Dallas Releases 418 City Hall Ideas as 321 Back Repairs Over Demolition
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Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Dallas Releases 418 City Hall Ideas as 321 Back Repairs Over Demolition
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Dallas published 418 public submissions on the future of its I.M. Pei-designed City Hall, with proposals ranging from restoration to demolition and redevelopment.
321 submissions favored repairing or restoring the aging building, while 85 called for tearing it down and building something else on the site.
The debate has intensified because City Hall faces costly repairs and officials are also trying to keep the Mavericks from leaving for the suburbs when their arena lease expires.
One floated option is replacing City Hall with a new Mavericks arena, but the team’s own submission did not include a detailed proposal.
Is Dallas being forced to choose between its architectural heritage and keeping its NBA team downtown?
Beyond the billion-dollar estimates, what is the true environmental cost of demolishing the I.M. Pei-designed landmark?