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Wendell BURNETTE

Wendell Burnette, FAIA, is an award-winning architect whose projects reflect many of the same key values as the late Frank Welch: space and light, context and place, organic materials that are carefully crafted, and respect for the environment and landscapes in which we live. Burnette’s work has been featured in over 150 publications worldwide, and has received many prestigious awards, including a P/A Design award from Architecture magazine, three “Record House” awards from Architectural Record magazine, and a National AIA Honor Award.

Open the E-Zine below to see more of Burnette’s work.

Projects include custom residences located in Arizona and nationally, public commissions including the Palo Verde Library/Maryvale Community Center, the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, and the Scottsdale Teen Center, and resorts/spas worldwide including the much-acclaimed Amangiri Resort. His work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and Wendell is also a laureate of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Bernard TSCHUMI

Bernard Tschumi, FAIA RIBA, is widely recognized as one of today’s foremost architects. His firm has established an international reputation for its innovative design solutions for projects of different sizes and scales, from small facilities to large-scale master plans. Major built works include the Parc de La Villette, the Acropolis Museum, Le Fresnoy Center for the Contemporary Arts, MuséoParc Alésia, the Paris Zoo, the Vacheron-Constantin Headquarters and its subsequent expansion, New York’s Blue Tower, the Binhai Science Museum, Philharmonic Hall for Le Rosey, and a large educational complex for the University of Paris-Sud opening in 2022.

Tschumi’s belief that architecture is the most important innovation of our time has influenced both his practice and his academic career. He is a tenured professor at Columbia’s GSAPP, where he formerly served as Dean. Publications include Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color, Tschumi, and Tschumi on Architecture. His drawings and models are in the collections of several major museums, including MoMA and the Centre Pompidou, which presented a major retrospective of his work. The Venice Biennale and the NAI have also exhibited his designs. Tschumi was awarded France’s Grand Prix National d’Architecture as well as numerous awards from the AIA and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Shane Coen

Shane COEN

Shane Coen has led Coen+Partners, his innovative landscape architecture studio, for over 25 years. Grounded in an approach of contextual driven design, the firm collaborates with the world’s leading and emerging global design architects, artists, and engineers to create site solutions that are rooted in place while embracing programmatic social and ecological goals with innovation and beauty. The studio has built a distinguished body of award-winning work because of its leadership, creativity, and disciplined design approach. It has also received awards from the AIA, the ASLA, the GSA Design Excellence program and recognition in The New York Times, Metropolis, Dwell, and Architectural Record.

In addition to his practice, Shane has taught studios at Harvard’s GSD, lectures extensively throughout the world, and was featured in a waterfront symposium organized by the Netherlands. Early in his career Shane was recognized with an Emerging Voices Award by the Architectural League and was the first-place recipient of the Landezine International Landscape Award. The studio’s body of work was recognized with a National Design Award from Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, bestowed in recognition of excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the quality of life.

This lecture by Shane Coen for The Dallas Architecture Forum was presented on March 31, 2022.

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Toshiko MORI

Toshiko Mori, FAIA is the founding principal of Toshiko Mori Architect and the Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture at the Harvard GSD. In recognition of her outstanding body of work, she was inducted to the National Academy of Design, the Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Toshiko Mori Architect (TMA) is known for nearly four decades of innovative and influential work in a diverse body of projects that have received numerous design awards. TMA’s intelligent approach to ecologically sensitive siting strategies, historical context, and innovative use of materials reflects a creative integration of design and technology. Their designs demonstrate a thoughtful sensitivity to detail and involve extensive research into the site conditions and surrounding context.

Mori’s recent awards and honors include the Louis Auchincloss Prize from the Museum of the City of New York; the ACSA Gold Medal; Architectural Record’s Women in Design Leader Award; the AIA / ASCA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education; and Architectural Digest’s AD100. Her project “Thread: Artists’ Residency and Cultural Center” was awarded the AIA and also inaugural FIBRA Award for Contemporary Plant Fiber-based Architecture. She has published two new monographs, one with a+u magazine for their February 2020 issue and another with ArchiTangle titled “Toshiko Mori Architect: Observations.”

