Highland Meadows
This Saturday, you have an extraordinary opportunity to discover the homes, architects, and history of the Midcentury Modern enclaves of Mediterranean Gardens and Sylvania Dells. The guided tour, led by Michael Thomas, Director of the Highland Meadows Preservation Foundation, and Jessica Stewart Lendvay, AIA, promises to be an enriching experience. For those unfamiliar, Sylvania Dells…
It’s probably a good bet that only my preservation and Midcentury Modern readers have heard of the Mediterranean Gardens neighborhood. That’s about to change. Dallas AD EX, the Architecture and Design Exchange, opens a new exhibit on Tuesday, May 6. “Preserving Tomorrow: Rediscovering Dallas’ Mediterranean Gardens Neighborhood” will run through July 6 at the AD EX,…
Sometimes one needs to retreat from the rat race… Sometimes one longs for a haven, a sanctuary, a refuge, even an oasis. And that, Dallas house shoppers, is exactly how Realtor Terri Brak Thomas describes her listing at 11046 McCree Road in Lake Highlands. Buying this could be buying a roof overhead, plus some well-deserved…
When a 1959 Dallas Midcentury Modern home appears in the New York Times and wins an American Institute of Architects award, you know it’s something truly special. It is one of those “Honey, stop the car!” homes. You simply can’t drive by it without pulling over and taking photos because it’s a Midcentury Modern marvel…
The rites of spring are celebrated by many people in many ways, from watching daffodils bloom to new Easter frocks. For architect Jessica Stewart Lendvay, her personal spring ritual has become Dallas’ White Rock Home Tour. Stewart Lendvay learned last year — her first year to chair the 16-year tradition — that she is not…
