The best new building in Dallas hits all the right notes Architecture critic Mark Lamster says the Singing Hills Recreation Center is a welcome new icon for southern Dallas. A view of the windows and columns on the back portion of The Singing Hills Recreation Center in far south Dallas.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 10:04 AM on May 6, 2021 CDT Like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, the new Singing Hills Recreation Center is one of my favorite things, and the finest work of public architecture produced in this city during the pandemic. An unapologetically modern design, it joins the rigid discipline of an Austrian naval captain and the optimistic warmth of a nun-turned-governess with a taste for the outdoors.