Architecture

AIA Fort Worth Will Host a Design Talk With Mark Lamster

By Joanna England / June 10, 2015 /

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…

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Mary Anne Smiley Designs Colorful, Inspired Interiors With Avant-Garde Mix of Materials

By Leah Shafer / June 5, 2015 /

Mary Anne Smiley had big plans for herself as a young woman. During childhood, she began drawing house plans and dreamed of a career in architecture. Several years later, she tried to begin architecture studies at Oklahoma State University. But it was the 1960s, and the dean informed her, “Women do not enroll in architecture.”…

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Hey Mark Cuban! Want to Build 10 stories on Northwest Highway NOW? Here’s How:

By Jon Anderson / May 6, 2015 /

  You’re the host with the most (cash) vying for a piece of the redevelopment of the Preston and Northwest Highway intersection. Unfortunately you’re hemmed-in by dowagers and dilettantes who will fight change with hammer and tong.  What to do … what to do? Go down.

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Fort Worth Friday: Cowtown Has Modern on Fleek

By Joanna England / April 17, 2015 /

Sure, Fort Worth has a treasure trove of Craftsman architecture on display during the Fairmount Historic District Tour of Homes, but did you know that this city is flush with stunning modern treasures that will knock your socks off? It’s true, and you can peruse them during this year’s AIA Fort Worth Homes Tour April…

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Dallas Architecture Forum Hosts Distinguished Architect Tom Kundig

By Joanna England / March 22, 2015 /

Award-winning. Distinguished. Highest honors. Luminary. These are just a few of the ways people describe residential architect Tom Kundig, FAIA. The owner and principal of Seattle’s Olson Kundig Architects, Kundig is known for his distinct style that uses linear and cubic forms that both enhance and embrace the landscape. Kundig will speak at the Dallas…

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