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Michael HSU

Michael Hsu, FAIA, IIDA founded Michael Hsu Office of Architecture (MHOA), a fully integrated architecture and interior design firm, in 2005. Following graduation from the UT Austin School of Architecture, Hsu worked at OMA in the Netherlands before returning to Austin where he has practiced since 1998. Hsu is a member of the University of Texas School of Architecture’s Advisory Council. He is also a Past President of AIA Austin, which honored his firm as its 2016 Firm of the Year.

MHOA was formed with the goal of producing locally engaged, design-driven architecture and interiors that unite people through design. The firm advocates a simple, edited design palette, using creative materials and techniques to create unexpected results. The work is rooted in hospitality and placemaking with diverse projects that include large mixed-use developments, adaptive reuse projects, public realm design, architectural branding, single family homes, hotels, restaurants, workspaces, and bespoke furniture design. The firm has several projects in Dallas, including the Terminal at Katy Trail, which is currently under construction. Notable built projects include the Uchi family of restaurants, South Congress Hotel, Montrose Collective, MKT, LINE Austin Hotel and Shake Shack’s corporate headquarters. MHOA’s outstanding body of work has received numerous national and regional design awards.

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Dallas Design Leaders Lecture

An Evening with Dallas Design Leaders

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October 19, 2022
Wednesday, 7 pm
Check-in and Reception – 6:15 pm

IN PERSON LECTURE
NO Zoom Option for this Event

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART
Horchow Auditorium

AIA CES Credit Available

The Forum is pleased to present eight of Dallas’ leading architects as they visit together in an informal conversation about their work. Some of their projects will be presented, with a relaxed discussion about their designs. A night not to be missed!

Our speakers will be:

Bruce Bernbaum, AIA
Russell Buchanan, FAIA
Gary Cunningham, FAIA
Bob Meckfessel, FAIA
Sharon Odum, AIA
Marcel Quimby, FAIA
Dan Shipley, FAIA
Ron Wommack, FAIA

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Bernbaum / Magadini Architects
Buchanan Architecture
Cunningham Architects
DSGN Associates
Sharon Odum Architect
Quimby Preservation Studio
Shipley Architects
Ron Wommack Architect

Our moderators will be:
Kate Aoki, AIA
Kelly Mitchell, AIA

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Dallas Museum of Art
Mitchell Garman Architects

Dallas Design Leaders – A Moderated Conversation

October 19, 2022

SPEAKERS

Bruce Bernbaum, AIA
Bruce Bernbaum is a Founding Partner of Bernbaum/Magadini Architects, a well-respected Dallas firm known for creating elegant and livable residences. Committed to following his clients’ vision, his principal-driven team focuses on listening, discovering, and embracing needs and goals. Bruce and his team are well-known for their collaborative spirit. From sketch to construction, each residence is meticulously conceived as a unique, contemporary environment. The design palette is unified in luxurious spaces using natural elements for distinctive living. The studio’s outstanding projects have been featured numerous times on the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes and The Forum’s 365 Modern Living series.

Russell Norton Buchanan, FAIA, LEED AP
Russell is the founder and principal of Buchanan Architecture. His work to date represents a wide range of project types including institutional/cultural/municipal, adaptive reuse, multi-family, historic preservation, commercial, mixed-use, and residential. In addition to his architecture practice Russell has designed a collection of furniture and his Spring Table is included in the permanent collection of the Dallas Museum of Art. Russell’s work in architecture, furniture design and artwork has been widely published in the national and international press. Articles about his work can be found in Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Architecture, Texas Architect, Metropolitan Home, and the I.D. Review. His work has also been featured on the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes and The Forum’s 365 Modern Living Series. Russell is an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington. He is also a founding member of the Dallas Architecture Forum and served on its Board of Directors.

