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The Dallas Architecture Forum continues its FREE panel discussions on Tuesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100.  The topic is “On Collaboration.” Julie Cohn will lead the panel. Designers, architects and artists often times function as de facto therapists in the creative process. They facilitate dialogue between clients, product designers, manufacturers etc. enabling through collaboration the creation of a final product that is a seamless sum of its parts. It is no accident that the collaborative model is most often the underlying structure of a successful building, design, invention or work of art.

For more information, call 214-764-2406 or visit http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. Images are available upon request via Lisa Taylor at 214-914-1099 or lisatmp@swbell.net.

Season benefactor is Briggs-Freeman Real Estate. Spring Series Benefactors are Jackson Walker LLP, Humana North Texas, and Jennifer + John Eagle of John Eagle Dealerships. Panel Season Sponsors are Hossley Lighting ASSOCIATES and Talley Associates. Panel sponsors are Wendy Konradi + Dee Dee Hoak.

ABOUT THE DALLAS ARCHITECTURE FORUM

The Dallas Architecture Forum provides a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Forum offers presentations of architecture through public lectures by designers, critics, and historians; through topical discussions; and through occasional study tours to buildings and cities locally and throughout the world. The Dallas Architecture Forum serves as an inclusive arena where people interested in and concerned with the built environment, non-professionals and professionals alike, may interact intellectually and socially.

Our membership comes from business, development, public affairs, education, the arts and from the design fields.

This mix of interests and ties is one of the strengths we bring to our involvement with architecture. Support for the Forum’s programs is a grassroots effort, coming from membership subscriptions at all levels and from the generous sponsorship of Forum seasons and events. Visit dallasarchitectureforum.org or call 214-764-2406.

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The Dallas Architecture Forum continues its FREE panel discussions on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100.  The topic is “Artists Talk Architecture.” Ron Wommack, FAIA, will lead the panel of artists who will discuss their unique view of architects and architecture.

For more information, call 214-764-2406 or visit http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. Images are available upon request via Lisa Taylor at 214-914-1099 or lisatmp@swbell.net.

Season benefactor is Briggs-Freeman Real Estate. Spring Series Benefactors are Jackson Walker LLP, Humana North Texas, and Jennifer + John Eagle of John Eagle Dealerships. Panel Season Sponsors are Hossley Lighting ASSOCIATES and Talley Associates. Panel sponsors are Wendy Konradi + Dee Dee Hoak.

ABOUT THE DALLAS ARCHITECTURE FORUM

The Dallas Architecture Forum provides a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Forum offers presentations of architecture through public lectures by designers, critics, and historians; through topical discussions; and through occasional study tours to buildings and cities locally and throughout the world. The Dallas Architecture Forum serves as an inclusive arena where people interested in and concerned with the built environment, non-professionals and professionals alike, may interact intellectually and socially.

Our membership comes from business, development, public affairs, education, the arts and from the design fields.

This mix of interests and ties is one of the strengths we bring to our involvement with architecture. Support for the Forum’s programs is a grassroots effort, coming from membership subscriptions at all levels and from the generous sponsorship of Forum seasons and events. Visit dallasarchitectureforum.org or call 214-764-2406.

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The Dallas Architecture Forum continues its FREE panel discussions on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rogers Frwy.  The topic is “Renovating Modern.” Svend Fruit, AIA, will lead the panel.

A discussion of the importance of saving Modern architecture for the context of the city – how to work with it and how to learn from it.  What are the inspirations of an architect, an interior designer and an owner in such work?

Architect Svend Fruit founded Bodron+ Fruit in 1998 with Interior Designer Mil Bodron as a design collaboration of Architecture and Interior Design. Bodron + Fruit seeks to create modern design that responds to the context of their surroundings through careful analysis of the site and clients needs. Over the last eleven years in addition to designing new residences and interiors Bodron + Fruit has had the opportunity to work on the renovation of several significant modern homes, including projects originally designed by Phillip Johnson, Edward Larabee Barnes, Howard Meyer and E.G. Hamilton.  Prior to founding Bodron+ Fruit, Svend Fruit worked in the office of noted Dallas architect Max Levy.

For more information, call 214-764-2406 or visit http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. Images are available upon request via Lisa Taylor at 214-914-1099 or lisatmp@swbell.net.

Panel Season Sponsors are Hossley Lighting ASSOCIATES and Talley Associates.

Season benefactor is Briggs-Freeman Real Estate. Fall Series Benefactors are The Joule, A Luxury Collection Hotel and Modern Dallas.

ABOUT THE DALLAS ARCHITECTURE FORUM

The Dallas Architecture Forum provides a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Forum offers presentations of architecture through public lectures by designers, critics, and historians; through topical discussions; and through occasional study tours to buildings and cities locally and throughout the world. The Dallas Architecture Forum serves as an inclusive arena where people interested in and concerned with the built environment, non-professionals and professionals alike, may interact intellectually and socially.

Our membership comes from business, development, public affairs, education, the arts and from the design fields.

This mix of interests and ties is one of the strengths we bring to our involvement with architecture. Support for the Forum’s programs is a grassroots effort, coming from membership subscriptions at all levels and from the generous sponsorship of Forum seasons and events. Visit dallasarchitectureforum.org or call 214-764-2406.

