Jerome Weeks | December 5, 2008
The Grand Mosque in Mecca
In big-name architect news: A project to build a 188-story tower in Moscow — designed by Sir Norman Foster, the architect of the Winspear Opera House, recently fell through. But now it appears he and fellow celebrated Brit architect Zaha Hadid are among the finalists to take on one of the [...]
Stephen Becker | December 4, 2008
The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts named Mark Nerenhausen as its new CEO on Thursday. Nerenhausen previously served as the president and CEO of Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
At the Broward Center, Nerenhausen oversaw an operation that served more than 700,000 guest annually and staged 650 perform a year.
In [...]
Jerome Weeks | November 24, 2008
Well, there’s always the Winspear. Plans for a controversial, 188-story tower near the Moscow River designed by Sir Norman Foster, architect of the Winspear, have been scrapped, even though construction began a year ago . “Crystal Island” was to cost an estimated $4 billion and was frequently derided as “mountainous.” What killed Europe’s tallest skyscraper-to-be? [...]
Jerome Weeks | November 19, 2008
The Dallas Observer blog, Unfair Park, notes that the trouble between the Dallas Symphony and the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts over the sounds of Annette Strauss Artist Square has now become the Annette Strauss Artist Square Sound Mitigation Plan. Which is being discussed today by the city council.
Basically, Artist Square is tucked very [...]
Gail Sachson | November 17, 2008
Guest blogger Gail Sachson owns Ask Me About Art, an educational service, is Vice-Chair of the Cultural Affairs Commission and a member of the Public Art Committee.
Celebrating the Nasher family and the fifth anniversary of the Nasher Sculpture Center, architecture critic David Dillon, joined by Nancy Nasher, led a discussion at the Center Saturday afternoon. [...]
Gail Sachson | November 11, 2008
Guest Blogger GAIL SACHSON owns ASK ME ABOUT ART, an education service and is Vice-Chair of the Dallas Cultural Affairs Commission and a member of the Public Art Committee.
With generous donations from the Fisher House Foundation of New York and several local donors, including T Boone Pickens, the Dallas Fisher House was dedicated on Oct. [...]
Betsy Lewis | November 7, 2008
La Reunion TX and the Dallas Museum of Art launched their design competition “Make Space for Artists: Design-A-Studio” on Thursday night inside the tech-savvy Center for Creative Connections (C3). Competitors from any corner of the arts can submit a plan for their ideal 16 cubic foot studio now through Feb. 12, 2009.
About 40 people shuffled [...]
Sarah Jane Semrad | October 29, 2008
Guest blogger Sarah Jane Semrad is Executive Director of La Reunion TX.
Collaboration. It’s not just a way to generate ideas and maximize resources… For La Reunion TX, it’s a way to create focus group! Please join us Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Creative Connections as we present [...]
Gail Sachson | October 28, 2008
Guest blogger GAIL SACHSON challenged you to identify this detail of the facade of an architectural delight last week.
And the answer is … THE TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER, just 8 minutes South of Downtown Dallas. The new building, which seems to fly in the air and whose windows could be the eyes of [...]
Gail Sachson | October 24, 2008
Guest blogger GAIL SACHSON challenges you to identify this detail of the facade of an architectural delight. Where is it? The answer on Monday:
