All Articles on Architecturally Significant Homes, Neighborhoods, and the Evolution of Cities
Short Term Rentals (STRs)
- Zoning Lobbyist Claims Home Owners Have Faulty Judgment When Advocating for Home Ownership
- Short-Term Rentals are Assault on Homeownership and Single-Family Zoning
- Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right is Single-Family Zoning
- Each STR Will Cause Decline in Home Values Across Dallas
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
ADUs
- The Myths and Misinformation Promoted by ForwardDallas
- Zoning Lobbyist Claims Home Owners Have Faulty Judgment When Advocating for Home Ownership
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
- Patchwork Quilt of Backyards is Dallas’ Central Park
- Adding Density Destroys Neighborhoods One House at a Time
- Backyard Rental House/Granny Flat Zoning Threatens Trees, Breezes, Birds and Neighborhoods
Architects and Architecture
- Highland Park Teardown or Architecturally Significant Survival?
- Home Value Hierarchy – Hal Thomson
- Preservation Minded Owners are Key to Saving Historic Homes
- How Architect Designed Homes Can Outperform the Market
- Architecturally Significant Homes in Dallas are Best Collection in Country
- Dallas Architecture Forum Celebrates 8 Architects and 250 Years of Architecture
- Highland Park Preservation Success
- Swiss Avenue Architectural Exclamation Mark
- The Characteristics of Homes People Love
- Inspired Architecture Benefits Shelter in Place
- How Wealth and Luxury Impact Homes and the Real Estate Market
- Home Sweet Home? How Shelter in Place Changes the Way We Think About a Home
- Tax On Aesthetics – Architect-Designed Homes
- Max Architectural and Preservation Achievement of Architecturally Significant Home, Max Levy Architect
- Meet Architects of Homes on the AIA Dallas Tour 2017
- Why 2017 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Is Best Home Tour in Dallas
- Architect Frank Welch Lived Young, January 28, 1927 – June 22, 2017
- Architect E.G. Hamilton, Death Now Destruction
- Architect Marc McCollom Designs Modern Home in Dallas Neighborhood
- Why Are Early 20th Century Homes More Modern Than 21st Century Builder Modern Homes?
- How Does One Architect Renovate Another Architect’s Design?
- David George (Dec. 26, 1922 – Oct. 7, 2013) Architect Leaves Legacy
- History of Crespi Estate – Pio Crespi and Florence Crespi and Architect Maurice Fatio
- Are Small Firms More Important Than Large Firms
- An Exploration of Modern Design – New Traditional
- Green Architect Designed Home Assembled on Site
- Architectural Photographer Charles Davis Smith Illuminates Architecture
- Was Architect David Williams Influenced by this 1907 Lumber Yard Ad?
- Architect Reinterprets Location
- Facebook Provokes an Architecture Conversation With the World.
- Richard Meier Designed Modern Home for Residence, Gallery and Museum
- Dallas Architecture Blog Identified as one of 100 Most Innovative Blogs
- An Architectural Progression of Architecture Patrons – One Family’s Homes
- Frank Robert Designed House as Bridge
- Architect designed home demonstrates link — Mediterranean and Modern
- Architect Scott Lyons Identified – House Saved
- Haciendas Reflect History and Origins of Texas Modern
- Mayflower Estates, the New Neighborhood of President Bush
- Architect Designs Dallas Garden House in Little Mexico
- Midcentury Modern Home – A Triumph of Small
- Architect’s Landscape for Architect’s Modern Home
- Dallas Green Architecture
- Architect: Quinlan Terry – The Highland Park House
- House at Wind Point – Max Levy 2007 AIA Award
- Architect Designs Home For Another Architect
Preservation
- Highland Park Teardown or Architecturally Significant Survival?
