Conceived as a “village for the arts,” the Moody Performance Hall (MPH) is home to dozens of theater, music, and dance companies. Formerly known as the Dallas City Performance Hall (DCPH), it sits in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, one of the country’s most ambitious cultural developments in recent decades. The concrete and glass building expresses a modesty that befits its publicly funded budget and achieves a graceful simplicity through thoughtful planning and careful architectural detailing.
The interior is both warm and modern, with steel-and-wood railings and poured-in-place concrete walls. Inside the 750-seat auditorium, the walls are varied with a striated pattern that provides visual interest while enhancing acoustics. The theater’s curtain is an LED-studded grid that can be programmed to display images, offering a striking prelude to performances.
MPH achieved LEED® Platinum certification in 2014.
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Project Facts
Location: Dallas, Texas
Project Completion: 2012
Number of Stories: 2
Building Height: 76 ft
Market: Cultural
Service: Architecture
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Awards
2017
Interior Architecture Award: Certificate of MeritAIA – Chicago Chapter2014
WAN Concrete in Architecture Awards: ShortlistWorld Architecture News (WAN)2014
Good Design is Good Business: Award of ExcellenceArchitectural Record/Business Week2013
Spark Spaces: GoldSpark Awards2013
Best Performing Arts VenueD Magazine2013
CRSI Honors Recognition Program awardConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute2013
American Architecture AwardChicago Athenaeum2013
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