project Details
- Project Name
- Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Discovery Center
- Location
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Dallas ,TX ,United States
- Architect
- Dattner Architects
- Client/Owner
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens / Van Sickle & Rolleri Ltd
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 9,600 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2013
- Shared by
- Architect
- Consultants
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Landscape Architect: MKW + Associates,Van Sickle & Rolleri Ltd,Structural Engineer: Datum,null: Blum Consulting Engineers,Civil Engineer: Patcheko Koch Consulting Engineers,Lighting Designer: Horton Lees Brogdan,Reginald Hough FAIA,VDA,Access by Design,McCaslin Associates, Inc.,General Contractor: Beck Group
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
The new, eight-acre Children’s Adventure Garden forms part of the Dallas Arboretum’s north end expansion. Located centrally within the Garden, the 9,600 sf Discovery Center is built into the natural slope. It is filled with innovative exhibits and interactive technology to engage children in earth and life science exploration. The Texas Skywalk, an elevated walkway meandering through a tree canopy soaring above the lush understory, provides a unique view into the interconnections between living organisms and their habitats, from the tree tops to the landscape below.
