See why Dallas is known for such good architects and architecture with examples of this modern home tour.
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See why Dallas is known for such good architects and architecture with examples of this modern home tour.
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See architect David George impacting national and regional family tree of architects from Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Dilbeck, young architects.
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Los Angeles Modern Home Designed By Architect LM Studio. Photographer: Everett Fenton Gidley John Sebastian Constructs Sleek California Modern Home Designed by Los Angeles Architect LM Studio Often a Dallas architect is selected to design a California home. Here, this compelling Los Angeles modern home was designed by a Los Angeles architectural firm, LM Studio…
Derek and Christen Wilson are art patrons who personify the growing influence of private art collections on what art pieces museums and others acquire.
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Internationally important homes are given international attention by publications as refined as Private Air.
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Pio Crespi, a prominent international cotton business, Italian family, with wife Florence brought society, glamour and architectural achievement to Dallas.
Architect Maurice Fatio studied under Karl Moser, Godfather of Modernism. This influence or innate sense of perfect proportions appeals to modernists.
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A tribute to a woman who encouraged artists, supported their work, showcased Texas art integrated with Texas architecture and heightened Dallas consciousness.
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Lionel Morrison and Mark Dilworth worked a large firm and show how they can have greater impact as small firm.
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Who would think low-taxed Texas would have tax on aesthetics, curtailing the construction of architect-designed homes? There are many unintended consequences of high taxes such as impeding economic growth or high tax rates reducing tax revenue collected (i.e., New Jersey and Connecticut). Only now do I realize that Texas’ high property taxes impede the building…
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Here is one of my favorite architects who are destined to win many other awards for their fine work.
See how modern homes can elevate the look of a traditional block or create controversy.
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See how the Viennese Secessionists influenced the contemporary design of a traditional home.
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Steve Glenn of Living Homes assembled home at TED conference, showcasing green materials and good design.
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It is easy to see why Graham Greene and Oglesby-Greene Architects received Texas AIA Firm of Year.
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