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American Institute of Architects
Director of Sustainability + Applied Research (S+AR) Ellen Mitchell leads an in-house team of researchers and technologists tasked with helping LPA design teams clear hurdles to innovation.
Passive Design, Proactive Conversations—and a Win for Sustainable Architecture
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Aug 14, 2025
The “Academy Award of Architecture”—the AIA Firm Award—recently went to Dallas-based LPA Design Studios. Ellen Mitchell, who directs the firm’s sustainability and applied research, sees the win as a shift toward broadening what award-winning design really means. Here’s how the firm is building modern, greener commercial spaces by starting with better questions.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2024
The AIA Dallas Design Awards honor the architects, clients, and consultants who work together to achieve design excellence, both in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and around the globe, and to elevate the value of architectural practice in the local community, the institute said. Here's a look at this year's winning projects.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 29, 2022
The city of Dallas has a new leader helping to oversee the implementation of its first Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan. The overarching goal? To alleviate the impacts of climate change on the region.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Jan 8, 2020
AIA Fellow Zaida Basora was chosen to lead the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Architecture and Design Foundation after a nationwide 8-month long search.
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Light fixtures are displayed at TreeHouse's new store in Plano. [Photo: Merissa De Falcis]
Future of the Home Is ‘Less Toxic,’ ‘More Sustainable’ TreeHouse CEO Says
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Jan 19, 2018
“Your home is the place where you have maximum power to affect your world," said TreeHouse CEO Jason Ballard during the opening of the Plano store.
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