Architecture

Interview with an Architect: Richard Davis Creates Spectacularly Luxe DFW Homes

By Leah Shafer / August 22, 2016 /

In our ongoing series, Interview with an Architect, we speak with leading voices in the North Texas architecture community and learn about their work, development issues in our community, and good design practices and principals (you can read the last one here). Dallas architect Richard Drummond Davis is Dallas born, creating some of the most…

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New Project Announced in The Cedars Uses [SURPRISE!] Shipping Containers, But Are They Over?

By Joanna England / September 21, 2015 /

I know that not everyone is going to agree with me, but I’ve been thinking about this ever since PV14 was built: Shipping containers as housing is over. So over. When Michael Gooden was hoisting the long metal boxes in the air that would make up his shipping container project in Old Lake Highlands that…

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Don’t Miss the Final Architecture on Tap Discussion This Thursday in Uptown

By Leah Shafer / August 3, 2015 /

The Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects sponsors a lively series, Architecture on Tap, which is having its final event this week. “How big is your digital footprint?” will explore four perspectives on the use of technology and social media within the practice of architecture. The three panelists will be Bob Borson, AIA, of Malone Maxwell…

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Housing Styles: Why Have Interiors Leapt into the Future while Exteriors Wallow in the Past?

By Jon Anderson / July 29, 2015 /

Let’s face it, homes have always been a collection of areas for cooking, sleeping, and primping surrounding a common family or group dining and living area. Sometimes these functions occurred in a single room and sometimes a series of rooms. The more schmancy you get, the more specialized the rooms and the larger the rooms…

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Kickstarter Campaign Raising Funds for Thanks-Giving Square in Downtown Dallas

By Leah Shafer / July 1, 2015 /

A new Kickstarter campaign is looking to replace worn, outdated, and vandalized signage in Thanks-Giving Square, a serene three-acre park, non-denominational chapel, and museum in Downtown Dallas. The iconic spiral chapel in Thanks-Giving Square is one of the most prestigious stained glass windows in the world, inviting visitors to enter for reflection or prayer. The museum is…

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