Architect Hans Roegele was in the Middle East from September to early November, and he sends this dispatch.

I was very curious to see what the experience of attending a performance at either the new Wyly Theatre would be like. I got my chance. I call the evening “My Nightmare on Pearl St.”

The Nasher Sculpture Garden helps put the new Winspear Opera House into context of a career with the Norman Foster retrospective, “Art and Architecture of Norman Foster.”

Free from the burden of history and free from expectations, Dallas architecture should take its cue from China: build big, large, and flashy.

ART DIALOGUE

In “The Concrete First Ladies of DFW,” which appeared on Renegade Bus earlier this month, New York-based architect Hans Roegele criticized the Arts District as an urban space, calling it mono-functional. Renegade Bus’ Joan Arbery followed up with Roegele to see if he believes the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park, which is currently under construction, will help diversify the use of this key location in Dallas’ urban core.

ART DIALOGUE:
Jorge Pardo
Mischievous and spirited, Los Angeles-based artist Jorge Pardo’s work often challenges and confronts the boundaries between art, architecture, and design. We spoke with Mr. Pardo who was in Dallas May 9 for “Designing for Collections,” the second annual Dallas Design Symposium.

There is such a concentration of great buildings and parks by famous modernists in Dallas and Fort Worth that many architects make a pilgrimage to see them at least once in their lifetime, and often return elated, surprised and wanting to have a go themselves. However, one unexpected result may be “Prima donna” building syndrome.

While the city continues to squabble about the future of the Trinity River Project, the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park may quietly emerge as Dallas’ great urban space.