Architecture in Dallas
DOWNTOWN
Examples of steel skeleton frame architecture with concrete and glass.
Dallas City Hall is a cantilevered structure, one of three buildings designed by the architect I.M. Pei in downtown. The other two are Fountain Place on Ross Avenue, and the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District.
DOWNTOWN
Examples of steel skeleton frame architecture with concrete and glass.
Dallas City Hall is a cantilevered structure, one of three buildings designed by the architect I.M. Pei in downtown. The other two are Fountain Place on Ross Avenue, and the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District.
I.M. Pei - Dallas City Hall, 1977
Dallas City Hall
Fountain Place is the second building in downtown designed by I.M. Pei. It is fully glassed and noted for its rhomboid geometric form.
Fountain Place is the second building in downtown designed by I.M. Pei. It is fully glassed and noted for its rhomboid geometric form.
I.M. Pei - Fountain Place, 1986
Fountain Place, Dallas
The Omni Hotel, designed by 5G Studios and Boka Powell, is mainly noted for its environmentally friendly "Green" design, as well as for the programmed lights that accentuate the horizontal lines of its design.
The Omni Hotel, designed by 5G Studios and Boka Powell, is mainly noted for its environmentally friendly "Green" design, as well as for the programmed lights that accentuate the horizontal lines of its design.
5G Studios, Boka Powell - Omni Hotel, 2011
ARTS DISTRICT
The Arts District in downtown Dallas is a grouping of museums, performance halls, a cathedral, a school, and public spaces.
Dallas Arts District Map
The Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, a modern Gothic Revival design, includes Gothic (pointed) arches, ribbed vaults on the interior ceiling, and brick masonry walls on the exterior.
I.M. Pei - Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 1989
The Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, a modern Gothic Revival design, includes Gothic (pointed) arches, ribbed vaults on the interior ceiling, and brick masonry walls on the exterior.
Nicholas Clayton - Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, 1902
(Bell Tower added in 2005)
Nicholas Clayton - Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, 1902
The Meyerson Symphony Center is the third building designed by I.M. Pei in downtown Dallas. It is made of reinforced concrete and glass with a skeleton frame interior.
(Bell Tower added in 2005)
The Meyerson Symphony Center is the third building designed by I.M. Pei in downtown Dallas. It is made of reinforced concrete and glass with a skeleton frame interior.
More Pictures of the Meyerson Symphony Center
The Winspear Opera House is one of the newest additions to the Arts District. Its structure is readily visible, with transparent glass encasing its exterior.
The Winspear Opera House is one of the newest additions to the Arts District. Its structure is readily visible, with transparent glass encasing its exterior.
Norman Foster / Foster + Partners - Winspear Opera House, 2009
Winspear Opera House
The Wyly Theatre, also one of the newest structures in the Arts District, has exterior walls of aluminum pipe that overlay the skeleton frame structural support.
The Wyly Theatre, also one of the newest structures in the Arts District, has exterior walls of aluminum pipe that overlay the skeleton frame structural support.
Joshua Prince-Ramos and Rem Koolhaas - Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2010
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Timelapse
EL CENTRO COLLEGE AREA
Architect Phillip Johnson designed a number of well-known structures in Dallas, including the JFK Memorial and Thanksgiving Square, both in downtown. The JFK Memorial is a cantilevered structure made of reinforced concrete.
EL CENTRO COLLEGE AREA
Architect Phillip Johnson designed a number of well-known structures in Dallas, including the JFK Memorial and Thanksgiving Square, both in downtown. The JFK Memorial is a cantilevered structure made of reinforced concrete.
Phillip Johnson - John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, 1970
Phillip Johnson - John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, 1970
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza History
Load bearing walls made of wood and stone. This example is a replica of an early log cabin made by the first settlers of Dallas.
Load bearing walls made of wood and stone. This example is a replica of an early log cabin made by the first settlers of Dallas.
John Neely Bryan - Log Cabin, 1930s replica of c. 1841 original
John Neely Bryan Log Cabin
The Old Red Courthouse downtown has stone masonry construction on the exterior walls. Though reminiscent of older load bearing structures, the large banks of windows along the exterior are a clue that it is most likely a skeleton frame design.
Max A. Orlopp, Jr. - Old Red Courthouse, Dallas, 1892
The Old Red Courthouse downtown has stone masonry construction on the exterior walls. Though reminiscent of older load bearing structures, the large banks of windows along the exterior are a clue that it is most likely a skeleton frame design.
Max A. Orlopp, Jr. - Old Red Courthouse, Dallas, 1892
Old Red Courthouse History
WEST DALLAS
The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge that crosses the Trinity River into West Dallas, uses steel suspension architecture on the main span, along with a reinforced concrete roadway and base pillars.
Santiago Calatrava - Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, 2012
(photo by Gus Rios)
The Calatrava Bridge
WEST DALLAS
The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge that crosses the Trinity River into West Dallas, uses steel suspension architecture on the main span, along with a reinforced concrete roadway and base pillars.
(photo by Gus Rios)
The Calatrava Bridge
Public Art in Dallas
WEST DALLAS
Fresco mural by internationally known street artist Shepard Fairey in the Trinity Groves area on Singleton Avenue in W. Dallas.
Shepard Fairey - Rise Above, 2012
Shepard Fairey Website
Graffiti mural by street artist EINE on Ft. Worth Avenue.
