Dallas Architecture Forum

Dallas Architecture Forum Presents Panel About Dallas Trails and Bicycle Initiatives

By Leah Shafer / November 16, 2016 /

It’s not widely known by the residents, but the city of Dallas offers one of the best hike and bike trail systems in the United States. From White Rock Lake to Katy Trail, people have a plethora of outdoor options available to them. Join the Dallas Architecture Forum for a panel discussion next Monday, Dallas Trails and Bicycle…

365 Modern Music Offers Modern Music, Modern Architecture, Mingling Next Week

By Leah Shafer / November 4, 2016 /

Modern architecture, modern music, and mingling get their time together next week with 365 Modern Music. Presented by the Dallas Architecture Forum and Voices of Change, this soirée will be an informal afternoon at a private residence on White Rock Lake designed by Dallas architect Frank Welch, FAIA. It will feature the modern music of Voices of Change, a Grammy-nominated…

Twentieth Anniversary for Architecture Group Begins with Aga Khan Award Lecture

By Leah Shafer / October 19, 2016 /

The Dallas Architecture Forum will launch its twentieth-anniversary season next week with a lecture about the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation, and landscape architecture. Through its efforts, the award seeks…

Seattle Architect Extraordinaire Tom Kundig Leads Discussion on Material Design

By Leah Shafer / October 3, 2016 /

The object we use every day were designed by someone, from forks to phones. The thought behind material object design is the subject of the next Dallas Architecture Forum Design Symposium. Taking place on Oct. 30 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, the afternoon will be focused on how outstanding design utilizes materials, from common to rare, as integral…

Dallas Architecture Forum Panel Discussion Examines Economics and Architecture

By Leah Shafer / May 9, 2016 /

As Dallas continues to mature and it enters the next stage of civic life, we will witness transformation marked by progressive urban, cultural, and architectural changes. However, progress and growing pains often come together, as exemplified by the recent Supreme Court decision regarding Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.…