University of North Texas, Lucille "Lupe" Murchison Performing Arts Center
Denton, Texas

Date: 1999 Size: 72,500 s.f.

How does a New York firm design in Texas? Simple - Improvise. Take one of the state's most interesting mascots, the armadillo, and use this quirky, oddly shaped animal as a bass note for an improvisational design inspiration.