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There’s always a second side to a coin. While some of the sessions at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) meeting were inspiring, others demonstrated developers’ tone-deafness to the world around them. While proud of their achievements, few reflected on the effects of their developments. “The Uptown Lowdown: Dallas’ Hottest Urban Market” I suspect even the…
Modern architecture, modern music, and mingling get their time together next week with 365 Modern Music. Presented by the Dallas Architecture Forum and Voices of Change, this soirée will be an informal afternoon at a private residence on White Rock Lake designed by Dallas architect Frank Welch, FAIA. It will feature the modern music of Voices of Change, a Grammy-nominated…
Walking through Architect George C.T. Woo’s “Symphony House” in University Park is like reading a good book, and one you can’t judge by its cover. That’s on purpose. Woo likes a good surprise as much as anyone. So he created a subtle façade that does very little to prepare you for having your proverbial socks…
I have known, and loved, Len Bourland for a long time. We were both writers, mothers, and married to physicians when we met back in the ’80s. Moving to Dallas from New York City, switching roles from working producer to freelancing mom, was sort of shocking to my then much younger system. Meeting Len was…
Every Thursday, we delight in bringing you the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column, your insider’s view of what’s on the market, and which houses you’ve got to see this weekend. We pick five fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time) you shouldn’t miss. This week, our houses range in price from $329,900 to…
When Jenn Dawkins first met her would-be husband, Ken, he already owned a home — two homes, if you want to get technical — in Vickery Place. It was a duplex on the neighborhood’s eponymous street, and it wasn’t without its charms. It just wasn’t really functional as a single-family home. Ken had purchased the…
