Mark Lamster
Everyone’s a critic these days in Dallas, but not like Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster, who recently won a Pulitzer Prize for some of his work covering downtown. The selection of articles acknowledged by the Pulitzer jurists touched on topics like the potential relocation of City Hall, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center…
It may be common in Los Angeles to find a home like this Modernist mansion by Philip Johnson, but it’s not common in Dallas. That’s why this is such a spectacular find and worthy of a revisit! The Philip Johnson Modernist mansion on Strait Lane is one of the most significant homes in Dallas with…
The Philip Johnson Modernist mansion on Strait Lane is one of the most significant homes in Dallas with fantastic provenance among Big D elite. It’s the only residence the lauded architect designed in Dallas and for the first time in history, you can lease it. This iconic Preston Hollow home was built in 1964 for…
Last night’s Oak Lawn Committee meeting was different. There was no developer wanting to build a 500-unit apartment building in a teacup. There was only a neighbor seeking support for a worthy cause. Preservation architect Ann Abernathy spoke to the OLC about a conservancy group’s masterplan for the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Kalita Humphreys Theater that…
By Donovan Westover Special Contributor We are honored to attribute an entire Preservation Dallas home tour to Frank Welch on October 28. I was fortunate to meet Frank many many moons ago and develop an alliance with him, as everybody in his life did. What’s not to like? He was intriguing, he did not pass…
