Architecture in Dallas – The Dallas Convention Center

This last may, I visited Dallas. While there I drove around looking for shots. It had been a good 10 years since I had been in downtown Dallas and I had forgotten how big it is. During my search, I found the new Dallas Convention Center. The shot below is of the outside entry to the convention center. This building, originally constructed in 1957 has expanded five times since then to now be over 2,067,542 square feet of total space and almost 727,000 of contiguous exhibit space. One of the interesting highlights of this building back in 2002 during its last expansion is that it was one of the largest column free spaces at that time with over 203,000 sq ft of column free exhibit space.


My shot is of the most recent addition to the center. It features concrete, steel and glass as the primary exterior elements. This makes the building well suited for a B&W image. I am only showing a portion of the new entrance. I really liked the sweeping brushed aluminium overhang to the buildings entry along with its geometry as it intersected with the building. Rather than tilt the camera for a level shot, I leveled my tripod on the hill I was shooting from. This accentuates the curved entryway and accentuates the front facade more. Dallas is a great city for Architecture. The Dallas Fort Worth Metropolitan are is home to the Kimbell Museum, designed by my favorite Architect, Louis I. Khan and I.M Pei’s Fountain Place,  Energy Plaza and the Dallas City Hall. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Texas and enjoy good Architecture.

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