The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). The original Dallas Memorial Auditorium was designed by George Dahl in 1957. The dome is supported by one column. It hold approx 10,000 seats. Dahl was responsible for the renowned Art Deco building at the Dallas Fair Park, as well as countless other Texas landmarks. The Convention Center additions were designed by Larry Oltmanns who was a Design Partner with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill at the time.
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—Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)
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