Alicia Quintans
This iconic compound is the most exciting live-work-play property on the market in Dallas. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to land an architectural gem of a work-play space and a Preservation Dallas award-winning home. Talk about the best of both worlds! I’ve always loved the 4,569-square-foot studio photographer Manny Rodriguez built in West Oak Cliff just up from…
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Arts Mission Oak Cliff kicks off their fifth anniversary this Saturday night with a prom-themed fundraiser and you are invited. Over these past five years, Arts Mission Oak Cliff has offered support to over 1,000 artists with job opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support, and space for performances. “Our mission is about captivating and cultivating a…
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As cities worldwide embrace adaptive reuse, why is Dallas still limping along? Atlas Metal Works is simply the latest notch in the bedpost of developers that don’t get it or don’t care. There are companies here that do embrace rich industrial architecture. You only have to look at the enormous success of Todd Interests East…
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Laura Bowden and her husband, Michael Shake, have preservation imprinted on their hearts. Their charming classic cottage in the Kings Highway Conservation District is a testament to that. “I need a T-shirt that says, ‘Save All the Old Houses,’ ” Bowden said. She and her husband are from the Southeast, and Bowden grew up in…
Read MoreIn our ongoing series, Interview with an Architect, we speak with leading voices in the North Texas architecture community and learn about their work, development issues in our community, and good design practices and principals (you can read the last one here). Alicia Chandler Quintans, AIA, is an Oak Cliff-based architect, interior designer, and preservationist.…
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