The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has released six design concepts produced by an international cohort of shortlisted teams selected to dramatically reimagine the campus of the venerable Texas institution, which opened at its current Edward Larrabee Barnes–designed home in 1984 in the city’s Arts District. (Established in 1903, the DMA was previously located in Fair Park.)
The shortlist, announced in April as part of the two-stage competition organized by Malcolm Reading Consultants, is led by the following firms, none of them Texas-based but all heavyweights in the realm of high-profilemuseum and cultural commissions: David Chipperfield Architects (London), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York), Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles), Michael Maltzan Architecture (L.A.), Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Madrid), and Weiss/Manfredi (New York). Per the competition brief, the finalists were tasked with “giving the campus greater physical visibility and transparency, showing visitors what is going on inside, and making the DMA more welcoming, and accessible to all.” As elaborated by the museum, the expansion project “focuses on strengthening the DMA’s work with its communities, creating stronger civic connections, transforming the welcome for visitors with new facilities, and expanding education and gallery space to accommodate important collections—all underpinned by a thorough modernization.”
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