AIA Dallas

Texas Live! To Undergo $810 Million Expansion

By April Towery / January 13, 2020 /

A massive expansion is planned for the Arlington-based Texas Live! venue, we identify design trends to ditch in 2020, and Zaida Basora is tapped as new executive director of AIA Dallas and Architecture and Design Foundation, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

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AIA Dallas Built Design Awards Highlight Local Projects

By Jon Anderson / October 15, 2019 /

Last week, The Dallas branch of the American Institute of Architects awarded winners in their annual Built Design competition (versus June’s Unbuilt awards). There were 72 nominations, which consisted of eight private residences, 10 medical facilities, and nine educational projects – and one scrappy Tyler, Texas, bank who had three entries. Above is my favorite…

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You Can Party Like a VIP at This Year’s AIA Dallas Tour of Homes

By Joanna England / October 4, 2019 /

One of the most highly anticipated home tours in Dallas, the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes boasts a curated collection of modern homes selected by architects, and it’s back for year lucky 13. This time, though, the two-day tour will highlight both newly built and renovated homes and includes a VIP ticket option that gets…

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Dallas AIA Student Designs Show Inspiration of Future Architects of Distinction

By Jon Anderson / June 12, 2019 /

The Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects awarded student designs at their recent event that also showcased unbuilt projects. All three student winners are from the UT Austin School of Architecture. The image above is from Krishnan Mistry and Alison Walvoord and titled “A Home is Not a House.” Instead of being a…

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Dallas AIA Unbuilt Design Awards Need More Dallas

By Jon Anderson / June 11, 2019 /

Back in May, the day I.M. Pei died, the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) held their annual awards for unbuilt projects along with a separate student design award. As I walked around the entries with our founder and publisher, Candy Evans, I began to notice that the buildings I liked most…

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