Downtown garland square
garland, Texas

This vibrant new Downtown Historic Garland Square will establish a new civic heart, that supports vibrant everyday use and creates a destination for special events. The plaza and surrounding streetscape blend seamlessly and create a unified space melding historic storefronts with a contemporary public spaces. The projects meets the varied goals of supporting retail growth in the Downtown core, creating spaces for diverse programming, and reinforcing the downtown as an arts and culture destination. The downtown square supports existing businesses, users, and programs, while creates a new identity for the downtown area.

 

Awards:
2024 Built Award Greater Dallas Planning Council's Trinity Urban Design Awards

2024 Community Impact Award Dallas Business Journal

2024 The Best of Big D Award D Magazine

2023 Destination Excellence Award Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau

2022 Most Resilient Texas City Downtown District Texas Downtown Association

Publications:
2021 The Dallas Morning News
2020 The Dallas Morning News

Client: 
City of Garland

Photography:
John Barker Studio