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Katherine Chia Brings Her Brand of High-Impact, Sustainable Design to Dallas Architecture Forum

By CandysDirt / January 23, 2024 /

Seeing Katherine Chia’s portfolio of sleek, sustainable spaces drives home the mission of Desai Chia, the firm she co-founded with Arjun Desai: to create inspiring environments, expressive of light, materials, and collaborative spaces. If you’ve yet to have an introduction to Chia’s work your best chance is at 7 p.m. February 8 at the Dallas…

Thanksgiving Prep Begins With a Great Kitchen, And Open Houses Are Cookin’ Up Some

By Joy Donovan / November 9, 2023 /

The evidence is all over the place. Smudged recipe cards littering countertops. Recipes dog-eared in Southern Living Magazine. Grocery lists made, tweaked, and edited. Yes, Thanksgiving is just two weeks away. It’s time to prep for the food, the cooking, the grocery shopping, and the entertaining family. A great kitchen is a blessing worthy of…

The Growth of Higher Learning Means Graduated Demands For Dallas Housing

By Joy Donovan / October 26, 2023 /

As we discussed last week, construction projects abound in North Texas universities. The domino effect will include more educated people, job creation, and, of course, housing demands. Last week we focused on Fort Worth, but today let’s talk about the housing needs around the Dallas side of university expansions. Work is underway at the University…

Are Suburbs Seeing an Influx of Single-Family Rental Properties? In Coppell, The Answer is Yes

By Joanna England / October 18, 2023 /

While homeownership remains out of reach for more Americans than ever, an increasingly large number of single-family homes are either being built to rent or are being purchased by investors as rental properties. However, Coppell has seen the number of single-family rental properties in the city rise by more than a third in just five…

Dallas Architecture Forum Features Women Engineers Who Have Broken The ‘Steel Ceiling’

By CandysDirt / October 16, 2023 /

For many years, engineering was a profession dominated almost exclusively by men. That “steel ceiling” has begun to be broken by a group of talented, determined women, but there is still work to do. To explore the issue, the Dallas Architecture Forum will present a panel discussion on the topic of “Women Engineers Shaping the…