Oak Cliff
When two minds are put together, they can yield spectacular creations — like the special house at 6652 Talbot Parkway in Oak Cliff. This Texas Modernist home, circa 1969, is credited to architect Robert Davies. In fact, it was his own home, so he certainly must have thought it was a fantastic house. It holds…
Math and architecture have always been intertwined, and not simply from an engineering standpoint. Geometry defines the space and form of buildings, and in residential architecture, it became the backbone of Midcentury Modern styles. Math allowed architects to break traditional boundaries and create cool houses. By using post-and-beam construction, traditional load-bearing walls were no longer…
A preliminary federal investigation indicates the gas line involved in May’s deadly Oak Cliff explosion was unmarked when excavators began survey work on the residential property. The National Safety Transportation Board released the preliminary report on Wednesday, shedding some light on the May 28 incident that killed three people, injured several others, and destroyed an…
The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to keep the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment on its current path Wednesday, rejecting calls to redesign the project to preserve existing vehicular traffic between Oak Cliff and downtown on the viaducts. Council members also voted to bring on an independent transportation consultant to support delivery of all…
Should Dallas preserve key connections between Oak Cliff and downtown, even if doing so tacks on roughly $600 million to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment? That’s the question Dallas City Council will face next week. The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the height of the project last month after considerable uproar broke…
