Best Of Modern in Dallas edition12. December 2021

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by Betsy Lewis

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When times are tough, there’s always modern design. It can hush frayed nerves, restore your sense of well-being, and prepare you to face the mysterious tomorrows with recharged energy and attitude. Let’s take a look back at 2021.

WINTER “Modern architecture is a great solution to lifestyle issues resulting from COVID-19,” says Bruce Bernbaum, a

principal (with Patricia Magadini) of Bernbaum/Magadini Architects. “Our clients continue to ask for more natural light, better indoor/outdoor relationships between spaces, and more outdoor entertaining spaces to expand their comfort levels, because they are spending more time at home.” One of the most innovative changes from Bernbaum/Magadini was refrigeration added to outdoor-facing, coded-entry delivery closets, where perishables like food and medicine could be kept as safe as the homeowners waiting on them.

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Glorious interiors from Robyn Menter explored an eclectic, custom-made aesthetic around the world, with clients stretching from the Dallas Design District to Western Asia.

The Pittman Hotel, a restored 1916 Knights of Pythias Temple opened in Deep Ellum, modernizing Dallas’ first building created by a Black architect, William Sidney Pittman, the son-in-law of Booker T. Washington. And the Perot Museum unveiled its multi-story outdoor installation Giant Steps– Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM by artist and architect

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Daniel M. Gunn, the winner of the museum’s Staircase Project. A partnership with the African American Museum, it ran through Memorial Day. SPRING Another gauntlet landed with the increasing desire for immersion in nature—Americans swarmed national parks in record numbers, in many cases leading to long lines and overcrowded facilities. But cultivating nature at home was

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also on trend, and not just with backyard vegetables and flowers.

“I see a lot more natural settings surrounding modern architecture,” noted landscape architect David Rolston. “In the past modern landscapes have often been minimalistic monocultures afraid to push the envelope, but currently I see the desire to engulf modern houses with woodsy en-

vironments. The modern house growing out of a natural organic setting — this has been done in the past, but now I think with the pandemic, people want warm coziness.”

Driven by the latest technological breakthroughs, Oldner Lighting pushed boundaries and endorphins with compelling new themes in modern lighting design. “In the world of lighting design, there are endless possibilities for

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New Year, New Space

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transforming a space, especially in 2021 and the new fixtures we have seen in this last year,” explained designer and owner Scott Oldner.

“The sheer volume of choices can be overwhelming.”

Architect Bentley Tibbs fused his clients’ dreams of the perfect modern home with the needs of the land; meanwhile, furniture designer Andres Reisinger invented a new process for furniture-making to bring his Hortensia Armchair to the real world, after its 3D design became an Instagram hit.

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SUMMER Prefabricated houses, built offsite, hinted at making a comeback with BoxPrefab, a factory where homes are built efficiently and sustainably without interference from weather, warping, mold, waste, and negative impacts on the site. Developer Brent Jackson, founder of Oaxaca In-

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terests, transformed old industrial West Dallas into an outstanding neighborhood to call home. And Mesa Design Group, a paragon of landscape architecture, planning, and urban design, celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Upscale multi-unit residences continued the trend of downsizing individual units to enable the expansion of

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shared spaces, according to Moore Design Group’s Stephanie Moore Hager. “You have game rooms and golf rooms, a craft room, nurseries, a pet space, bike areas, the amenities just go on and on,” Hager told modciti’s Kendall Morgan in July. “I think we recognized that early on and started promoting elements like that.”

FALL Diane Cheatham launched the Urban Commons housing development at the hub of LBJ Freeway, Forest Lane, and Technology Row, with a pond connecting to the Woodbine Aqufer.

A Gruppo’s Thad Reeves reflected on the bigger picture: Two decades of rapid change in modern design. “Technology of building science has completely progressed,” he mused. “That’s why I like to call architecture a practice—you’re never going to know everything. You could work until you’re 80 and you’d still be learning something new.”

And finally, a warm hello to all of the new residents of North Texas who moved here in the last 12 months.

The mass arrival of former Californians, former New Yorkers, and sundry former Not-Texans sparked a wild jolt of home sales and home buys in the area.

The demand for cool places to live has never been greater than now. Welcome to Dallas. We’re glad you’re here.

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To every modern designer, publicist, office staffer, client, modern design follower, and everyone in the moderndallas family, have a very Happy New Year.

Onward to 2022!

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Bale Creek Allen launches Fort Worth’s most exciting new art space.

One might say it was inevitable that Bale Creek Allen would build a career in the arts.

Raised in Berkeley, California by country singer/artist Terry Allen and his artist/writer wife, Jo Harvey Allen, Bale grew up in a freewheeling atmosphere with David Byrne and Ed

Ruscha coming in and out of the family’s orbit.

Nonetheless, he kept his Texas ties throughout the years, constantly visiting his grandparents in Lubbock. This dual West Coast/Western upbringing gave him a unique outlook that permeated his artistic practice.

“Without a doubt, I grew up in a very creative family, and so as a child, our house was pretty much a revolving door

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of amazingly people in and out from all disciplines and walks of life. Because my parents were both artists and a lot of their friends were, from as long as I remember, we realized not only can you make a living doing art, but it’s a way of life. It rubbed off on my brother and me— he’s a musician, and I’m an artist, we ended up through it through osmosis.”

