The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has revealed the finalists’ concept designs to reimagine the DMA from the competition organized by Malcolm Reading Consultants.
The first stage of the competition, which launched in February 2023, attracted 154 team submissions from around the world, and resulted in the selection of six finalist teams led by:
David Chipperfield Architects (London, UK)
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York, USA)
Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles, USA)
Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles, USA)
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Madrid, Spain)
Weiss/Manfredi (New York, USA)
Below the proposal by NIETO SOBEJANO ARQUITECTOS (MADRID, SPAIN)
with Atelier Culbert (Exhibition Design); SWA Group (Landscape Architect); Arup (MEP, Lighting, and Sustainability Engineer); Bollinger+Grohmann (Structural and Façade Engineer); and PGAL (Local Architect).
Art inspires the beginning of the architectural project to reimagine the DMA. Claude Monet’s The Water Lily Pond (1903) poetically suggests the reversal of reality in the reflection of water; the lightness of air and clouds versus rootedness in earth and vegetation.
Our proposal acknowledges the presence of the original building and its pivotal role in the development of the Dallas Arts District while proposing significant spatial architectural transformations respectful of its recent history.
The clear architectural scheme by Edward Larrabee Barnes, once conceived as an opaque and compact building, has been overtaken after four decades by the development and implementation of new settings in the Arts District. We propose an open, welcoming, accessible, and inclusive museum, improving and adding new spaces for contemporary art collections.
The reimagined DMA will be a reflection of the original building, transforming the relationship between art, landscape, and community into a balance of memory and innovation.
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