See the exhibit anytime between March 9 -April 9, 2009 during regular business hours!
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Bang Dang’s winning entry
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On March 26, 2009 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm the Dallas Center for Architecture and La Reunion TX will feature a continuation of the Make Space for Art tour with a reception and book signing. The exhibit will be on display from March 9 – April 9, 2009 in the offices of the Dallas Center for Architecture, located at 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100. The FREE exhibition can be seen Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Call 214-742-3242 for information or visit www.lareuniontx.org for details.
The Make Space for Art call for entries attracted 68 designers from 19 countries who submitted ideas for a future environmentally friendly facility to be built on a 35-acre site in Oak Cliff. The jurors for Make Space for Art are Mark Gunderson, AIA of Fort Worth; Dr. Richard Brettell of UT Dallas; Louise Harpman of UT Austin, Max Levy, FAIA of Dallas; and Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses in Houston.
The winners for MAKE SPACE FOR ART are: First Prize: Bang Dang of Dallas; Second Prize: Michael Panacci of Brooklyn, Ontario, Canada; Third Prize: Ines Fernandez and Lucia Perez of New York, New York; Sustainable Prize: Sofia Fernandes and Tiago Carvalho of Portugal. Honorable Mentions for MAKE SPACE FOR ART are: Simon Stahl and Emma Melin of Jonkping, Sweden; Delphine Borg of Rotterdamn, The Netherlands; Brandon Woodward of Seattle, Washington; Chris Sano of Dallas, Texas; Michael Hargens, Sophia Razzaque, Teoman Ayas of London, UK; Karl Bengzon of Chester, New Jersey.
Make Space for Art was sponsored by Perkins-Will, Barry Whistler Gallery, Preservation Tree Services, and City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. Hardcover catalogs featuring all the plans from Make Space for Art are available for purchase.
About Dallas Center for Architecture
Welcome to one of the nation’s first Centers for Architecture—a lively new convergence of the art and science of architecture—uniting architects and allied professionals with citizens concerned about good design, community sustainability and other key living-environment issues for today and tomorrow. The Dallas Center for Architecture fills 8,000 square feet of prime urban space at 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, anchoring the north end of the new Woodall Rodgers Park and providing a portal to the Dallas Arts District. Arrive via the freeway, the McKinney Avenue Trolley or the Pearl Street DART Station.
The Dallas Center for Architecture also serves to build collaborative relationships among allied organizations and the academic community; be a center of learning for the public and industry professionals; influence public policy on issues of sustainable community planning and the built environment; and promote the value of architecture and community planning in Dallas and surrounding communities.
About La Reunion TX
La Reunion TX is creating an arts residency in Dallas that will host artists in both new and traditional media for periods ranging from one week to one year. In exchange for short-term living quarters and studio space, artists will be expected to give back to the community through programs, exhibits, performances and installations. Artists working in all media will be encouraged to apply. The residency will be built on a 35 acre site in Oak Cliff and will be as green and off-grid as possible, modeling sustainable living. In addition, the business plan has an eye toward long-term sustainability not only with the facility but also with the bottom line. La Reunion TX seeks to transform the community through art and create lasting social change in Dallas. See www.lareuniontx.org for more details.
Currently, La Reunion TX offers several programs utilizing both the land and the organization’s gallery space in the Design District of Dallas. Art Chicas Unidas is a collaborative program with Dallas Art Dealers Association and Girl Scouts of NorthEast Texas that teams high school aged girls with female mentor artists. Tree Carving is a program to turn dead and dying trees on the 35 acres into decomposing sculptural works. Scriptwriting for Graphic Novels explores the relationship between writers and illustrators with Dallas’ thriving comic book community.