Dallas Architecture Forum

Dallas Architecture Forum Names 2023 Design Recognition Finalists

By April Towery / June 2, 2023 /

The Dallas Architecture Forum recognized its 2023 design recognition finalists at a May 25 event.  Among the dozens of finalists are some CandysDirt.com favorites. Those recognized for their work include the Howard Meyer residence, HALL Arts Hotel and Residences, and the Architecture and Design Exchange.  The Dallas Architecture Forum “educates, enriches and connects our community…

Dallas Architecture Forum Focuses on DMA’s Cartier and Islamic Art Exhibition Aug. 4

By April Towery / August 1, 2022 /

Islamic architecture is a girl’s best friend. That’s not exactly how the saying goes, but Yale School of Architecture professor Jaffer Kolb is going to shine some light on how the geometric art form influenced a Cartier jewelry line.  Kolb joins Sarah Schleuning, curator of the Cartier exhibition, and Kate Aoki, head of exhibition design…

What’s in Fair Park’s Future? Experts to Discuss Historic Dallas Landmark at June 29 Event 

By April Towery / June 24, 2022 /

What could you do with $300 million? That’s what Dallas’ iconic Fair Park stands to gain for expansion and improvement, pending the passage of a referendum slated for a Nov. 8 ballot.  That’s part of the reason supporters of the park are gathering for a free panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at…

Famed Arizona Architect Wendell Burnette Brings His Unique Style to Dallas Architecture Forum June 7 

By April Towery / June 3, 2022 /

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.…

Single-Family Housing in Dallas Needs Attention But Not a Drastic Overhaul, Dallas Architecture Forum Panelists Say

By April Towery / May 26, 2022 /

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…