Dallas Architecture Forum, the non-profit organization dedicated to providing challenging and on-going public discourse about architecture will present a moderated panel discussion on Unexpected in Dallas on Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers, Ste. 100.  Admission is free.

Panelists are: Jed Morse, Curator at the Nasher Sculpture Center; Max Levy, FAIA; John Mullen, AIA; and Jeff Whittington of KERA. Kevin SLOAN, ASLA, will serve as Moderator.

For more information on the Dallas Architecture Forum, visit www.dallasarchitectureforum.org or call 214-764-2406.  Panel Season Sponsors are Heather + Ray Balestri, Cindy+ Armond Schwartz, and Talley Associates.  This Panel’s sponsor is Luxe Magazine.

The new AT&T Performing Arts Center, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge by Santiago Calatrava and Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Thom Mayne, establishes Dallas as an architectural patron that’s ready for the next question.  If Dallas were to grow an architectural culture that is exportable, what would it be? Setting aside their own interests and personal ambitions, panelists will speculate on what Dallas already has that could form the underpinnings of an offering to architectural culture.

About the Dallas Architecture Forum

The Dallas Architecture Forum is a not-for-profit civic organization that brings leading architectural thought leaders from around the world to speak in Dallas and also fosters important local dialogue about the major issues impacting our urban environment.  The Forum was founded in 1996 by some of Dallas’ leading architects, business, cultural and civic leaders, and it continues to benefit from active support and guidance from these citizens. The Forum fulfills its mission of providing a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Dallas Architecture Forum’s members include architects, design professionals, students and educators, and a broad range of civic-minded individuals and companies intent to improve the urban environment in North Texas.  The Forum has been recognized nationally with an AIA Collaboration Achievement Award for its strategic partnerships with other organizations focused on architecture, urban planning and the arts.  For more information on the Forum, visit www.DallasArchitectureForum.org.

Among the over 130 speakers who have addressed the Forum’s Lecture Series are Shigeru Ban, Brad Cloepfil,  Diller + Scofidio, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves,  Daniel Libeskind,  Thomas Phifer,  Rafael Vinoly, Juhani Pallasmaa, AIA Gold Medal Winner Peter Bohlin, and  regional architects David Lake and Ted Flato.  Pritzker Prize winners speaking to the Forum have been Kazuyo Sejima, Rafael Moneo, Thom Mayne, Rem Koolhaas and Norman Foster (the latter two in collaboration with the ATT Performing Arts Center).   Other speakers for the Forum have been leading designers Calvin Tsao, Andrée Putman, and Karim Rashid; landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh; and National Trust President Emeritus Richard Moe.  Important critics, authors and patrons who have spoken to the Forum include Emily Pulitzer, Terence Riley, Pulitzer Prize winners Robert Campbell and Blair Kamin, Aaron Betsky, and the late David Dillon.

The Forum organizes and presents an annual series of Panels—local, informal, open, and offered free of charge as a public service to the community—led by a moderator who brings a subject of local importance along with comments by participating panelists.  Moderators and Panelists have also come from both other Texas cities as well as from national institutions that were connected with particular Panel subjects.  Panels offer attendees the opportunity to participate in creating discourse.  Important topics addressed in Panels in recent years include: “Thoughts on the Dallas Comprehensive Plan”; “The Kimbell Expansion: A Discussion”; “Filling Out the Dallas Arts District”; and “Re-envisioning the Trinity”.

The Dallas Architecture Forum also presents two symposia annually.   The Forum works closely with the School of Architecture of the University of Texas at Arlington, and jointly presents the David Dillon Symposium in Texas Architecture.  Symposia have focused on local architectural icons Frank Welch and E. G. Hamilton, and on “African American Architecture in Dallas”.  The Dallas Design Symposium, founded four years ago by the Forum, has created a partnership with the Nasher Sculpture Center and in 2011 presented environmental artist Christo.

For more information on the Dallas Architecture Forum, visit www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. For questions about the Forum, call 214-764-2406.    To follow us on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dallas-Architecture-Forum/139899379388425?ref=ts.  For Twitter, our account is DallasArchForum.

For press information and photos, please contact: Lisa Taylor, 214.914.1099 or Taylormadepress@gmail.com

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The Dallas Architecture Forum continues its FREE panel discussions on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rogers Frwy.  The topic is “Renovating Modern.” Svend Fruit, AIA, will lead the panel.

A discussion of the importance of saving Modern architecture for the context of the city – how to work with it and how to learn from it.  What are the inspirations of an architect, an interior designer and an owner in such work?

Architect Svend Fruit founded Bodron+ Fruit in 1998 with Interior Designer Mil Bodron as a design collaboration of Architecture and Interior Design. Bodron + Fruit seeks to create modern design that responds to the context of their surroundings through careful analysis of the site and clients needs. Over the last eleven years in addition to designing new residences and interiors Bodron + Fruit has had the opportunity to work on the renovation of several significant modern homes, including projects originally designed by Phillip Johnson, Edward Larabee Barnes, Howard Meyer and E.G. Hamilton.  Prior to founding Bodron+ Fruit, Svend Fruit worked in the office of noted Dallas architect Max Levy.

For more information, call 214-764-2406 or visit http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. Images are available upon request via Lisa Taylor at 214-914-1099 or lisatmp@swbell.net.

Panel Season Sponsors are Hossley Lighting ASSOCIATES and Talley Associates.

Season benefactor is Briggs-Freeman Real Estate. Fall Series Benefactors are The Joule, A Luxury Collection Hotel and Modern Dallas.

ABOUT THE DALLAS ARCHITECTURE FORUM

The Dallas Architecture Forum provides a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Forum offers presentations of architecture through public lectures by designers, critics, and historians; through topical discussions; and through occasional study tours to buildings and cities locally and throughout the world. The Dallas Architecture Forum serves as an inclusive arena where people interested in and concerned with the built environment, non-professionals and professionals alike, may interact intellectually and socially.

Our membership comes from business, development, public affairs, education, the arts and from the design fields.

This mix of interests and ties is one of the strengths we bring to our involvement with architecture. Support for the Forum’s programs is a grassroots effort, coming from membership subscriptions at all levels and from the generous sponsorship of Forum seasons and events. Visit dallasarchitectureforum.org or call 214-764-2406.

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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.