Architecture

Architect, Volunteer, Wife, Mom: White Rock Home Tour Chair Makes Time for Fundraising

By Joy Donovan / February 13, 2023 /

This year, the White Rock Home Tour has brought in a legitimate superhero of a woman to chair their 15th-anniversary event. How is she a superhero? You know those moms who are doing it all — wife, mother, PTA volunteer, pet owner, and business leader? The one who’s going 24/7? That’s the person you want…

Brickitecture LEGO Exhibit Continues Through Feb. 11 at Architecture And Design Exchange

By April Towery / January 24, 2023 /

The Parthenon wasn’t built in a day, but scaled LEGO models of the Greek architectural phenomenon were constructed in just a couple of hours on a cool Saturday morning at the Architecture and Design Exchange in downtown Dallas. Blane Ladymon, representing the American Institute of Architects, gave a brief talk on Greek architecture to about…

Broads Who Build: Women Flood Collin College Construction Management Program

By April Towery / October 10, 2022 /

It’s steadily becoming a woman’s world in the Construction Management program at Collin College.  In just four years since Craig Johnson brought his real-world education to the Allen campus of Collin College, the construction program has grown leaps and bounds. This year’s freshman class is 22 percent female — twice the 11 percent national rate…

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…

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.