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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 David Seeley |
Jun 4, 2024
Lately, a seemingly endless drumbeat of devastating storms across North Texas—including one that claimed seven lives in the region over Memorial Day weekend—has put disaster programs at the top of many local minds. And now a major local company is signing on to help America recover from calamities that could take an even greater toll.
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by Lance Murray |
May 1, 2024
The acquisition of CRIADO, led by President and CEO Cristina Criado, continues the recent growth and expansion of Dunaway, whose portfolio includes public works projects including roadways, water, sanitary sewer, and storm drain improvements.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
