innovative spaces

Developers Announce $3B ‘The Mix’ in Frisco Featuring Vibrant Central Park

by | Dec 1, 2022
There are new plans for the former Wade Park site in the North Platinum Corridor in Frisco. A 9-acre central park designed by the landscape firm behind Klyde Warren Park will be at the heart of the development that includes office, retail, residential, and two hotels. "We want every view to be a beautiful one," says Tim Campbell. Developers plan to break ground in December.
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Innovative Greenspace Coming to Frisco Is Named ‘Kaleidoscope Park,’ Gets Its Own Foundation
by | Sep 7, 2022
Kaleidoscope Park—under construction now near the Dallas North Tollway and Warren Parkway in Frisco's HALL Park development—will feature a performance pavilion, shaded promenades, Wi-Fi-equipped "technology terraces," and a permanent art installation by fabric artist Janet Echelman constructed of "atomized water particles" and an engineered fiber that's 15 times stronger than steel. Executive director Dr. Scott Stewart says the park "will be a community park in the truest sense of the word," offering "a free, open, and accessible public space to enjoy, create, and inspire."
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Innovative Spaces: PGA of America Unveils Its New $33.5M Headquarters in Frisco
by | Aug 23, 2022
If you think it's just an office building, better tee up another ball. The new PGA of America headquarters aims to be a "first-of-its-kind" golf laboratory and a destination for the future of golf, with indoor training facilities, driving range simulators, state-of-the-art education facilities, a video studio, and more. Take a look inside.

The new HQ is just part of the new 660-acre PGA Frisco campus. Two championship golf courses, a new 510-room Omni Resort, a performance center, and other attractions are expected to drive $2.5 billion in economic impact over the next 20 years.
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Innovative Spaces:
Space, Place, and Culture in Business
Manufacturing facilities to data centers. Startup hubs to coworking centers. Food incubators to boutique hotels. Here are spaces and workplaces that inspire in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Innovative Spaces: Omni Logistics Opens New Dallas HQ

by | May 23, 2022
Omni Logistics' new 52,000 square foot headquarters in the Cypress Waters development "strikes a balance between collaboration and privacy," the company says. Its 85 Dallas-based employees have a semi-open seating plan, outdoor decks for collaborating and socializing, and "wellness rooms" for nursing babies or chilling out. And oh yes—lots of high-tech business features, too.

Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
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Dream Center: Bringing New Light to Oak Cliff’s Historic Gospel Lighthouse Church
by | Apr 27, 2022
Merriman Anderson Architects is leading the restoration of the property's iconic buildings, which were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, to be used by Dream Center Dallas, a nonprofit helping people in poverty.
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See Inside: BioLabs Coworking Lab Opens at Pegasus Park for North Texas Life Science Startups
Dallas' status as a growing biotech center got a lift with the official opening of BioLabs, a new coworking space at the Biotech+ Hub at Pegasus Park. The 37,000-square-foot facility offers shared wet labs and office space for up to 35 life science startups.

BioLabs' goal: to serve as the epicenter for life science innovation in North Texas, and to empower biotech trailblazers pursing their next breakthrough.
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Vari’s New Global HQ Is a Proof of Concept for the Idea of ‘Building‑as‑Service’
Vari broke ground for its new headquarters on Tuesday.

The plans for VariSpace Coppell represent its “disruptor” attitude: “It’s a purpose-built building for a company with a purpose,” says Design Principal Andrew Bennett at BOKA Powell.
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American Airlines Fort Worth headquarters

The Eagle Has Landed: American’s New $350M HQ is 300 Acres of Opportunity

by | Feb 4, 2020
Here's the story behind American Airlines' massive Fort Worth corporate campus that unified 12,000 team members on one site. A project five years in the making, the airline prioritized mobility, connectivity, and wellness in its $350 million, 90-acre expansion.
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Culture Cues: Here’s How Dialexa Encourages Its Employees To Be Creative Problem-Solvers
by | Jan 2, 2020
The company's internal “innovation and development engine” called Dialexa Labs even has a goal of spinning off new companies.
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Culture Cues: Salesforce Connects Its Employees, Partners, and Customers With ‘Ohana’
by | Jan 2, 2020
Salesforce, which moved into its offices at The Union in Uptown Dallas in December, borrows the Hawaiian concept as one of its organizing principals.
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Culture Cues: Deloitte University Is a Strategic Retreat that Lets Employees Focus on New Ideas
by | Jan 2, 2020
The more than 700,000-square-foot campus in Westlake was the first dedicated training ground for the financial services and consulting giant. The company now has five worldwide.
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Photo Tour: Grand Prairie ‘Reimagines Recreation’ With the Grand Opening of The Epic

by | Nov 16, 2018
The newest addition to the 172-acre EpicCentral is a 120,000-square-foot fitness, arts, and entertainment facility dubbed The Epic. Before the grand opening this weekend, check out a sneak peek of noteworthy feature—from the culinary kitchen to the digital media studios to the artists' residences.
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Innovative Spaces: Take a (Photo) Tour of Dallas’ First Hostel in Deep Ellum
by | Oct 9, 2018
As hostel veterans Collin Ballard and Kent Roth looked at doing their next city, Dallas was the logical step. And Deep Ellum is "blowing up," they say, making it the perfect home for the boutique hostel concept.
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Texas Health
Texas Health Resources Facility in Mansfield Wins Design-Build Institute of America Award
by | Aug 6, 2018
INNOVATIVE SPACES | The addiction recovery center was the only North Texas project honored in the national design organization awards, which recognizes architecture that is "resilient, innovative, cost-effective, and beautiful to behold."
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From left: Farmer Brothers, Pilotworks, and La Moderna.
Innovative Spaces: The Food Industry in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Innovates looks behind the scenes at some of DFW's industry players with unique operations in the food and beverage landscape. 
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