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by Zaida Basora, FAIA —Executive Director, AIA DallasFormer Assistant Director, City of Dallas Public Works and City of Dallas Building Services, and Past President, AIA Dallas Decisions on economic development start at home. The Civic Center district: City Hall, courts,the convention center, the Omni, and a future arena are the front doors of Dallas. In…
If off-the-charts coolness is among your critera for a second shelter, we’ve found the house for you. This showstopper, just blocks from Venice Beach, is the handiwork of award-winning Los-Angeles based Cigolle X Coleman—the “Y” in the renowned trio of “XYZ” Houses.
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…
Need something to do tonight? Take advantage of AIA Fort Worth’s free Design Talk at University of Texas at Arlington’s Fort Worth Center featuring Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster. Lamster, who is also a professor at UTA, will discuss “the challenges of urban planning and development in Dallas specifically and Texas and the…
Did you feel that earthquake this morning? We definitely did, and it happened just as I was dropping off my preschooler in Lakewood. The tremor, a 2.7 magnitude quake near Farmers Branch according to the United States Geological Survey map, made me wonder if my son’s school was built to withstand a significant earthquake. It’s…
