FBISD BOARD APPROVES PLAN FOR OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE, REVITALIZED CEMETERY AREA FOR SUGAR LAND 95 SITE IN FORT BEND ISD

The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve a contract with MASS Design Group to plan an outdoor learning space and revitalized cemetery area to further memorialize the Sugar Land 95 at the District’s James Reese Career and Technical Center.

MASS Design Group is world renown for specializing in architecture that promotes justice and the restoration of human dignity.  One of the nonprofit 501c3 Boston-based firm’s most acclaimed works is the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. District staff determined MASS Design Group would be able to prioritize the project’s mission, assist with community engagement, and leverage philanthropic support to the District as a partner. To learn more about MASS Design and their work, please visit https://edit.massdesigngroup.org/design .

The firm will lead in the development of a full design project at the Sugar Land 95 site which may include a monument, an outdoor learning space, courtyard seating, an entrance structure to display the name “Sugar Land 95 Memorial,” grave markers, pavers, fencing, and designated space to house a historical marker provided by the Texas Historical Commission.