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‘Hide and Peak’ Dallas CASA Playhouse Is Like Origami Come to Life

By Joy Donovan / June 9, 2025 /

Anyone lucky enough to get the playhouse named Hide and Peak, a part of the 30th annual Parade of Playhouses, will be set up for hours of imaginative and creative fun. “Everything was based on pure play,” said architect Patricio Sanchez, part of the team working on this unique playhouse that is part of the…

The Offices at Southstone Yards Brings the Nation’s Largest Timber Office Building to Frisco

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 15, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer A mass timber construction building — essentially what’s described as a massive wooden office — is slated for Crow Holdings Development’s Offices at Southstone Yards, a 45-acre, mixed-use development in Frisco. Crow recently announced plans for the development, located at Spring Creek Parkway and Sam Rayburn Tollway 121. The mass…

The Preservationists: Marcel Quimby is The Go-To Gal For Historic Preservation in Dallas

By Karen Eubank / July 22, 2021 /

Who are the people that help to ensure our historic buildings and residences remain intact for future generations? Preservation architect Marcel Quimby, FAIA, is one of them. Today I’m kicking off a series on preservationists with this amazing woman whose destiny was laid out early in life. Quimby grew up in Libya and England courtesy…

Workplace Changes You Can Expect in Post-Covid Office Space

By Sarah Bennett / August 12, 2020 /

Now that workers have been translating their homes into workspaces for months, one question is on the minds of many: when can we go back? But post-COVID office space will require careful planning and strategic changes, and the return to office life will require changes to the workspace itself, both big and small.   “Don’t make…

See The Bite-Sized Builds of Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses 2019

By Nikki Barringer / May 21, 2019 /

NorthPark Centre is prestigious and just a little picky. To even be invited in is a tremendous honor, but to be invited in and welcomed back for the past 24 years? You’re basically a legend. And if you’ve seen Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses, you know they are legendary. Every year some of the biggest builders in Dallas toss…