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.
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Like a Houseboat / Shipley Architects
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Architects: Shipley Architects
- Area: 1490 m²
- Year: 2008
Webb Chapel Park Pavilion / Studio Joseph
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Architects: Studio Joseph
- Area: 903 ft²
- Year: 2012
Klyde Warren Park / The Office of James Burnett
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Architects: The Office of James Burnett
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Berliner Seilfabrik, Most Dependable Fountains
Perot Museum of Nature and Science / Morphosis Architects
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Architects: Morphosis
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: ALPOLIC, C.R. Laurence, FabriTRAK®, dormakaba, Assa Abloy, +57
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Professionals: URS Corporation, Datum Engineers, Buro Happold, John A. Martin & Associates
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge / Santiago Calatrava
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Architects: Santiago Calatrava
- Year: 2012
TEDx: How to Build a Better Block / Jason Roberts
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
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
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Architects: Richard Meier & Partners
- Year: 1996
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy / SHW Group
Texas Society of Architects' 25-Year Award Presented to I. M. Pei & Partners' Fountain Place
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
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts / Allied Works Architecture
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Architects: Allied Works Architecture
- Area: 202000 ft²
- Year: 2008
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Manufacturers: Security Metal Products Corp
The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center / Overland Partners
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Architects: Overland Partners
- Area: 75000 m²
- Year: 2010
Dallas Public Library Lochwood Branch / MSR Design
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Architects: MSR Design
- Area: 20000 m²
- Year: 2009
House in the Garden / Cunningham Architects
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Architects: Cunningham Architects
- Year: 2006
Light & Sie Art Gallery / Laguarda.Low Architects
Winspear Opera House / Foster + Partners
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Architects: Foster + Partners
- Year: 2009
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Professionals: 2 x 4, Battle McCarthy, CHP & Associates, Buro Happold, Carl Walker Inc., +15