Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin, Fall 1982 Page: 5
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Dallas Arts District
Sasaki Associates, Inc. won the design competition for the Dallas
Arts District, a large-scale, cooperative project that will be anchored
at one end by the new Dallas Museum of Art. At a Museum
presentation on July 14, DMFA Director Harry S. Parker III
introduced Dr. Phillip Montgomery, Arts District Coordinator, whose
appointment last February by Mayor Jack Evans served as a
"catalyst" in generating momentum behind the development of an
Arts District.
That momentum has been greatly accelerated since August 3,
when the citizens of Dallas voted their approval in an historic bond
election to authorize City funds for a variety of projects, including a
new Dallas Concert Hall. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, the
performance center will serve as a keystone in the Arts District.
In his July 14 presentation, Dr. Montgomery provided a brief history
of the rapidly evolving Arts District. After meeting with numerous
parties involved in the project, including property owners and City
representatives, Dr. Montgomery announced that a consensus of
opinion had been reached in how best to overcome one of the
project's critical challenges, the parking facilities needed to support
such a vast public access area. "Almost all of the parking will be
underground," according to Dr. Montgomery, "and there will be
limited access to the Arts District from Flora Street," the central
corridor of the development. The other major issue was resolved by
the planning committee's "unanimous'' selection of Sasaki
Associates as the firm to design the Arts District. The Sasaki plan
was chosen after the committee reviewed proposals submitted by
nine national firms.
On hand to outline the preliminary design plan were Stuart Dawson,
Sasaki senior partner, Alan Ward, one of the firm's architects, and
Ted Amenta, a "futurist" with Halcyon Ltd. Dawson stated that the
Sasaki plan was "a realistic design, not a paper sketch, but rather
one that will lead to the creation of a totally integrated center."
Amenta addressed himself to the Dallas of the future, how an Arts
District with a projected population of perhaps 30,000 will impact
on the City's economy.
Using slides of artist renderings, Alan Ward presented a design
plan that is expected to cultivate "a lively and animated district."
A Boulevard of the Arts, featuring a series of theme-related
"episodes," such as Museum Crossroad, will be complimented by
a variety of retail shops, galleries, and restaurants. Ward also
stressed the unique opportunity in Dallas, rare in most American
cities, to create through extensive landscaping and the use of major
fountain-sculptures "a green district" in the heart of the central
business sector.
When actual implementation of the project is begun, Sasaki's team
of planning consultants and architects will work closely with City
officials and private property owners towards fashioning an Arts
District unrivaled elsewhere in style, ambience, size, and
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Alan Ward of Sasaki Associates, Inc. visited Dallas in July to
present design concepts for the Dallas Arts District.
Artist rendering prepared by Sasaki Associates, Inc.
details cutaway view of Flora Street, the central corridor
of the Arts District. Depicted are Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church on Ross Ave. (left), proposed underground
parking, and the Dallas Art Museum (right background).i .C 'tii
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