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Surya: REX / Front’s 400-foot Solution for Dallas’ Disputed “Hot Spot”

November 12, 2013

It’s been two year’s since the construction of the 42-story Museum Tower in Dallas. As many of you may recall, the luxury condo has been in dispute with the neighboring Nasher Sculpture Center over an intense “hot spot” caused by the tower’s highly reflective skin. Although Nasher has demanded that the Museum Tower cover its southwestern facade with an external louver system, thus blocking the glare from penetrating Nasher’s Renzo Piano-designed cast aluminum sunscreen, the developers have refused to oblige due to a fear of jeopardizing the project's profitability.

Negotiations have turned to squabbles and proposals have fallen on deaf ears. However, a team lead by REX and Front has been commissioned by the Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund (DPFPF) - the Museum Tower’s developer - to explore a "third option," one that would not require changing the construction of either Museum Tower or the Nasher.

Dallas Architecture Forum Announces Its 2013-2014 Lecture Season

October 02, 2013

Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing challenging and on-going public discourse about architecture, design and the urban environment, is pleased to announce its 2013-14 season of lectures that will begin with award-winning Korean architect and the founder of Mass Studies, Minsuk Cho, who will speak Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at The Magnolia Theater, 3699 McKinney Ave. Other speakers for this season include Hugh Broughton, Jose Selgas and Lucia Cano, Larry Scarpa, and Gregg Jones.

Founders Hall / Overland Partners

August 02, 2013

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Architects
Overland Partners
Location
Dallas, TX
Design Team
Tim Blonkvist-FAIA (Principal in Charge), Jim Shelton-AIA, , Scott Adams, Bess Swantner, Brad Bailey-AIA, Adam Bush-AIA, Steve Bellanger
Consultants
Project Cost Resources, Blum Consulting Engineers, EJES, Jaster Quintanilla (JQ), Lam Partners, 4B Technology, Hughes Associates, WJHW.
Contractor
Beck
Area
108000.0 ft2
Project Year
2010
Photographs
Jeffrey Totaro
Location
Dallas, TX
Project Year
2010
Photographs
Jeffrey Totaro
Area
108000.0 ft2

Three Teams Shortlisted to Re-Envision Downtown Dallas

July 29, 2013

OMA*AMO (New York), Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura (Barcelona), and Stoss Landscape Urbanism (Boston) with SHoP (New York) have been selected as the top three teams to re-envision Dallas’s urban center and its connection to the Trinity River Corridor. The teams kickstarted the final leg of the competition this past weekend with a summer workshop, symposium and site visit alongside local developers and city officials. All three final proposals will be unveiled to the public this mid-October with a lecture series host by each team (dates and information here). A winner is expected to be selected shortly after.

The Indicator: When Architects Attack

Subscriber Access | May 08, 2013

When Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times, gives a bad review there is the sense that he is essentially dismantling a building, chipping its façade apart, like breaking down some charade in defense of the public’s honor. Like a hired killer he disappears the architecture, but at the same time heightens its visibility in the culture.

This ability, to provoke in such ways, is precisely why Thom Mayne would like to bar Mr. Hawthorne from taking a crack at reviewing the new building he and his firm, Morphosis designed for the firm’s new offices.

On a recent tour of the new digs, Mayne, as reported in The Architect’s Newspaper, was overheard saying, “There are no good writers in Los Angeles” and “All local writers are horrible.” To add further insult, he wants a science writer to cover it. That should be a short review.

The Connected City Design Challenge

April 20, 2013

Aiming to build awareness of urban design solutions capable of shaping Dallas forward, The Connected City Design Challenge is asking participants to develop a more refined and specific strategy for connecting the downtown and river, and assist in securing future public and private investment. By empowering both designers and citizens, The Challenge will work to realize integrated solutions that improve the livability and viability of our city. In order to secure the most capable design talent and facilitate a variety of solutions, this will be structured as a competitive process consisting of two idea streams: a professional stream and an open stream. Requests for qualifications are due May 9 for the professional stream and for the open stream, the deadline for submissions is October 3. For more information, please visit here.