Gary Cunningham, FAIA
Gary Cunningham founded Cunningham Architects in 1981. He has been responsible for a wide range of projects throughout Texas and the surrounding regions, encompassing numerous commercial, religious, residential, educational and cultural projects. Gary hosted The Forum’s Panel Series for many years at his studio, and his work has been featured by The Forum and AIA Dallas. Regardless of the program or scale of the project, his approach is one that incorporates the client and consultants as an inclusive team whose purpose is to deliver projects that are grounded in a true sense of place, while staying on schedule and within budget. Gary received the prestigious O’Neal Ford Medal for design achievement in 2019 from The Texas Society of Architects.

Robert Meckfessel, FAIA, LEED AP
Robert Meckfessel brings over 35 years of experience in the planning and design of institutional, residential, and commercial projects. Many of these projects have been recognized for innovation and excellence in urban design, architecture, sustainability, and preservation from professional and industry organizations, including AIA Dallas, the Texas Society of Architects, Docomomo US, Preservation Dallas, Preservation Texas, ULI, and NCTCOG. Bob has served as President of leading organizations involved with the quality and public awareness of our built environment, including AIA Dallas, Preservation Dallas, the Trinity Commons Foundation, and The Dallas Architecture Forum. He currently serves as President of Docomomo-US.

Sharon Odum, AIA
Sharon Odum is the sole proprietor of Sharon Odum Architect, founded in 2000. The firm is committed to producing thoughtful, conscientious designs through open communication and collaboration with the client and the craftspeople who produce the work. As a process driven architect, Sharon’s aim is to define the essence of the problem and provide a direct solution, which results in an honest expression of material, structure, program, and place. Sharon is an Advisory Board Member of the Dallas Architecture Forum and is also Past Panel Chair. As an Adjunct Professor at UTA School of Architecture, she has taught Design Studios, lectured, and participated in student reviews. Her work has been recognized by the Dallas AIA with multiple design awards.

Marcel Quimby, FAIA
Marcel Quimby, FAIA, is a preservation architect, specializing in the areas of preservation architecture and planning. She is committed to the restoration and adaptive use of historic buildings, structures and communities and has led the restoration of both large and small projects ranging in scale from historic log cabins to the Hall of State in Fair Park, a National Historic Landmark. Marcel’s investigative skills and talents in determining appropriate treatment allow the buildings’ unique character and feature to be given new life. Her work has benefited from her recognition that each historical building is unique, and many of her projects have been recognized with local and state preservation awards.

Dan Shipley, FAIA
Dan Shipley is a native Texan who worked as a carpenter and draftsman in East Texas before he moved to Dallas in 1980. After five years with Thomas and Booziotis Architects, four years with Metro Architects, and two years with HKS he founded Shipley Architects in 1991.In its thirty-one years of existence Shipley Architects has typically consisted of two to five licensed architects working on a variety of projects including residential, multi-family, private schools, and public work. Dan’s work has been published in Architectural Record, the New York Times, Texas Architect and Metropolitan Home. His projects have been honored locally, regionally, and nationally, including Residential Architects’ Top Firm of the Year.

Ron Wommack, FAIA
Ron Wommack, FAIA established his firm, Ron Wommack Architect, in 1990. Prior to establishing his own firm, Ron had worked for The Oglesby Group and Frank Welch Associates. Ron’s projects have ranged from the refurbishing of older housing units into viable urban dwellings, the development of new denser housing typologies, and single-family residences to corporate office facilities and public / community projects. For this body of work, the firm has received more than a dozen AIA design awards from TxA and AIA Dallas. The firm also received D-Magazine Home of the Year awards, and awards from Preservation Dallas. Ron served as an adjunct professor at the UTA and as a visiting studio critic at Texas Tech University. Ron’s firm was the 2006 AIA Dallas Firm of the Year, and he is also a past Board President of The Dallas Architecture Forum.

MODERATORS

Kate Aoki, AIA
Kate Aoki is an architect, and the Head of Exhibition Design at the Dallas Museum of Art. Kate is fortunate to practice in a profession that satisfies both her passion for fine art and the design of space. Kate spent more than a decade at GFF, Morrison Dilworth + Walls, and DSGN Associates, with projects that improved the community. As Head of Exhibition Design at the DMA, Kate design spaces that engage visitors while inviting them to learn more about the art they experience and the communities in which they thrive. Kate was co-chair of AIA-Dallas’ Communities by Design Committee, and she was awarded a Presidential Citation by AIA Dallas. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at UTA CAPPA and is the President-Elect of AIA-Dallas. She is also a member of the Board of Directors and founder of the Design Society for The Dallas Architecture Forum.