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Bang Dang’s winning entry

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On March 26, 2009 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm the Dallas Center for Architecture and La Reunion TX will feature a continuation of the Make Space for Art tour with a reception and book signing.  The exhibit will be on display from March 9 – April 9, 2009 in the offices of the Dallas Center for Architecture, located at 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100.  The FREE exhibition can be seen Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Call 214-742-3242 for information or visit www.lareuniontx.org for details.

The Make Space for Art call for entries attracted 68 designers from 19 countries who submitted ideas for a future environmentally friendly facility to be built on a 35-acre site in Oak Cliff.  The jurors for Make Space for Art are Mark Gunderson, AIA of Fort Worth; Dr. Richard Brettell of UT Dallas; Louise Harpman of UT Austin, Max Levy, FAIA of Dallas; and Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses in Houston.

The winners for MAKE SPACE FOR ART are:  First Prize: Bang Dang of Dallas; Second Prize: Michael Panacci of Brooklyn, Ontario, Canada; Third Prize: Ines Fernandez and Lucia Perez of New York, New York; Sustainable Prize: Sofia Fernandes and Tiago Carvalho of Portugal.  Honorable Mentions for MAKE SPACE FOR ART are: Simon Stahl and Emma Melin of Jonkping, Sweden; Delphine Borg of Rotterdamn, The Netherlands; Brandon Woodward of Seattle, Washington; Chris Sano of Dallas, Texas; Michael Hargens, Sophia Razzaque, Teoman Ayas of London, UK; Karl Bengzon of Chester, New Jersey.

Make Space for Art was sponsored by Perkins-Will, Barry Whistler Gallery, Preservation Tree Services, and City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.  Hardcover catalogs featuring all the plans from Make Space for Art are available for purchase.

About Dallas Center for Architecture
Welcome to one of the nation’s first Centers for Architecture—a lively new convergence of the art and science of architecture—uniting architects and allied professionals with citizens concerned about good design, community sustainability and other key living-environment issues for today and tomorrow.  The Dallas Center for Architecture fills 8,000 square feet of prime urban space at 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, anchoring the north end of the new Woodall Rodgers Park and providing a portal to the Dallas Arts District. Arrive via the freeway, the McKinney Avenue Trolley or the Pearl Street DART Station.

The Dallas Center for Architecture also serves to build collaborative relationships among allied organizations and the academic community; be a center of learning for the public and industry professionals; influence public policy on issues of sustainable community planning and the built environment; and promote the value of architecture and community planning in Dallas and surrounding communities.

About La Reunion TX
La Reunion TX is creating an arts residency in Dallas that will host artists in both new and traditional media for periods ranging from one week to one year. In exchange for short-term living quarters and studio space, artists will be expected to give back to the community through programs, exhibits, performances and installations. Artists working in all media will be encouraged to apply.  The residency will be built on a 35 acre site in Oak Cliff and will be as green and off-grid as possible, modeling sustainable living. In addition, the business plan has an eye toward long-term sustainability not only with the facility but also with the bottom line. La Reunion TX seeks to transform the community through art and create lasting social change in Dallas. See www.lareuniontx.org for more details.

Currently, La Reunion TX offers several programs utilizing both the land and the organization’s gallery space in the Design District of Dallas.  Art Chicas Unidas is a collaborative program with Dallas Art Dealers Association and Girl Scouts of NorthEast Texas that teams high school aged girls with female mentor artists.  Tree Carving is a program to turn dead and dying trees on the 35 acres into decomposing sculptural works.  Scriptwriting for Graphic Novels explores the relationship between writers and illustrators with Dallas’ thriving comic book community.

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The Dallas Architecture Forum continues its FREE panel discussions on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rogers. Krys Boyd of KERA will moderate a discussion on Community, Culture and Urban Design.

As Americans seek more energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable and physically fit lifestyles, many are approaching densely-populated urban areas with renewed enthusiasm and high expectations.   How can landscape architecture and urban design create public spaces that bring a diverse population outside for regular exercise, recreation, and socialization?   How should those spaces relate to the built environment that surrounds them?  And how can shared space be managed so as to offer both organic human interaction and opportunities for solitary reflection?

Panelists will explore all these questions, and consider the difference between brand-new urban design and that that attempts to repurpose and improve existing public space, which may already have a history that generates strong emotions—either positive or negative—among those who use it.

Panel Season Sponsors: Buchanan Architecture and Hossley Lighting.

For more information, call 214-764-2406 or visit http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. Images are available upon request via Lisa Taylor at http://www.taylormadepress.org, 214-943-1099 or lisatmp@swbell.net.

ABOUT DALLAS ARCHITECTURE FORUM
The Dallas Architecture Forum provides a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Forum offers presentations of architecture through public lectures by designers, critics, and historians; through topical discussions; and through occasional study tours to buildings and cities locally and throughout the world. The Dallas Architecture Forum serves as an inclusive arena where people interested in and concerned with the built environment, non-professionals and professionals alike, may interact intellectually and socially. For more information, call 214-764-2406 or visit www.dallasarchitectureforum.org.