Like a Houseboat / Shipley Architects

March 14, 2013

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Architects: Shipley Architects
Area: 1490 m²
Year: 2008

Webb Chapel Park Pavilion / Studio Joseph

December 19, 2012

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Architects: Studio Joseph
Area: 903 ft²
Year: 2012
Professionals: Gerard & Associates Consulting Engineers, Jaster – Quintanilla Engineering, Phoenix I Restoration & Construction Ltd

Klyde Warren Park / The Office of James Burnett

November 26, 2012

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Architects: The Office of James Burnett
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: Berliner Seilfabrik, Most Dependable Fountains

Perot Museum of Nature and Science / Morphosis Architects

November 20, 2012

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Architects: Morphosis
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: ALPOLIC, C.R. Laurence, FabriTRAK®, dormakaba, Assa Abloy, +57DuPont, Erco, Sherwin-Williams, Signify, Acor, Acorn, Action Door, Adams Rite, American Hydrotech, American Standard, Ampco Powder, Andover Systems, Aquaplane, Avic Sanxin, B-K Lighting, BESAM, Besam, Carlisle SynTec, Cooper Lighting, Corian, Crestron, Edison Price Lighting, Eklund, Electrix Illumination, GFRC, GFRC Doors, Gate Precast, Horton Automatics, Hunter Douglas, Insulated units and laminated glass, Avic Sanxin Co., Invision, Ives, J+J Invision, LCN, Linear Lighting, Lumascape, McKeon, Novum Structures, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Omega Fence Systems, Performance Door, Polyguard Products, RSA Lighting, Rixson, SPI lighting, Schlage, Security Metal Products Corp, Selux, Smoke Guard, Stanley Access, Total Door Systems, Toto, Trainor Glass Company, Viessmann, Von Duprin, W.R. Meadows Sealtight, thyssenkrupp-57
Professionals: URS Corporation, Datum Engineers, Buro Happold, John A. Martin & Associates

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge / Santiago Calatrava

June 25, 2012

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Architects: Santiago Calatrava
Year: 2012

TEDx: How to Build a Better Block / Jason Roberts

Subscriber Access | March 25, 2012

In this TEDx Talk, Jason Roberts – known as the “The Bike Guy” in his Oak Cliff community outside of Dallas, Texas – gives his audience a how-to guide in improving a community one block at a time as part of a project called “The Better Block“. The project did not start off as an organization with vast goals and strong following; instead it started off with Roberts’ interest and desire to develop his community into one that had a legacy apart from the highways and overpasses that dominate the landscape. Inspired by the rich history and existing street life of European cities with their historic buildings and monuments, plazas, and vistas; Roberts started small and eventually built a foundation and organization that is now nationally recognized and used as a tool to develop cities across the country.

Read on for more after the break.

Thousands celebrate Santiago Calatrava's new Dallas Bridge

Subscriber Access | March 06, 2012

Thousands gathered Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of Santiago Calatrava‘s Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge that connects east and west Dallas seamlessly over the Trinity River. A parade of builders, including everyone from those to poured the concrete to Calatrava himself, were the first to march across the new Dallas icon, followed by nearly 16,000 other people. Although the bridge is still not quite ready for vehicular traffic, the city celebrated its commencement with an impressive display of fireworks. Continue reading for more.

AD Classics: Rachofsky House / Richard Meier & Partners

January 13, 2012

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Architects: Richard Meier & Partners
Year: 1996

Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy / SHW Group

December 27, 2011

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Architects: SHW Group
Area: 110000 m²
Year: 2011

Texas Society of Architects' 25-Year Award Presented to I. M. Pei & Partners' Fountain Place

Subscriber Access | August 14, 2011

Each year the Texas Society of Architects recognizes a building that was completed 25-50 years ago which they believe has “stood the test of time by retaining its central form, character, and overall architectural integrity”. This year, the prestigious honor is awarded to Fountain Place, designed by Henry Cobb of I. M. Pei & Partners and completed back in 1986 in Dallas, Texas.

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre / REX + OMA

July 13, 2011

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Architects: OMA, REX
Area: 7700 m²
Year: 2009
Manufacturers: Tremco, Bega, B-K Lighting, Bartco Lighting, Custom Metal Craft, +28Daltile, DesignPlan, Garaventa Lift, Industrial Acoustics, Ives, Kawneer, LCN, Lucifer Lighting, McKeon, Mid-American Elevator Company, Mobley Speed, Modernfold, Moroso, Okalux, PPG IdeaScapes, Piper Weatherford Company, Soprema, Special-Lite, Strand Lighting, TISI, TXI, Tate Access Floors, Trimco, Von Duprin, W&W/AFCO STEEL, WE-EF, Woodhaus, Zahner-28
Professionals: 2 x 4, Cosentini Associates, DHV, Donnell, Front, +14