Post high school graduation, Allen did his version of a leap year acting and waiting tables in Los Angeles. But he knew in his bones that art school would be his ulti-

mate destination. Allen ended up rooming with his brother, Bukka, in Boston, with the former attending the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the latter at Berklee School of Music. Ultimately, Austin’s cheap rents, and good weather led Allen to establish his first studio in the city.

“I moved there in ‘91—all my friends were going to New York, Chicago, or LA, and I was like, ‘’Catch you later,’” he laughs. I had a studio for 200 bucks a month and traveled

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the world on a busboy’s salary.”

Allen had the time and luxury to develop his aesthetic, spanning artistic practices such as sculpture, painting, drawing, performance, and installation art. He added gallery owner to his resume, first opening a studio/space called Gallery 68 in 1995 while showing his work at Pillsbury Peters Fine Art Gallery in Dallas.

Exhibiting others ultimately took a backseat to focus on

his craft. About five years ago, he had an opportunity that led him back to a multi-hyphenate career as the founder of Bale Creek Allen (BCA) Gallery.

“My studio had flooded, and I found space in a commercial building at Canopy in East Austin, so I just thought it was timely to do a gallery again. I missed curating and wearing that extra hat, so it was a nice one-two punch.

I opened up and debuted with (outsider artist/musician)

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Daniel Johnston, who was an old friend of mine. He played music and showed about 60 pieces, and we had 2,000 to 3,000 people attend and sold out! It was the perfect way to kick off the gallery.”

five years and 30 shows, the rising rents in Austin and an empty next left him looking for new horizons. At first, contemplating such far-flung places as Europe or Morocco, he ultimately settled on somewhere a little closer to home.

Allen drew on talent from his inner circle to build his something-for-everyone stable, including Malu Byrne and Eddie Ruscha along with X’s John Doe, Boyd Elder, Nic Nicosia, Schneider, Smith, and new Gary Sweeny.

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“My wife of five years grew up in Granbury, which is about 40 minutes outside Fort Worth. We were bored one weekend and just looking at real estate thinking, where are we going to move next? We found this little house on a creek

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that fed into a lake that was totally cool and about onefifth of what it would cost in Austin.’

That impulse buy also led Allen to look at Fort Worth neighborhoods that might be a good fit for a new commercial space. Contemplating the Stockyards, Sundance Square, and the area near Texas Christian University, he had a fortuitous encounter with Sasha Bass that led him

to a new artistic enclave on Houston Street.

“I ran into an artist who told Sasha about me and said I was looking for a space. She (and her husband philanthropist Ed Bass) were doing a 40-block renovation downtown that included a local grocery store, art galleries, record stores, and barbershops. // paolo roversi - audrey,Real pariscool, 1996 more of a local vibe. I was down there looking through windows and bumped into her, and she took me around for three and

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a half hours and showed me every building in downtown.

Before I knew it, I was up in her office looking at her plans for the neighborhood.”

Ultimately landing on a 5,000-square-foot former clothing store with a flexible floorplan, the newly launched Bale Creek Allen Gallery has enough space to both house his

practice as well as to adapt for exhibitions large and small.

Launched in September with Bale’s work, the gallery has shown Jim Roche and Will Squibb, with a Billy Copley exhibit planned for February. Next door to another new art space called Dang Good Candy, Bale Creek Allen Gallery is poised to help solidify the Bass’ vision of downtown Fort Worth as an artistic destination.

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Balancing his time between his practice and curation is a bit of a feat, but Allen finds it energizing. He’s currently editing a body of work called “My America” of prison and elementary school architecture throughout the 50 states while contemplating a list of star-studded shows for 2022.

“I think Lyle Lovett is going to do something. He’s never exhibited before, and he’s done these beautiful photographs of majestic theaters he plays in.

I might do a show with my dad Terry Allen; we’re talking about doing something maybe at the end of

the year. Normally I’m two years out (curating), and I’m still trying to figure it out, taking things as I go. I’m taking notes and learning from each opening and trying to figure out to what degree and how much of the space I want to delegate as a gallery or studio.

“The thing I was really concerned about was being new to town and how I would be received, and it’s been really remarkable how supportive the arts community have been. From the university to the museums, directors and curators to all the artists, and other galleries. Everyone’s been very supportive and excited, so that made me feel good about making the move.”

Bale Creek Allen Gallery is open by appointment at 400 Houston Street Fort Worth, TX. 512.633.0545

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Happy 25th Anniversary to The Forum!

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The Dallas Architecture Forum was founded twenty-five years ago!

A group of Dallas civic, business, education and design leaders met to establish The Forum – to educate, enrich and connect our community through inspired design.

“It hardly seems like 20 years today that a small group of us met in the parlor of Mort Meyerson’s then new Power House to discuss founding what is today The Dallas Architecture Forum. None of us could have predicted just how many important and innovative architects have been

to Dallas in those twenty years. Thanks to The Forum, none of us also could have counted the number of conversations about architecture that have had their roots in The Forum, and could begin to measure the effect of its programs on the built environment of our beloved city.

Here’s to a distinguished beginning and a very, very bright future!” by Richard R. Brettell, PhD, the words that Rick shared five years ago for our 20th Anniversary celebration continue to ring true: The Forum began its programming in the Spring of 1997 so throughout 2022, they will celebrate this milestone anniversary. here’s a glimpse at the Spring 2022 Lectures.

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VICTOR BLANCHARD + GIL ROCHA Kirk Hopper Fine Art

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SHANNON CANNINGS Cris Worley Fine Arts

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CHARLES PATRICK + PAUL ROUSSOY Laura Rathe Fine Art

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