Jane Jacobs
By Cullum Clark The current debate over Dallas City Hall sometimes misses the forest for the trees. Dallasites are battling over the architectural merits of I.M. Pei’s 1978 structure and the cost of staying versus going, as well they should, but the city needs a livelier conversation about the future of downtown Dallas as a…
The last time we told our readers about the re-do of the Historic Purse Building located at Elm and Record streets in downtown Dallas’ West End, Tanya Ragan and her firm, Wildcat Management, had just started the demolition process. Fast forward to yesterday, when Candy and I stopped into the Purse Building showroom to chat…
What’s an easy way to connect with your neighbors, lower nearby crime, improve your home value, and be happier? Put a pair of Adirondack chairs in your front yard, says David Stocker, principal architect at Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Architects in Dallas. It’s a new incarnation of what’s called front yard living — using architecture and…
