In architecture , an atrium ( pl. : atria or atriums) is a large open-air or skylight -covered space surrounded by a building . Atria were a common feature in Ancient Roman dwellings , providing light and ventilation to the interior . Modern atria, as developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries, are often several stories high, with a glazed roof or large windows , and often located immediately beyond a building's main entrance doors (in the lobby ).
22-603: Market Center may refer to: Dallas Market Center Market Center station , a DART Light Rail station in Dallas Medical/Market Center station , a train station in Dallas Market Center (San Francisco) , a skyscraper complex Market Center (Baltimore, Maryland) , a national historic district See also [ edit ] Market Centre (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
44-424: A renovation in 2017. The Dallas Trade Mart, the second Dallas Market Center building, was designed by Harold Berry, Donald Speck, and Harwell Hamilton Harris and it opened its doors in 1958. The project provided 980,000 square feet (91,000 m ) of showroom space and cost $ 12.64 million. It is four stories tall and the atrium at its center is named The Grand Pavilion. Market Hall, which opened in 1960 and
66-470: A building's upper stories more quickly. Another downside to incorporating an atrium is that it typically creates unused vertical space which could otherwise be occupied by additional floors. One of the main public spaces at Federation Square , in Melbourne , Australia, is called The Atrium and is a street-like space, five stories high with glazed walls and roof. The structure and glazing pattern follow
88-457: A dynamic and stimulating interior that provides shelter from the external environment while maintaining a visual link with that environment. Designers enjoy the opportunity to create new types of spaces in buildings, and developers see atria as prestigious amenities that can increase commercial value and appeal. In a domus , a large house in ancient Roman architecture , the atrium was the open central court with enclosed rooms on all sides. In
110-542: Is across Market Center Boulevard from the rest of the campus, is the only building that is open to the public with more than 60 shows per year. It has 202,000 square feet (18,800 m ) of floor space. In 1964, the Apparel Mart opened for business at a cost of $ 15 million with 1.6 million square feet (150,000 m ) of space. For four decades, the building served as a trading center for women's, men's, and children's apparel and accessories. It closed in 2004, and
132-433: Is closed to the public but open to certified retail buyers and interior designers, manufacturers, and industry professionals. Large-scale market events are held at the center throughout the year. Dallas Market Center is owned by Dallas-based Crow Holdings and managed by Market Center Management Company (MCMC), a Crow Holdings subsidiary. The center was the destination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy 's motorcade when he
154-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dallas Market Center Dallas Market Center is a 5 million square foot (460,000 m ) wholesale trade center in Dallas , Texas, United States, located at 2200 Stemmons Freeway, housing showrooms which sells consumer products including gifts, lighting, home décor , apparel , fashion accessories , shoes, tabletop/housewares, gourmet , floral , and holiday products. The marketplace
176-620: Is the first building at the current site of Dallas Market Center. The original name for this building was the Dallas Homefurnishings Mart, designed by Donald H. Speck. The 434,000 square feet (40,300 m ) building was repurposed in 1999 as the International Floral & Gift Center and later in 2012 as The International Trade Plaza. The current name is the Interior Home + Design Center following
198-538: The 600 tenants were moved to the World Trade Center. Today, apparel and accessories showrooms reside on the top floors of World Trade Center, and apparel trade events held at Dallas Market Center attract buyers from around the world. The largest building and centerpiece of the campus is the World Trade Center, opened in 1974 with seven stories. It was expanded in 1979 to have 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m ) of floor space and 15 stories. Inside
220-488: The ARTS Awards gala held each January which recognizes excellence and achievement in retailing, manufacturing, design, and representation. The Toy Industry Association holds its Fall Toy Preview at Dallas Market Center each fall. This show for mass market retailers is the toy industry's most important preview of products under development for the following year. Portions of the 1976 film Logan's Run were filmed in
242-424: The Apparel Mart. The 1984 slasher movie The Initiation was also filmed in the Apparel Mart. Atrium (architecture) Atria are a popular design feature because they give their buildings a "feeling of space and light." The atrium has become a key feature of many buildings in recent years. Atria are popular with building users, building designers and building developers. Users like atria because they create