- Home Value Hierarchy – Hal Thomson
- Preservation Minded Owners are Key to Saving Historic Homes
- Dallas Architecture Forum Celebrates 8 Architects and 250 Years of Architecture
- 4908 Lakeside Drive is Demolished – Start Saving Homes Now
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- Five Preservation Steps to Saving Historic and Architecturally Significant Homes in Highland Park and Across Country
- Saving Homes – Preservation Step Two
- Preservation Step Three and Four for Saving Homes is a Gamechanger
- Preservation Step Five – Implementing Architectural Deed Restrictions Guarantee Saving Homes
- Why There Is an Acceleration of Highland Park Homes Being Torn Down
- Sorority Home Saved at SMU
- Highland Park Preservation Success
- Swiss Avenue Architectural Exclamation Mark
- Greenlining is Remedy for Redlining and Bluelining
Homes That Make Us Happy
Dallas Insights
- ForwardDallas Moves Dallas Backward
- Zoning Lobbyist Claims Home Owners Have Faulty Judgment When Advocating for Home Ownership
- Beverly Drive Book Club Talk – The Poor Side of Town and Why We Need It
- Architecturally Significant Homes in Dallas are Best Collection in Country
- Dallas Architecture Forum Celebrates 8 Architects and 250 Years of Architecture
- Anchor Neighborhoods are Threatened by Shifting Dallas Downtown Density
- Short-Term Rentals are Assault on Homeownership and Single-Family Zoning
- Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right is Single-Family Zoning
- Fair Park First – Single Family Neighborhood Homes Last
- Each STR Will Cause Decline in Home Values Across Dallas
- City Manager Ward System Form of Government Needs Reform
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- Highland Park Preservation Success
- Swiss Avenue Architectural Exclamation Mark
- Greenlining is Remedy for Redlining and Bluelining
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
- Seven Reasons Why People Are Moving From Los Angeles to Dallas
- Personality of Dallas Seen Through Top Five Iconic Dallas Restaurants
- Holy Grail of Homes Buyers Desire During the Pandemic
- Direction of Dallas and Urban Growth
- Inclusive Urban Growth: Dilute the Strong or Fortify the Weak Neighborhoods
- Tax On Aesthetics – Architect-Designed Homes
- Patchwork Quilt of Backyards is Dallas’ Central Park
- Adding Density Destroys Neighborhoods One House at a Time
- Historically Black and White Neighborhoods Share Opposition to Affordable Housing Apartment Complexes
- Backyard Rental House/Granny Flat Zoning Threatens Trees, Breezes, Birds and Neighborhoods
- Amazon HQ2 = Trinity Groves
- My Favorite Day – Margaret McDermott Day, April 21
- Why Are Early 20th Century Homes More Modern Than 21st Century Builder Modern Homes?
- Trinity River Toll Road is So 20th Century
- Private Art Collections Creating Greater Influence in the Art World
- Nancy Hanley – A Great Friend to Dallas
- Private-Public Preservation Tools Coming to Dallas and Highland Park
- Dallas Surging Ahead of Other Cities
- Stanley Marcus Home Will Not be Torn Down
- Old Highland Park
- George Bush Buys New Home in Dallas?
- Important Midcentury Modern Home Spared From Dallas Teardown Trend
- Why Dallas is Embracing an Old Architectural Vision of What The World Could be.
Real Estate Insights
- Home Value Hierarchy – Hal Thomson
- Preservation Minded Owners are Key to Saving Historic Homes
- How Architect Designed Homes Can Outperform the Market
- Beverly Drive Book Club Talk – The Poor Side of Town and Why We Need It
- Architecturally Significant Homes in Dallas are Best Collection in Country
- Short-Term Rentals are Assault on Homeownership and Single-Family Zoning
- Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right is Single-Family Zoning
- Each STR Will Cause Decline in Home Values Across Dallas
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- Why There Is an Acceleration of Highland Park Homes Being Torn Down
- Highland Park Preservation Success
- Greenlining is Remedy for Redlining and Bluelining
- Homes That Make Us Happy – Timeless Observations
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
- Observations and Clarifications to Tom Foster Texas Monthly Article
- Seven Reasons Why People Are Moving From Los Angeles to Dallas
- The Characteristics of Homes People Love
- Neighborhood Gates for President Bush New Home Will Double Land Value on Street
- MLS Remarks Can Diminish Value of Home For Sale
- How Wealth and Luxury Impact Homes and the Real Estate Market
- Pandemic Changes More Than Where We Work and Live
- Tax On Aesthetics – Architect-Designed Homes
- Dallas Super High-End Homes—Boom or Bust?
- Adding Density Destroys Neighborhoods One House at a Time
- Strongest Property Rights Mayor Was Also Strongest Preservation Mayor
- Three Spectacular Sites in Dallas — All For Sale!
- Future Owner of Crespi Hicks Estate
- Can a Modern Home Also Be a Good Family Home?
- Popular Greenway Parks Surges Again
- Owner of Crespi/Hicks Estate Decides to Retain Land for Next Architect-Designed Home
- Contractor John Sebastian With National Architects Creates Architecturally Significant Homes
- Private Air Features Crespi Hicks Estate Home
- An Estate Home Even Modern Architects Love
- Landscape Architect Can Define Architectural Project
- What Makes Some Modern Architecture Timeless?
- Bad Times. Best Architecture.
- Modernism is all the rage now, but that has even some modernist architects concerned
Homes for Sale
Dallas Neighborhoods
- Highland Park Teardown or Architecturally Significant Survival?
