Archinect - News2024-04-28T10:36:39-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150312466/morphosis-designs-new-arts-and-cultural-district-master-plan-at-the-university-of-texas-at-dallas
Morphosis designs new arts and cultural district master plan at the University of Texas at Dallas Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-06-07T15:20:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ed09ea499bd40f2d3e3e85114df19cf2.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A team led by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/42923078/morphosis-architects" target="_blank">Morphosis</a> is designing a new 12-acre arts and cultural district at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/33815279/university-of-texas-at-dallas" target="_blank">University of Texas at Dallas</a>. </p>
<p>Called the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenæum, the project will bring a second location of the Crow Museum of Asian Art as well as a performance hall and a planned museum for the traditional arts of the Americas. According to the architects, the new athenaeum breaks from the conventional, reserved model of this building type into one that prioritizes porosity, visibility, and informal connections between its users. </p>
<p>The structure will be located at the southeast corner of the University’s campus, organized around a central plaza and flanked by the museums and performance hall on the west and the parking structure to the east. To the north, the plaza aligns with social and green spaces that support the Naveen Jindal School of Management and Davidson Auditorium. On the opposite end, the arts district establishes a new public-facing presence for the University at the...</p>