EINE - Ft. Worth Avenue, 2012
British street artist EINE creates mural in Dallas
Sour Grapes Collective Website
DEEP ELLUM
Traveling Man, a monumental steel construction sculpture in Deep Ellum, designed as part of the DART Station expansion in that neighborhood.
Brandon Oldenburg and Brad Oldham - Traveling Man, Deep Ellum, 2009
WEST DALLAS
Fresco mural by internationally known street artist Shepard Fairey in the Trinity Groves area on Singleton Avenue in W. Dallas.
Shepard Fairey Website
Graffiti mural by street artist EINE on Ft. Worth Avenue.
British street artist EINE creates mural in Dallas
Sour Grapes Collective Website
DEEP ELLUM
Traveling Man, a monumental steel construction sculpture in Deep Ellum, designed as part of the DART Station expansion in that neighborhood.
The Traveling Man - DART sculpture project
FAIR PARK
Architect George Dahl oversaw the redesign of Dallas' Fair Park for the 1936 Texas Centennial. He worked with a group of artists on the sculptures, murals, and wall reliefs in the park.
History of Fair Park, Dallas
Concrete facades with post and lintel and round arch accents. This view looks across the Esplanade toward the Centennial Building.
Fresco murals in Fair Park adorn the smooth concrete walls.
Murals at Fair Park by Carlo Ciampaglia
Streamlined Art Deco style metal casting sculpture in Fair Park at end of the Esplanade.
The round arched niche at the entrance to the Women's Museum features an organic freestanding sculpture, fresco mural design, lights and a reflecting pool.
Administration Building (now Women's Museum), 1936
Life of Raoul Josset
DOWNTOWN
This monumental sculpture by Chicago artist Tony Tasset next to the Joule Hotel on Main Street is a recent addition to downtown public art.
Large scale bronze casting by British artist Henry Moore at Dallas City Hall downtown. It is a multi-part installation that sits on the plaza directly in front of the I.M. Pei designed building.
Henry Moore - The Dallas Piece
This cantilevered architecture monument just across from Dallas City Hall is a memorial to Dallas Police made from structural steel.
Dallas Police Memorial - Edward Baum and John Maruszczak, Oglesby Greene Architects, 2001
Dallas Police Memorial
Steel construction sculptures at Dallas Museum of Art. The monumental red design is by Mark di Suvero and sits on the front lawn outside the museum entrance. The human scaled work by Tony Smith and Martin Puryear is in the museum's more intimate sculpture garden.
Steel construction sculptures at Dallas Museum of Art. The monumental red design is by Mark di Suvero and sits on the front lawn outside the museum entrance. The human scaled work by Tony Smith and Martin Puryear is in the museum's more intimate sculpture garden.
Martin Puryear - Untitled, 1990-97, Dallas Museum of Art
NORTHPARK CENTER
The Northpark Center is a shopping mall opened in 1965 that was the original repository for the art collection of Raymond and Patsy Nasher. With the opening of the Nasher Sculpture Center downtown in 2003, the collection was split between these two locations.
Northpark Center Art Collection
Planographic (screenprinting) by Andy Warhol at Northpark Center.
Andy Warhol - Ads, 1985
Large relief assemblage sculpture if painted aluminum by Frank Stella at Northpark Center.
Frank Stella - Washington Island Gadwall, 1980-81
Geometric metal sculpture construction with organic modeled animal figure at top by Barry Flanagan.
Barry Flanagan - Large Leaping Hare, 1982
Metal casting (substitution method) sculptures by British sculptor Antony Gormley and Italian artist Mimmo Paladino at Northpark Center.
Antony Gormley - Three Places (detail), 1983
Antony Gormley - Three Places (detail), 1983
Mimmo Paladino - A Surrounded Figure, 1983
Monumental kinetic construction sculpture installation by American artist Jonathan Borofsky. The arm holding the hammer slowly moves, powered by the attached motor.
Jonathan Borofsky - 5 Hammering Men (detail), 1982
Jonathan Borofsky Website
Jonathan Borofsky - 5 Hammering Men, 1982
Monumental steel construction sculpture by Mark di Suvero. He has other work in downtown Dallas in the Arts District.
Mark di Suvero - Ad Astra, 2005
Mark di Suvero Website
Joel Shapiro - 20 Elements, 2004-05
Anish Kapoor - The World Turned Outside In, 2003
Anish Kapoor Website
Monumental scale Pop Art construction sculpture in the garden at Northpark Center.
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen - Corridor Pin, Blue, 1999
NORTHPARK CENTER
The Northpark Center is a shopping mall opened in 1965 that was the original repository for the art collection of Raymond and Patsy Nasher. With the opening of the Nasher Sculpture Center downtown in 2003, the collection was split between these two locations.
Northpark Center Art Collection
Planographic (screenprinting) by Andy Warhol at Northpark Center.
Large relief assemblage sculpture if painted aluminum by Frank Stella at Northpark Center.
Geometric metal sculpture construction with organic modeled animal figure at top by Barry Flanagan.
Metal casting (substitution method) sculptures by British sculptor Antony Gormley and Italian artist Mimmo Paladino at Northpark Center.
Monumental kinetic construction sculpture installation by American artist Jonathan Borofsky. The arm holding the hammer slowly moves, powered by the attached motor.
Jonathan Borofsky Website
Jonathan Borofsky - 5 Hammering Men, 1982
Monumental steel construction sculpture by Mark di Suvero. He has other work in downtown Dallas in the Arts District.
Mark di Suvero Website
Anish Kapoor Website
Monumental scale Pop Art construction sculpture in the garden at Northpark Center.
