Weiss/Manfredi   United States   To break with the hermetic structure of the original building, the design proposes the addition of a series of spaces with generous headroom that culminates in a cantilevered main gallery. The rooftop garden offers beautiful views of the park...

Michael Maltzan Architecture   United States   The stepped gallery sequence is woven together with a new “superfloor” of gallery and program spaces that float above the treetops. The original concourse is transformed into a transparent facade that reveals the activity inside...

Johnston Marklee   United States   The vaulted profile of the new pavilions, the ethereal and porous materiality of the envelope and the redesign of the circulation inside the galleries aim to spark in the visitor the sensation of walking through a ‘museum in a garden’...

Diller Scofidio + Renfro   United States   Aside from the building for the art gallery, the proposal includes a civic center in which the different programs converge. South of the plot, on top of another new pavilion, a suspended roof offers a place for outdoor activities...

David Chipperfield Architects   United States   The public space of the museum is transformed to create a staggered topography that extends from the exterior of the building, crossing the new sequence of interior exhibition wings until reaching the rooftops, which are also accessible....

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos   United States   The Madrid practice Nieto Sobejano has won the Reimagining the Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competition, carrying the day over five other finalists: David Chipperfield Architects (London); Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York); Johnston Ma

OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture Rem Koolhaas REX   United States   Una configuración escénica flexible es la protagonista de este prisma de aluminio estriado, cuyo interior acoge una serie cajas apiladas de diferentes alturas que contienen el programa.

Snøhetta   United States   In 2003 the city of Dallas undertook a park revitalization project to replace decaying and outdated park pavilions throughout the city, inviting different architects to design new structures for 32 of the city’s public parks. In this case Snøhetta wo

Norman Foster Foster + Partners   United States   The new Winspear Opera House in Dallas redefines the essence of an opera house for the twenty-first century, breaking down barriers to make opera more accessible for a wider audience. Responding to the torrid Texan climate, a generous canopy surround

Renzo Piano Building Workshop   United States   Owner of one of the world’s largest private sculpture collections, the Texas entrepreneur Ray Nasher rejected the proposals of several institutions to exhibit his works and decided to build his own museum. Located in the center of the city of Dallas,

Edward M. Baum   United States   The tilting roof trusses above the auto court are constructed of the same wood as the remaining joists, with bracing struts made from metal electrical conduit. Galvanized steel sheet forms the roof surface... [+]

Frank Gehry   United States   All architects who consider themselves famous yearn for the great commission: a skyscraper. It is as if the consecration of a professional has its maximum recognition in the height of the commission, making the physical and moral connotations of the

The names of the finalists in the international competition to revitalize the Dallas Museum of Art have been unveiled. The six teams are: Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Madrid); David Chipperfield Architects (London); Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York)

Nicolai Ouroussoff   Desde hace décadas, los líderes de la sociedad civil de Dallas intentan dar a la ciudad un corazón cultural, pero hasta ahora los resultados se asemejan más a una colección de edificios que una idea urbana coherente. El Centro Sinfónico Morton H. Mey