In a joint partnership, Studio Outside and Ten Eyck Landscape Architects fused nature back into Dallas’ urban core with the restorative and adaptive landscape at the New Parkland Hospital. Drawing inspiration from the Texas Blackland Prairie ecosystem, the design team created a resilient landscape that promotes healing and celebrates the beauty of Dallas’ natural context. 

Wildflowers, native grasses, and robust plantings complete the hospital grounds and offer patients, visitors, and employees a tranquil environment and an iconic setting. Along with LEED Gold Certification, Parkland received the Distinguished Greenscape Project of the Year award from the STAR North Texas and the North Texas Corporate Recycling Association. 

At the heart of Parkland’s landscape is the 2-acre Wellness Park that welcomes visitors to the main entrance. Inside, a spiral path of native stone contrasts the orthogonal geometry of the site and provides a journey of solitude toward the core accompanied by the soothing sounds of a brimming water feature.