Sand, stone, and earth are among the most extracted materials on the planet—yet their removal is rarely pictured, let alone understood as foundational to the built environment. In the exhibition DOMINIO: An Unfinished Visual Archive of Architectural Extractivism, on view in the Newmark Gallery at Art Omi from March 21–May 31, 2026, architectural photographer Onnis Luque traces these often-invisible origins of construction back to the raw landscapes from which they are born.
The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, completes its 2025-2026 Panel Discussion Series on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The Forum is pleased to present the Panel Discussion Halperin Park – Southern Gateway Deck Park. The panel will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. This program is FREE to the Public – There is no admission charge. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika. The Panel will begin at 7:00 pm.
The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, continues its 2025-2026 Lecture Series with The Rose Family Lecture on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Forum is pleased to present 2025 AIA Gold Medal winner Deborah Berke, Founding Principal of TenBerke Architects and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. This lecture will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. Forum members may attend for free. Tickets for non-members will be available at the door - $5 for Students (with student ID), $25 General Admission. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika.
It's ZBIZ time!
Register for NeoCon 2026, the premier event for designing spaces where we work, live, travel, and heal. Join us June 8-10, with Preview Day June 7 (Noon-4pm), at The Mart in Chicago for the year's biggest design gathering.
On May 20, join MAP (Metropolitan Architecture Practice) co-founders Katherine Lambert, AIA, and Christiane Robbins in conversation at Rizzoli Bookstore to mark the release of the firm's new monograph. Created between 2022 and 2024, Architecture x Architecture: A Dialectic captures a pivotal moment when architecture began to grapple with its own synthetic reflection and traces how machine vision and generative AI are shaping multidisciplinary design practice in the 21st century. Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda (ORO Publishers) with project direction by Christiane Robbins, the volume includes a foreword by Kum-Kum Bhavnani, essays by Bill Seaman, Katherine Lambert, Christiane Robbins, Kyle Steinfeld, and Amanda Wasielewski, and an afterword by Aaron Betsky.
