PARK LIFE Picnic: A Soirée by the Park 2008 RDA GALA Photography by Eric Hester

The Rice Design Alliance celebrated Discovery Green, Houston’s new park in the heart of down- town Houston, and those who made it happen at its annual benefit gala on November 15. The 22nd RDA gala was held at the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel where the Gensler team of Marilyn Archer, Yishio Kuo, Michelle Hatton, and Edward Folse with designer Rebekah Johnson of Bergner and Johnson Design transformed the Lanier Ballroom into a sophisticated park-like setting, a modern twist on Versailles. A wide promenade led to the stage, alongside which major underwriters and their guests were seated at long picnic-style tables. Eight-foot tall topiary trees lined the promenade and tablecloths in shades of blue and green swept over the space, mimicking the green space and RDA guests dance with the band water features of Discovery Green. The Discovery Park Conservancy and Guy Hagstette, president of Discovery Green, were congrat- ulated for their leadership and management of this fabulous, convivial public space that has enhanced the quality of life in Houston. Gala Chairs Charlotte and Larry Whaley and Honorary Chair Y. Ping Sun joined RDA President Chuck Gremillion in Y. Ping Sun greeting the twelve hundred guests as they made their way Guy Hagstette, Doug Lawing, and Jerry Jeanmard to the amazing auction that fea- Janna and Chuck Gremillion Larry Speck tured 144 unique designer items and 51 works of art, curated by auction chairs Yishio Kuo and Adrienne Johnson and Liz Anders and their talented Michelle Hatton committee. The auction brought in $75,000. Underwriting chair Kimberly Hickson and her committee beat their 2007 record-breaking effort, raising $575,000 for RDA programs and Cite. Discovery Green park designers Mary Margaret Jones of Hargreaves Associates, Lauren Griffith of Lauren Griffith Associates, and Larry Speck of PageSoutherlandPage were on hand to be congratu- lated for the design of the 12-acre urban park and its buildings, including The Grove and The Lake House. Also receiving accolades were Ray Messer of Walter P Moore, whose company engineered the park, and park contractors Thad and Tricia Miner of Miner Dederick Construction and Marshall Lightman of Gilbane. Dancers soon replaced those strolling on the prom- 06 enade as Austin band Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes e

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