Douglas Newby Insights - Page 42
Architect’s Mind’s Eye Revisited
Architect Joshua Nimmo had in his mind’s eye an elevated view of the garden from the master bath when he designed the home. When visiting the home when it was featured on the Dallas Architecture Forum’s 365 Modern Living Series, Joshua Nimmo had the opportunity to contemplate and match this modern home’s completed view with what was in his mind’s eye when he added on to the original Howard K. Smith designed modern home. Joshua Nimmo created this room that opens to nature and relies on nature to provide the veil of privacy for this serene space sans window coverings. Studio Outside Landscape Architects designed the gardens and paths framed by trees.
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Impressionist Paintings Find New Home
The Impressionist paintings of Margaret McDermott look best in the Scott Lyons architect-designed Texas Modern home that she loved. They also look fabulous in their new home at the Dallas Museum of Art where generations of art lovers will be able to enjoy them. Mrs. McDermott was known for her contribution of insights, probing questions, and conviviality. In the spirit of how DMA patrons might have viewed the 32 donated Impressionist paintings in Mrs. McDermott’s home, the museum took unprecedented opportunity to serve Martinis in the Barrel Vault Gallery at the patron opening of the exhibition, An Enduring Legacy: The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Collection of Impressionist and Modern Art. Many Margaret McDermott affectionate stories floated across the galleries. Former Mayor Ron Kirk, known for his strong City leadership including his nurturing the building of the Calatrava bridges and revitalization of the Trinity River and Park, quietly mentioned that he and the former City Manager, John Ware, would occasionally have lunch with Mrs. McDermott in her home. On the way from City Hall, Mayor Kirk smilingly recounted how John Ware would tell him, “Now, don’t let this nice woman serve you Martinis at lunch and then you agree to everything she asks of you.” Ron Kirk mentioned he would arrive with resolve and the moment he sat down with her at lunch he would immediately agree to all of her suggestions. Margaret McDermott had a powerful gift of persuasion. And, of course, her suggestions would be good ones.
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Now Our Turn to Enjoy and Reflect
Margaret McDermott always said she enjoyed looking at her pictures every day. When The Tea Service by Monet was lent to the Kimbell Museum, she went to the opening of the exhibition Monet: The Early Years on October 16, 2016. Even a few days before the painting was returned at the end of January 2017, Mrs. McDermott said she missed looking at it and would like to visit the Kimbell Museum to see it. When there at the museum, it was as if she was looking at the painting for the first time, only filtered by decades of memories, sentiments, and an ever-abounding appreciation. Now it is our turn to visit Mrs. McDermott’s The Tea Service and the rest of her fabulous Impressionist paintings and art collection that has been donated to the Dallas Museum of Art. This collection of Impressionist art, An Enduring Legacy: The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Collection of Impressionist and Modern Art, will be unveiled tonight, June 11, at the DMA for patrons, and June 12 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. for DMA members. At a new setting, an old and new audience will see these 32 extraordinary works by artists including Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, George Braque, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Henry Moore. Everyone looks at a painting in a different way. I think we will all feel the energy of Mrs. McDermott’s affectionate gaze on these pictures all these years.
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Trees, Breezes, Birds or backyard rental houses
The life force of Dallas is its original neighborhoods, which have layers of towering trees, lush landscape, and gardens, a natural habitat for wildlife and singing birds. This is in contrast to most cities where urban planners strive to make cities denser and grittier. The Dallas City Manager and Housing Director are trying to do the same by proposing a devastating zoning change: blanket backyard rental house zoning in single family zoned neighborhoods that would allow 40-foot wide by 30-foot tall rental houses to be built in the backyards of single family homes. This rental house zoning encourages landlords to replace homeowners and concrete to replace trees, unraveling the stability of neighborhoods.
For those interested in the environment, the repercussions of this proposal are even more consequential.
Global Warming: A canopy of trees keeps homes cooler requiring less air conditioning and encouraging homeowners to spend time outside. The rooftops and concrete that replace these backyard trees collect heat and radiate that heat outward.
Pestilence: Summer breezes from the southeast flow through trees. Backyard 40-foot wide rental houses on 50-foot wide standard lots block any breeze. Breezes are the best defense against the small West Nile Virus-carrying mosquito. The large mosquito can fight through wind. The West Nile mosquito cannot. This makes South Dallas and East Dallas much safer than the neighborhoods with larger footprints of homes and development. Backyard rental houses invite the West Nile mosquito. Environmental Impact: In the older neighborhoods of Dallas with layers of flowering trees, one will see Cooper hawks, egrets, and owls. Also seen are songbirds of many varieties, pollinating hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, along with much wildlife. This natural environment is eradicated with backyard rental houses. These rental houses might be a short-term solution but have dire long-term consequences.
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Luxury of Land Pop of Architecture
Howard (Nick) Glazbrook III, whom I met early in my career, had already received many Dallas AIA awards. His work today continues to inspire. Here on a several-acre site, a few miles away from downtown Dallas, Nick Glazbrook was able to design additional structures to preserve the original size of the 1939 Texas Modern home and to celebrate its architecture by Arch Swank and O’Neil Ford and the land on which it sits. Relating to, but removed from the main house, these structures allow one to become more acquainted with the forested land. This luxury of land allows a pop of architecture which serves as an exercise room in the forest, an architectural sculpture, and an enticing destination for the homeowners.
