David Dillon

Does an impressive collection of buildings add up to a truly urban neighborhood for the arts?

The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is an edgy presence in Dallas’s refined brick-and-stone Arts District.

In September, American architect Steven Holl won an international competition to design a new studio and classroom building for the Glasgow School of Art.

After years of rumors, speculation, and rhetorical jousting, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is finally public. Former first lady Laura Bush and architect Robert A.M. Stern unveiled the final design November 18 at Southern Methodist University, Mrs. Bush’s alma mater and the center’s future home.

Thom Mayne brought his L.A. road show to Dallas with the recent unveiling of the Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Named for billionaire businessman and former presidential candidate Ross Perot and his family, the $185 million building replaces a smaller Art Deco structure in Dallas’ historic Fair Park, two miles from downtown.

The first two sections of Santiago Calatrava’s Trinity River Bridge arrived in Dallas on August 20. Ordinarily this would have been cause for celebration, a sign that the project was on track and under control. But in this case it may be just one more round in a 10-year dog fight involving the city, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Highway Administration over where or whether the vehicular bridge can be built.