Architecture
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…
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…
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.…
Local experts gathered for an online panel discussion Wednesday to discuss the future of single-family housing in Dallas. The discussion included ideas to open opportunities for those in the priced-out “missing middle,” crafting healthy density standards, ensuring accessibility, and strategically managing infill development. “We’re not talking about a drastic overhaul or the collision of high-density…
Hey, we get it. Life is busy and holiday shopping doesn’t do itself. If you’re still searching for some last-minute gifts like the rest of us, you’ll be happy to know that there are some truly stellar coffee table books on Dallas design and architecture that will always go over well. We’ve collected some favorites,…
