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Dallas Arts District High Rise Becomes 1st Multifamily Tower in Texas To Claim WELL Gold

by | Aug 3, 2023
The luxury residential tower in the Dallas Arts District of downtown Dallas—designed to be the healthiest high-rise in the state—sets a high bar. It was the first to register for the multifamily certification in Texas five years ago.

In October, the building also received LEED Gold Certification, issued by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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JW Marriott Dallas Arts District To Launch Soon with Three Food & Beverage Attractions
by | Jul 10, 2023
Built with architectural inventiveness atop a parking garage, the luxury JW Marriott Dallas Arts District is slated to open as soon as later this month. Here's what you'll find on tap at its food & beverage attractions Margaret's, Vincent's, and 800 North.
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Immersive Entertainment: Cosm to Break Ground Wednesday in Grandscape
by | Jun 5, 2023
Founded in 2020 by Dallas-based Mirasol Capital, led by billionaire RealPage Founder and CEO Steven Winn, Cosm will offer "shared reality" experiences from live sports to concerts to experiential art and more. Guests will be plunged into each experience through Cosm's proprietary tech on an immersive 87-foot diameter LED dome.
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American Airlines Is Finishing a 600-Room Hotel for Visiting Employees at Its Fort Worth HQ Campus
by | Oct 6, 2022
The $250 million, nine-story hospitality complex will feature 600 guest rooms. The list of amenities is long, including a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, a sprawling fitness center with pool, a dining room and tavern, outdoor tennis and pickleball courts, and more. Located at the heart of American Airlines' $1 billion Fort Worth HQ campus, it will give visiting employees a place to relax and unwind after a day of training and meetings.
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I-35 Deck Park by Dallas Zoo Will Have Major Wow Factor—and a Driving Mission

by | Nov 22, 2021
"It's not an idea—it's happening," says April Allen, president of the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation. 

Southern Gateway Park will be an engineering marvel over I-35E, with five acres of wooded slopes, water features, rocky escarpments, a restaurant/retail complex hidden under a hilltop, and one of the most awesome kids' playgrounds in North Texas. But its greatest achievement may be to make Oak Cliff whole again—and to bring all of Dallas together.
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HALL Park is expanding in Frisco, Texas.
Hall Group Begins Work on a $7B Reimagining of Frisco’s Hall Park
by | Oct 28, 2021
The redevelopment will include a new 16-story office tower, a 19-story apartment building, a 154-room boutique hotel, and a food hall—all with views of a new community park. Phase 1 has already begun: an initial $500M mixed-used project located across Warren Parkway from The Dallas Cowboys' Star development.
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Photo Gallery: Here Are the Winners of AIA Dallas’ 2020 Built Design Awards
by | Oct 12, 2020
The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects virtually celebrated built projects from Dallas or Northeast Texas architects that exemplify excellence in a virtual celebration last week. Here's who was recognized.
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HKS and the LINE team designed the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to reflect the culture, climate and context of its city — drawing inspiration from ice formations on nearby St. Anthony’s Falls and Scandinavian design such as Viking longboats. [Image: HKS]
Building With Data: How HKS’ LINE Innovation Team Drives Change Using Algorithms, Creativity, Nature
by | Oct 30, 2018
Dallas-based HKS' LINE — short for "Laboratory for INtense Exploration" — is a collection of researchers, designers, and architects who solve design puzzles and test theories that lead to real world solutions.
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Unbuilt Design Awards Seeks to Engage Public in City Dialogue

by | Apr 27, 2016
The Unbuilt Design Awards and exhibition opens April 28.
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