Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park - framed urban waterfall

Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park features a 64-foot semi-circular, recirculating fountain designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee and completed in the mid-1980s as part of the Williams Tower complex. The curved stone wall and plaza create a canyon-like framed view of cascading water and the Williams Tower façade, a composition frequently used by photographers and visitors seeking a dramatic urban perspective. The park’s recessed plaza and surrounding trees offer vantage points that visually isolate the fountain from the surrounding Galleria traffic, making the site feel unexpectedly enclosed within the city.