Kelly Mitchell, AIA
Kelly Mitchell is a founding partner of Mitchell Garman Architects. Specializing in hospitality and residential design, the firm has been recognized as one of the premiere restaurant design firms in the metroplex. Her passion for the restaurant niche results in spaces that are modern, warm, and comfortable. In addition, Mitchell Garman Architects’ residential work has been showcased on the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes numerous times. Kelly is an active member of AIA Dallas, where she is a former Board member and currently Chairs the Community Honors Committee. In 2020, Mitchell Garman Architects was awarded the Firm of the Year by AIA Dallas. She was the Chair of the TxA Design Conference in 2019 and serve on the board of the North Texas Chapter of DocomomoUS.

Urbanism in Dallas Over the Past 25 Years

Eurico Francisco, Moderator
Perkins&Will
Design Principal

June 29, 2023
Thursday, 6:30 pm
Complimentary Drinks at 6:15 pm

Angelika Film Center
Mockingbird Station

Free, Open to Everyone – No Registration Required

AIA CES Credit Available

Panelists:

Patrick KENNEDY, Founding Partner, Space Between Design Studio
Julia M RYAN, Director, Planning and Urban Design, City of Dallas
Tamela THORNTON, Executive Director, Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth

Over the last 25 years Dallas has changed dramatically. The City has grown over twenty percent, with the North Texas region, integrally connected to Dallas, increasing by over fifty percent. The city has diversified its economic base and witnessed a major increase in construction of mid and high-rise, and multifamily projects in both the urban core and other areas of the city. New parks, trails, and civic spaces have been completed through public-private partnerships – with all this activity creating new areas to live, work and play. The city has become a minority majority city with a growth of diversity among its residents including the twenty five percent of Dallas’ population that was born in other countries.

Growth has brought both opportunities and challenges. Education, affordable and accessible housing, poverty, access to healthcare, food deserts, transportation, respecting diversity, and city services are all areas that confront the city and need to be equitably addressed.

This important Panel will examine these and other key issues, seeing how decisions and developments over the last quarter century have brought us to where we are today. The Panelists will also address what they see as priority actions we must take to improve the urban fabric of Dallas.

Join us on Thursday, July 29th to hear from Patrick Kennedy, Founding Partner, Space Between Design Studio; Julia Ryan, Director, Planning and Urban Design, City of Dallas; and Tamela Thornton, Executive Director, Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth; with Moderator Eurico Francisco, Design Principal at Perkins&Will.

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Design Inspirations – Sculptors

Join The Forum for our Design Inspirations Panel which will give attendees the rare opportunity to learn about what inspires some of our area’s most talented design leaders in their creative process. Moderator Wendy KONRADI will lead a conversation with three Dallas sculptors: Brad GOLDBERG, Sherry OWENS and Jay SHINN on what inspires their design process. Each Panelist will also share about their artwork. We look forward to seeing you on July 11th at the Angelika Film Center for this chance to hear from three of Dallas’s gifted artists!

Wendy KONRADI, Moderator
Wendy Konradi Interior Design

July 11, 2023
Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Complimentary Drinks at 6:15pm

Angelika Film Center
Mockingbird Station

Free, Open to Everyone – No Registration Required

Panelists:

Brad J GOLDBERG, Brad J. Goldberg
Sherry OWENS, Sherry Owens Sculpture
Jay SHINN, JAY SHINN

MODERATOR
Wendy KONRADI

Wendy Konradi is the principal of Wendy Konradi Interior Design, a studio specializing in residential interior design, bespoke furniture, and art procurement. Wendy has collaborated internationally with leaders in the fields of architecture, fine art, and interior design for over two decades, making her equally fluent in traditional and contemporary design idioms.

