Architecture

Woodrow Wilson Grad And AD EX Scholarship Winner David Juan Garcia Is Living His Dream

By April Towery / August 15, 2022 /

David Juan Garcia won’t let a little adversity get in the way of pursuing his passion.  The 2016 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate is already making his way in a challenging industry of architecture.  The young man is less than a year away from his master’s degree in architecture from the University of Texas and…

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Dive In! Soaring Temperatures Call For Cool Pools

By Elaine Raffel / July 24, 2022 /

Some of the world’s most renowned architects have included pools in their designs as integral elements of a property’s visual significance.

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Lakewood Conservation Expansion Moves Forward, New Area Proposed to Include Monticello And Westlake

By April Towery / June 13, 2022 /

Petitions are signed, and the Lakewood Conservation District is one step closer to including two additional neighborhoods.  Conservation districts, which have existed in Dallas since 1988, are designed to help communities protect certain neighborhood characteristics. Lakewood’s Historic Origins Developers Albert Dines and Lee R. Kraft bought 184 acres in the 1920s around what is now…

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Designing For Candy: Dallas Architect Stephen Chambers Recalls Infamous Party Home of Candy Montgomery

By April Towery / June 8, 2022 /

Stephen Chambers was just starting out decades ago as a young Dallas architect when he was approached by Candy and Pat Montgomery to design their perfect home. It would become “the best party house” in eastern Collin County — a prominent backdrop in Candy, the Hulu miniseries about a gruesome 1980 Dallas-area murder in the…

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Famed Arizona Architect Wendell Burnette Brings His Unique Style to Dallas Architecture Forum June 7 

By April Towery / June 3, 2022 /

Internationally recognized Arizona architect Wendell Burnette is set to lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Auditorium, where he’ll talk about his current and recent projects.  The event is part of the Dallas Architecture Forum’s Frank Welch Memorial Lecture series. A reception and check-in starts at 6:15 p.m.…

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