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REX’s Joshua Prince-Ramus Unwraps His Approach to Facade Design
REX’s Media Headquarters Buildings feature retractable sunshades based on a traditional Arab Mashrabiya pattern. (Courtesy REX) Joshua Prince-Ramus, principal at REX, has a bone to pick with modernism...
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5G Studio Wraps Legacy ER in a Zinc Robe
Legacy ER – Allen’s facade was inspired both by suburban domestic architecture and the image of a physician’s white coat. (Michael Moran/OTTO) Medical clinic in the Dallas suburbs features a...
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October 30–31: Facades+ Makes its Dallas Debut
Facades+, the premier conference on high-performance building envelopes, is coming to Dallas this October. (Bart Fields / Flickr) Home to Morphosis‘ Perot Museum of Nature and Science, the Santiago...
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Dig Deep into Digital Design at Facades+ Dallas
Facades+ tech workshops offer hands-on exposure to cutting-edge design software. Today’s AEC professionals are more to reach for a computer mouse then they are a drafting pencil. Understanding and...
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Dallas as Architectural Destination
Dallas is home to the largest concentration of Pritzer Prize-winning projects. (skys the limit2 / Flickr) If Dallas is not already on your list of top United States architectural destinations, it is...
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Grappling with Glare in High-Performance Facade Design
Portions of Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall were sandblasted after construction to reduce glare. (Pedro Szekely / Flickr) Frank Gehry‘s Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Scott Johnson‘s...
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Facades+ Dallas Co-Chair on the Big D’s Coming-of-Age
As Dallas comes of age, its built environment is a subject of debate among designers, city leaders, and residents. (David Herrera / Flickr) Dallas is growing up. And just like the rest of us, the city...
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Next-Level Learning at Facades+ Dallas
Facades+ Dallas participants can register for a full day of dialog workshops. Dialog, whether between teacher and student, master and apprentice, or a group of peers, has been an essential element of...
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Muñoz & Company Quilt with Glass and Masonry
Multicolored glass curtain walls embody the quilt metaphor at the heart of Muñoz & Company’s Billy Dade Middle School. (Courtesy Muñoz & Company) Envelope inspired by history of Dallas’...
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Marlon Blackwell’s copper-clad “barn” blends tradition with innovation
Part of a larger master plan funded by the North Dallas Lamplighter School’s “Igniting Young Minds for a Lifetime of Learning” campaign, a new Innovation Lab and Lamplighter Barn are aimed at marrying...
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5G Studio brightens up a mid-century bank with a ceramic tile recladding
<►>The new tile system was placed over the preexisting concrete and stucco facade. (Courtesy 5G Studio Collaborative) Downtowns across the United States are littered with mid-century concrete...
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5G Studio Collaborative brings trapezoidal sintered stone to Dallas
<►>The AC Marriott is located in Downtown Dallas and is designed by 5G Studio Collaborative. (Courtesy Neolith) Downtown Dallas is undergoing a remarkable process of development, ranging from...
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