The Architecture and Design Exchange

Zoning Board Members, City Planners Talk Parking Reform at Tuesday Panel Discussion

By April Towery / April 8, 2024 /

We already know how the Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee feels about parking reform. The panel voted in January to recommend the elimination of parking requirements for new development.  Experts, including two ZOAC members, will discuss Dallas parking reform during the April “Coffee and Conversation” panel from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at…

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Build Your Own Usonian Masterpiece at AD | EX Brickitecture Family Day Jan. 27

By April Towery / January 22, 2024 /

One of the best events in downtown Dallas last year didn’t involve a sports franchise or a holiday parade. It was just kids building with their toys at the Architecture and Design Exchange’s Brickitecture Family Build Day.  Future architects and home builders constructed the Parthenon out of LEGOs at last year’s Family Day. American Institute…

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Brickitecture LEGO Exhibit Continues Through Feb. 11 at Architecture And Design Exchange

By April Towery / January 24, 2023 /

The Parthenon wasn’t built in a day, but scaled LEGO models of the Greek architectural phenomenon were constructed in just a couple of hours on a cool Saturday morning at the Architecture and Design Exchange in downtown Dallas. Blane Ladymon, representing the American Institute of Architects, gave a brief talk on Greek architecture to about…

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Dallas Architect Blane Ladymon Brings LEGO Exhibit to Architecture And Design Exchange

By April Towery / January 16, 2023 /

Parents, there’s no need to be alarmed if your child loves nothing more than playing with LEGOs and Tinker Toys. He or she might just become a renowned architect one day.  American Institute of Architects powerhouse Blane Ladymon’s “Building Toys & Toy Buildings: Brickitecture” is on display at the Architecture and Design Exchange through Feb.…

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The AD EX Launches New Base in Downtown Dallas at Republic Center

By Joanna England / December 11, 2018 /

There’s a new spot for your architecture and design fix in downtown Dallas from a source you’ll recognize. The AD EX — formerly the Dallas Center for Architecture and short for The Architecture and Design Exchange — had its official launch on Saturday, Dec. 8. The organization held the celebration with Downtown Dallas Inc. and…

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