AIA Dallas

Colorful 1950s Office Tower Slated To Be Downtown Dallas’ Next Residential Conversion

by | Apr 28, 2023
In 2004, then-Dallas Mayor Laura Miller called 211 North Ervay an "eyesore," and a city plan called for it to be demolished to make way for a park. But others prized the colorfully quirky 1958 tower for its historic and architectural value. Well, the prizers and preservationists won because it's still standing there. And now—after being acquired by Plano-based Wolfe Investments—it's slated to get a whole new life as a multifamily residential building.
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Innovative Spaces: AIA Dallas’ 2022 Built Design Award Winners
A home nestled in—and open to—nature. A school that buzzes with literary inspiration. A hospital that seems to swoop through the sky. They're just three of the winners of the 2022 AIA Dallas Built Design Awards. Here's a look at the 10 award-winning projects, which all feature "thoughtful architecture that enliven the fabric of their communities," according to the awards committee chair.
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DI People: JCPenney, 7-Eleven, Recode Therapeutics, Hawkeye, PCCI, and Others Make Moves
by | Jan 14, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from CrossFirst Bankshares, Johnson & Sekin, DataBank, Balfour Beatty, Caspr Group, Mohr Partners, One Network, Kainos Capital, The Dallas Foundation, Denton County Transportation Authority and Indio Management.

Plus, the incoming AIA Dallas President charts a way forward for 2022 and Gov. Abbott appoints a North Texas to the Broadband Development Council.
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Ruffing It: Bark + Build Competition Winners at NorthPark Center
by | Dec 8, 2021
On display now through December 23 at NorthPark Center, the 7th annual Bark + Build Luxury Dog House and Cat Condo Design/Build Competition is presented by SPCA of Texas. Here's a look at the winning entries—all created by AIA Dallas architects and member firms of TEXO, The Construction Association.
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AIA Dallas’ Unbuilt Design Award Winners: Agent Architecture is Hacking Dallas Freeways

by | Jun 10, 2020
Agent Architecture has a proposal to turn Dallas into the only city with a freeway loop converted into a park. See how they'd carry out the plan.
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AIA Dallas’ Unbuilt Design Award Winners: Eric Gonzales Takes on the Sublime Landscape of Iceland
by | Jun 10, 2020
Gonzales' proposal for a new guest house within an Iceland resort plays with a dual notion of interaction and relationships. With this, he creates "a kind of playful tension" on the site.
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AIA Dallas’ Unbuilt Design Award Winners: Gensler Reimagines the Frisco Public Library
by | Jun 10, 2020
Gensler lays out its plans to take the more than 140,000-square-foot space and turn it into a unique adaptive reuse endeavor.
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Look Inside the Architectural Plans From the Winners of AIA Dallas’ 2020 Unbuilt Design Awards
by | Jun 1, 2020
Four projects—ones that aren't constructed, and may never be—from local architects were recognized last week by the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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Dallas AIA Names Unbuilt Design Awards Winners

by | May 23, 2017
The awards are the highest recognition the organization gives for excellence in unbuilt projects by Dallas architects.
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AIA Names Built Design Honor Awards Winners
by | Oct 11, 2016
The awards are the highest recognition the group bestows for work that exemplifies excellence in built projects by Dallas architects.
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