AIA Dallas
At a packed resident town hall last week, AIA Dallas executive director Zaida Basora proposed a 10-year phased plan to repair Dallas City Hall for a fraction of the city’s roughly $1 billion estimate. That $1 billion figure has been criticized for assuming an all-at-once approach: relocating the entire City Hall staff during construction, replacing…
It should be no surprise that architects and those who appreciate architecture are at the forefront of the fight to save Dallas City Hall. They’ve been doing what they can to make the case for keeping 1500 Marilla St., including pushing back on the narrative that the decades-old I.M. Pei is suffering from serious structural…
Each fall, the American Institute of Architects hosts one of the most exclusive and exciting home tours of the year. This year, the 18th Annual AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, a showcase of the work of some of the most talented architects in Dallas, is a must-see for architecture enthusiasts and home design aficionados. …
It’s not hard to imagine as the years turn to decades that the many Bob Meckfessel designs sprinkled throughout North Texas will become sought after like the E.G. Hamiltons, George Dahls, Arch Swanks, Bud Oglesbys, and Howard Meyers of today. Therefore, we aren’t surprised at all that Meckfessel was announced today as the winner of…
Celebrating a golden anniversary calls for special celebrations. Las Colinas, a master-planned community within the city of Irving, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. And even though the grand design community is now half a century old, the community, its residents, and the Las Colinas Association are doing something for the first time ever —…
