'The Harris County Civil Justice Center enhances the Downtown Houston skyline as beautifully as any commercial building located in the heart of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. The precast concrete and glass exterior and its dome and cupola create an updated rendition of a courthouse of old.

The team of PGAL and WALTER P MOORE met the ambitious expectations of the client to build a structure that consolidates far-flung courts, creates a central court system core campus and creates flexibility now and into the future. These requirements had to be deftly incorporated into the 10-year Harris County Courts Master Plan. The Harris County Civil Justice Center is the second building to be completed in the implementation of that plan, following the Harris County Criminal Justice Center’s completion in 1999.

The 660,000-square-foot landmark building was delivered to the 3.5 million citizens of Harris County in 2006 through the team’s successful melding of architectural aesthetics, structural integrity and state-of-the-art technology. ...'