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Leading Authority on Placemaking to Speak at Next Dallas Architecture Forum Event

By Leah Shafer / April 27, 2016 /

One of the country’s top experts on placemaking is visiting town to speak at the next Dallas Architecture Forum event. Fred Kent, the Founder and President of Project for Public Spaces (PPS), is widely recognized as a leading authority on revitalizing city spaces and is one of the foremost thinkers in livability, smart growth, and the future…

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Yale School of Architecture’s First Female Dean Speaking at Dallas Architecture Forum

By Leah Shafer / April 11, 2016 /

This July, the prestigious Yale School of Architecture will get its first woman dean, Deborah Berke, FAIA, the founding partner of Deborah Berke Partners in New York City. Berke is currently a professor of architectural design at Yale, where she has been an adjunct professor since 1987. This Wednesday, April 13, Berke is speaking as part of the Dallas…

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Architect Alan Ricks Uses Design to Create More Equitable World, Speaking Thursday

By Leah Shafer / December 8, 2015 /

The next Dallas Architecture Forum event will feature an evening with Alan Ricks, an architect and urban strategist whose work focuses on design innovation and health infrastructure development, using design to advance a more equitable world. Ricks is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of MASS Design Group in Boston, an impact-driven architecture and design firm focused on…

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Dallas Architecture Forum Season Starts with Noted Architect Randy Brown

By Leah Shafer / October 19, 2015 /

Architect Randy Brown, FAIA, is kicking off the 2015-16 lecture season for the Dallas Architecture Forum. “Since the Dallas Architecture Forum has members and guests who are not only architects and related professionals, but also the general public, I will overview some of the major projects my firm has done and how they impact and influence…

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