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#1732791428573264-562: The Catholics to eat the planned steak main course at the luncheon. On October 12, 1964, English sculptor Elisabeth Frink created the bronze sculpture The Eagle which sits outside the main entrance today. It features a William Blake quote and a plaque which reads, "Placed in memorial by the friends of United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy who awaited his arrival at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963 when he
286-513: The World Trade Center are showrooms including gifts, home accessories, lighting, floral, holiday, jewelry, rugs, toys, gourmet foods, furniture, and linens. Dallas Market Center was founded in 1957 by real estate developer Trammell Crow. The first trade event at Dallas Market Center was held in July 1957 and was attended by 1,850 visitors. Today, the largest markets attract more than 50,000 attendees from all 50 states and 84 countries. The Trade Mart
308-402: The middle of the atrium was the impluvium , a shallow pool sunken into the floor to catch rainwater from the roof. Some surviving examples are beautifully decorated. The opening in the ceiling above the pool ( compluvium ) called for some means of support for the roof, and it is here where one differentiates between five different styles of atrium. As the centrepiece of the house, the atrium
330-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Market Center . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Market_Center&oldid=1003095318 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
352-575: The system of fractals used to arrange the panels on the rest of the facades at Federation Square. In Nashville, Tennessee , U.S., the Opryland Hotel hosts 4 different large atria, spanning 9 acres (36,000 m ) of glass ceiling in total, in the hotel above the gardens of: Delta, Cascades, Garden-Conservatories, and Magnolia. When it opened in 2019, the Leeza SOHO in Beijing , had
374-484: The term atrium is not usually used to describe Islamic architecture ). The 19th century brought the industrial revolution with great advances in iron and glass manufacturing techniques. Courtyards could then have horizontal glazing overhead, eliminating some of the weather elements from the space and giving birth to the modern atrium. Fire control is an important aspect of contemporary atrium design due to criticism that poorly designed atria could allow fire to spread to
396-408: The water cistern fed by water seeping through the porous bottom of the overlying impluvium. The atrium contributed to the passive cooling of the house. The term was also used for a variety of spaces in public and religious buildings, mostly forms of arcaded courtyards, larger versions of the domestic spaces. Byzantine churches were often entered through such a space (as are many mosques , though
418-532: Was assassinated in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. The four-building campus includes the World Trade Center, Trade Mart, International Trade Plaza (The Plaza), and Market Hall. Inside these buildings, nearly 2,300 permanent showrooms offer more than 35,000 product lines from manufacturers around the world. Trammell Crow developed the nearby Dallas Decorative Center, which opened in 1955. The two-story International Trade Plaza, which opened in 1957,
440-544: Was assassinated in Dealey Plaza." By the late 1980s, Dallas Market Center comprised six buildings with 6.9 million square feet (640,000 m ) of space housing 3,200 tenants employing 60,000. Dallas Market Center hosts dozens of trade events throughout the year, including nine major markets attracting some 200,000 retail buyers. The Accessories Resource Team (ART), the trade association for home decorative accessories, partners with Dallas Market Center to sponsor
462-551: Was the destination of United States President John F. Kennedy's motorcade on November 22, 1963 when he was assassinated in Dealey Plaza. He was scheduled to give a speech to 2,600 people at a sold-out luncheon in the Grand Courtyard. Notable guests awaiting Kennedy's arrival included Market Center partners Trammell Crow and John Stemmons ; J. Erik Jonsson , one of the owners of Texas Instruments ; and Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell . Special dispensation had been arranged to allow
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#1732791428573484-422: Was the most lavishly furnished room. Wealthier houses often included a marble cartibulum , an oblong marble table supported by trapezophoros pedestals depicting mythological creatures like winged griffins. Also, it contained the little chapel to the ancestral spirits ( lararium ), the household safe ( arca ) and sometimes a bust of the master of the house. The cylindrical puteal (a wellhead) gave access to
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