An architectural rendering of the Perot Museum’s entrance. (Courtesy of the Perot Museum of Science and Nature. )

Well, that was quick.

It seems like it was yesterday that the team at the Perot Museum of Science and Nature announced that Downtown Dallas would be home to the very angular, very modern building in honor of Margaret and Ross Perot.

Citing an aggressive construction schedule and cooperative weather, the museum announced that 4.7-acre site at the corner of N. Field Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Victory Park, just north of downtown Dallas, would open a month ahead of schedule on Dec. 1, 2012.

Patrons looking to buy tickets early can purchase them as soon as Oct. 2 at www.perotmuseum.org.

“It’s been our objective to not only finish on time but to beat our deadlines on multiple fronts. Thanks to the hard work of our board leadership, project team and the museum staff, our $185 million fundraising goal was met more than a year ahead of schedule, and now we will open our doors before the end of the year,” Nicole G. Small, The Eugene McDermott chief executive officer said in a release. “So we look forward to December 1, when the public gets to experience the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.”

The $185 million museum, designed by 2005 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Thom Mayne and his firm Morphosis Architects, will feature five floors of science and nature oriented content.

During the announcement, the Perot Museum unveiled one of its first temporary exhibits, “Building the Building,” which takes a look into the museum’s construction.