Facts and Dimensions of The Lurie Garden

Schedule: Invited International Competition: August to October 2000
Commissioned: October 2000
Completion: June 2004
Size: 5 acres
Owner: City of Chicago
Landscape Architect Lead Designer: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd. -- Seattle, WA
Design Team: Kathryn Gustafson, Senior Design Partner
Shannon Nichol, Design Partner
Jennifer Guthrie, Managing Partner
David Nelson, Construction Administration
Gareth Loveridge, Project Designer
Anita Madtes, Project Designer
Conceptual Thinking: Robert Israel -- Los Angeles, CA
Perennial Planting Design: Piet Oudolf -- Hummelo, The Netherlands
Civil Engineer: McDonough Associates -- Chicago, IL
KPFF Consulting
Contractor: Walsh Construction -- Chicago, IL
Project Management: Spectrum Strategies -- Chicago, IL
Fountain Design: CMS Collaborative -- Santa Cruz, CA
Lighting Design: Schuler & Shook, Inc. -- Chicago, IL
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: EME, LLC -- Chicago, IL
Irrigation Design: Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company, LLC -- Kansas City, MO
Local Landscape Architect: Terry Guen Design Associates, Inc. -- Chicago, IL
Specifications: ArchiTect -- Chicago, IL
Cost Estimating: Davis Langdon Adamson -- Seattle, WA