Alley Theatre

Houston (1968): German-born, New York-based architect Ulrich Franzen collaborated with Alley Theatre founding director Nina Vance on the Brutalist-style building called at the time the most modern and elastic theater in the world for the dramatic arts. A first-of-its-kind light grid, woven of miles of aircraft cable, allowed lighting technicians to walk on and adjust lighting, eliminating the need for footlights, spotlights, and curtains.