Lost Dallas Exhibition
Location:
Dallas, Texas
Credit:
Design by Noah Jeppson for Dallas Center for Architecture
Project Description:
Dallas, Texas
Credit:
Design by Noah Jeppson for Dallas Center for Architecture
Project Description:
Inspired by Lost Dallas — a new book written by City of Dallas Historic Preservation Officer Mark Doty — the Dallas Center for Architecture Dallas hosted an exhibition exploring the buildings, neighborhoods & places that have been lost and forgotten since the city’s modest beginnings in the 1840’s.
As co-curator and exhibition designer, challenges involved bringing these stories to life with large-scale photographs and salvaged architectural artifacts. Historic photographs were organized and floated atop six chapter topics. A separate “This for That” section compared photos from the past to modern views from the same location. A unifying color scheme tied the exhibit together while creating visual interest along the gallery wall.
An evening lecture and book signing by the book's author accompanied the exhibition’s opening, and a special walking tour on the subject was also conducted. The exhibit is on display from May 21 to June 29, 2012.
As co-curator and exhibition designer, challenges involved bringing these stories to life with large-scale photographs and salvaged architectural artifacts. Historic photographs were organized and floated atop six chapter topics. A separate “This for That” section compared photos from the past to modern views from the same location. A unifying color scheme tied the exhibit together while creating visual interest along the gallery wall.
An evening lecture and book signing by the book's author accompanied the exhibition’s opening, and a special walking tour on the subject was also conducted. The exhibit is on display from May 21 to June 29, 2012.
Wall layout
Topic grouping
"This for That" section
Exhibition plan