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Parallel Open Corridors Lawn, Aquatic, Glass
Corridors are normally associated with a dark labyrinth of passageways to rooms people are not that interested in. In this modern home, architect Joshua Nimmo creates three visual corridors running parallel and open to each other. Glass the length of the home allows the interior corridor to share a boundary with the aquatic corridor, a pool the length of the home. This aquatic corridor shares a boundary with the long green lawn. These three corridors, all visually open to each other, provide a horizontal presence to the home, divided into three elements of interior and exterior space. Sunlight from three different directions ties these three corridors together.
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Modern Reflection on Mid Century
Architect Howard Meyer made his modern design in the midcentury look current in the 21st century. Today, there is a greater emphasis on sunlight, shadows, and incorporating a modern residence into the site. This can be seen at 3525 Turtle Creek. This high-rise residence was the epitome of sophisticated modern design, luxury and living. After all, the celebrated interior designer and civic leader, Louise Kahn, lived at 3525 Turtle Creek. As we reflect on the inspiration and importance of this corridor of trees and parks along Turtle Creek, we see the sustained results over 60 years. In this Turtle Creek corridor, the first high-rises of Dallas had become integrated into the Turtle Creek neighborhood of architect-designed homes, historic homes, and retail that is of a desired scale of this close-in city neighborhood. Along Turtle Creek we see the most sensitivity to preservation of original homes, the creation of architect-designed homes and interesting mixed use that links Highland Park to the Arts District and downtown Dallas. Few cities have the combination of a neighborhood with a bucolic background for architect-designed residences and city vibrancy all around it.
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Architecturally Significant Home Still Stands
The largest homes are the most vulnerable to being torn down. Most think that small architecturally significant homes are in the greatest jeopardy to be destroyed for a new larger home to be built. Actually, the largest homes are in the greatest danger because predominantly they are on such large lots. Preston Road in Highland Park is where the original homes designed by prominent architects were built. The architects of these magnificent homes included Anton Korn, C.D. Hill, and Herbert M. Greene. Gradually architecturally significant homes on these several-acre sites like the one designed by C.D. Hill have been demolished to make room for new estate homes. This is all the more reason we should notice and appreciate this Beaux Art style estate home designed by architect Herbert M. Greene built in 1915 on the corner of Beverly Drive and Preston Road. It is a real treat that for over 100 years this Herbert M. Green, FAIA, designed estate home has conveyed the architectural magnificence of the era and aspirations of Highland Park.
Much of the great architecture in Dallas started with Herbert M. Greene. He is another example of the Illinois influence in Dallas as he moved his practice to Dallas in 1897 and went on to design several important commercial projects including Neiman Marcus, Dallas Morning News, and Temple Emanu-El. Further, he had a great influence on Dallas architects. He served as president of the Texas Chapter of AIA and formed firms with architects that included James P. Hubbell, Cornell-trained and New York architect Edwin LaRoche, and Minnesota native George Dahl. Greene’s influence with these architects included the Dallas National Bank, the Titche-Goettinger building, the Volk Store building, and the State Fair of Texas.
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Van Gogh has still got it!
What a great demonstration that great art like great architecture is relevant regardless of the era of its origin. A semicircle of people 10-deep pushed in close to see Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night at the MoMA. In the late 1800s this painting was considered modern just as Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture of this era was considered modern. Now, the work of both is considered classic art and architecture. Regardless of the label, good art just as good architecture continues to enchant and capture our affection. “Styles come and go but good design is forever.” I see another similarity in the perception of art and architecture. Modern homes built at the beginning of the 20th century are much more modern than many speculative builder modern homes in the 21st century. The 20th century homes are programmatically modern and embrace the tenets of Modernism. The 21st century builder modern homes are often decoratively modern but almost Victorian in the labyrinth of rooms and fussiness of the modern ornamentation. One does not need to be an expert to respond instinctively to quality art and architecture.
On June 11 when the impressionist art collection of Mrs. McDermott donated and moved to the Dallas Museum of Art is unveiled for a patron reception followed by successive public and private viewings, we can anticipate throngs of people surrounding the most loved paintings in Dallas.
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Out of Context Sometimes Good
Architects are lauded for architectural context. Homeowners appreciate homes that are designed in context with their neighborhood. In some neighborhoods like Munger Place, the horizontal Prairie Style lines of one house visibly flows right into the house right next to it, with only the details of each house breaking the architectural monotony. In other neighborhoods like Turtle Creek Park, the 33 houses in the neighborhood are built in many styles over six decades. Here the architecture of each specific home fits together like a jigsaw puzzle on the curving streets of the neighborhood. We all know examples of disastrous houses that are an architectural blight on a neighborhood in part because they are out of context, but sometimes out of context is good. What a surprise to come upon the 1953 Bahai Temple in Wilmette, the old prestigious northern suburb of Chicago. This House of Worship could not be more out of context. There are only 9 Bahai temples in the world. How did the only one in North America end up in Wilmette, Illinois, comprised of elegant early 20th century homes. Wilmette is not known to be demographically comprised of those of the Bahai faith. The architecture of the Wilmette homes is predominantly Prairie Style and early Chicago, while the Bahai House of Worship has its architectural roots in the Middle East. It stands out close to Chicago, a city of skyscrapers, Oak Park home to Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Modernism in the region. This multi-faith based temple meticulously constructed over decades is a delightful architectural discovery and surprise. The key is that it is on enough land to not violently interrupt the continuity of the early suburban homes surrounding it. Instead, it allows one a chance to pause and focus on this remarkable structure proudly sitting on a hill welcoming all visitors, sightseers and worshipers. Rather than being a point of derision, it becomes a point of pride for the Wilmette community.
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