SMU Meadows Museum

Size: 28,000 SF
Owner: Southern Meathodist University Meadows Museum

The Meadows Museum Sculpture Garden and Fountain consists of a 28,000SF rework of the existing plaza in front of the museum to create a new sculpture garden and grand entrance to the museum. Elements of the design include parterres, terraces, hand rubbed galvanized steel handrails and moveable planters, and a monumental, limestone exterior stairway.

In front of the new limestone stairs leading from the street level to the Museum’s entrance on the plaza level, is an illuminated exterior water feature. Limestone will clad the curved wall behind the fountain while the terraced fountain is clad with polished, radial cut, Black granite veneer.

The sculpture garden and fountain will be maintained by IDEA Construction’s Service and Small Project Group, in conjunction with the fountain subcontractor, to assure a flawless operation and an outstanding experience for visitors to the museum. An overlook on the plaza provides a dramatic view of Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava's Wave, permanently installed below, at street level. "