- Home Value Hierarchy – Hal Thomson
- ForwardDallas Moves Dallas Backward
- The Myths and Misinformation Promoted by ForwardDallas
- Zoning Lobbyist Claims Home Owners Have Faulty Judgment When Advocating for Home Ownership
- Preservation Dallas 50th Anniversary Home Tour Celebrates Architects and Neighborhoods
- Anchor Neighborhoods are Threatened by Shifting Dallas Downtown Density
- Short-Term Rentals are Assault on Homeownership and Single-Family Zoning
- Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right is Single-Family Zoning
- Fair Park First – Single Family Neighborhood Homes Last
- Each STR Will Cause Decline in Home Values Across Dallas
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- Why There Is an Acceleration of Highland Park Homes Being Torn Down
- Highland Park Preservation Success
- Swiss Avenue Architectural Exclamation Mark
- Greenlining is Remedy for Redlining and Bluelining
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
- Inspired Architecture Benefits Shelter in Place
- Holy Grail of Homes Buyers Desire During the Pandemic
- Northern Hills: Why is it a Favorite Dallas Neighborhood and Crown Jewel of Original Land Grant?
- Patchwork Quilt of Backyards is Dallas’ Central Park
- Adding Density Destroys Neighborhoods One House at a Time
- Backyard Rental House/Granny Flat Zoning Threatens Trees, Breezes, Birds and Neighborhoods
- Free Highland Park Tuition Trumps Home Prices
- Older Neighborhoods of Dallas Book, Launched on the Texas Sesquicentennial, Still Relevant
- Popular Greenway Parks Surges Again
- FD Luxe Explores Controversy of Modern Home in Highland Park
- Shortage of Modern Homes in Highland Park
- Architect O’Neil Ford Designed His First Modern Home in Turtle Creek Park
- Turtle Creek Park is the Perfect Dallas Neighborhood
- Beverly Drive Chosen as First Street to be Featured as Neighborhood
- President and Mrs. Bush’s New Home?
- Turtle Creek – Dredged and Groomed
- Enjoy Seeing Dallas Neighborhoods with Google Street View Maps
- University Park’s Best Midcentury Modern Home
Home Tours and Events
- Preservation Dallas 50th Anniversary Home Tour Celebrates Architects and Neighborhoods
- Future of Design—Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas
- AIA Dallas Tour of Homes – October 23-24, 2021
- Meet Architects of Homes on the AIA Dallas Tour 2017
- Why 2017 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Is Best Home Tour in Dallas
- Dallas AIA Selects Oglesby-Greene-Designed Modern as Premiere Home
- New Cities Summit Selects Dallas for International Conference on Cities.
- AIA Dallas Tour of Modern Homes: Nov. 2-3, 2013
- Braxton Werner and Paul Field Receive 2011 Dallas AIA
Honor Award for Residence - Which Firm Received 2010 AIA and Texas Society of Architects Firm of the Year?
- Celebrating the First Home Architect Gary Cunningham Designed
- Best of Dallas Home Tours
- Alexander Mansion Adds to Christmas Tradition
- AIA Dallas Modern Home Tour
Organic Urbanism
- The Myths and Misinformation Promoted by ForwardDallas
- Zoning Lobbyist Claims Home Owners Have Faulty Judgment When Advocating for Home Ownership
- Beverly Drive Book Club Talk – The Poor Side of Town and Why We Need It
- Anchor Neighborhoods are Threatened by Shifting Dallas Downtown Density
- Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right is Single-Family Zoning
- Each STR Will Cause Decline in Home Values Across Dallas
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- Greenlining is Remedy for Redlining and Bluelining
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
- Seven Reasons Why People Are Moving From Los Angeles to Dallas
- Organic Urbanism Encourages Community, Embraces Nature
- The Hidden Truth of Bluelining Versus Redlining a Neighborhood
- How Wealth and Luxury Impact Homes and the Real Estate Market
- Pandemic Changes More Than Where We Work and Live
- Historically Black and White Neighborhoods Share Opposition to Affordable Housing Apartment Complexes
Urban Growth
- ForwardDallas Moves Dallas Backward
- Zoning Lobbyist Claims Home Owners Have Faulty Judgment When Advocating for Home Ownership
- Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism
- How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue
- The Hidden Truth of Bluelining Versus Redlining a Neighborhood
- Direction of Dallas and Urban Growth
- Inclusive Urban Growth: Dilute the Strong or Fortify the Weak Neighborhoods
- Historically Black and White Neighborhoods Share Opposition to Affordable Housing Apartment Complexes