(Houston Business Journal) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush died April 17 at age 92, but the city of Houston plans to honor her literacy legacy for decades to come at the Houston Public Library.
Designing and planning of the second phase of renovations to the downtown Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza has begun, Lauren Griffith of Houston-based Lauren Griffith Associates, the lead designer and consultant on the project, confirmed to the Houston Business Journal in a statement. The 0.75-acre plaza is located between Houston Public Library’s Julia Ideson Building and its Jesse H. Jones Building, also known as the Central Library, at 550 McKinney St.
The Houston Chronicle reported that the Houston City Council awarded $396,582 to the landscape architecture firm on April 25 for the design and construction work. Griffith said construction on the second phase is expected to start in early 2019 and will finish by the end of that year.
