First Prize (Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos), The Reimagining the Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competition

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos won the first prize in the competition to design additional gallery spaces and upgrade the museum building to house the expanding collection of the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA).

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.

For detailed information: https://competitions.malcolmreading.com/dallasmuseumofart/gallery