Utilizing an academic approach to design, Konradi crafts modern, edited interiors with historical references. She believes in the integration of art, architecture, and interior design. Through practiced cohesion and collaboration, she creates timeless, engaging collections for her clients. She is passionate about architecture and has served on the Dallas Architecture Forum’s Board since 2016. Ms. Konradi’s award-winning projects have been featured in Architectural Digest, Dwell,Dallas Modern, D Home, The Dallas Morning News, Standard, Tribeza, Western Interiors andMetropolitan Home.

Brad GOLDBERG

Artist Brad Goldberg sees his work as a fusion between sculpture, landscape, and the built environment. Sculptures are seen, not as isolated objects, but rather as spirit-creating components of larger spatial experiences. The desire to work with the environment as a whole allows the creation of a unique non-preconceived response to the total aspect of a place.

Brad is an idea generator who has worked collaboratively with artists, design professionals, civic leaders, and communities. Whether working with architects and engineers, craftsmen and contractors, or fabricating his own work, Brad is experienced in dealing with the realities of creating an artwork within a complex environment. “In time,” he states, “with many experiences layered over one another, I am hoping my work will reflect a cultural collage more in keeping with artistic truths than passing fashions.”

Sherry OWENS

For over 35 years Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story – of the Texas landscape, of death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. The choice of each stick, each gesture, and each connecting point resembles the marks of drawing in the third dimension.

Sherry Owens, a native Texan, lives and works in Dallas, Texas. Her work has been shown throughout Texas and the southwest, including The Grace Museum in Abilene, Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, the Martin Museum of Art in Waco, and at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, Texas. Owens has completed several large public art projects, including a large-scale bronze through the Love Field Modernization Program at Love Field Airport in Dallas and a monumental commission for the Ben E Keith Company, also in Dallas. Sherry has received several awards for her work, including the Artist/Craftsman Award from AIA-Dallas.

Jay SHINN

Jay Shinn is a Dallas based internationally exhibited artist, focusing the last few years on practice from his studios in New York and Berlin. Shinn’s art practice is a reflection on nature and architecture which has directed a multimedia approach to art making. He is known for his large-scale light-based site-specific installations with projections and neon wall sculptures. However, his current body of work is a deliberate return to painting. As a result, Shinn is an artist that is just as comfortable working in 2 or 3 dimensional forms.

Shinn has created several site-specific public art commissions at locations including Houston’s Intercontinental Airport, Texas A&M University and Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. His works are in numerous other public and private international collections. Most recently an 8-year survey of his work was exhibited at the Till Richter Museum in Buggenhagen, Germany. Jay is represented by Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas and the Moody Gallery, Houston.

Trey TRAHAN

Trey TRAHAN
Trahan Architects

February 21, 2024
Wednesday, 7pm

Check-in & Reception – 6:15 pm

Free for Forum Members
General Admission Tickets
Available At the Door

Horchow Auditorium |
Dallas Museum of Art

AIA CES Credit Available

Victor F. “Trey” Trahan III, FAIA, NOMA, is the Founder and CEO of Trahan Architects. The practice is rooted in the importance of environmental conservation, social justice, culture, and the arts. Trahan Architects is ranked the number one design firm in the U.S. by Architect Magazine, the official publication of the AIA. The firm has won over one hundred national, state, regional, and local AIA awards, an ASLA Honor Award, five National AIA Awards, and several international design competitions. Trahan received the Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Award and an Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League. Trey was named the 2021 Laureate for The American Prize for Architecture by The Chicago Athenaeum. He served on the International Council of the Van Alen Institute and is currently a board member of The Cultural Landscape Foundation. Trahan has lectured widely including MIT, USC, Tulane, Carnegie Mellon and Duke. He has also spoken at symposiums and conventions, such as the Architecture and Culture annual symposium at Fallingwater.

Trahan Architects’ notable projects include the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame, the Aurora Event Center, the Laredo Convention Center, Chapel of St. Ignatius, Coca Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre, National Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum, The Fundo Pier in Patagonia, Magnolia Mound Visitors Center, Magazine Street Museum, Ochsner Center for Innovation, Holy Rosary Church, Baton Rouge Municipal Dock, Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria in Austin, and the recently announced USA Pavilion for the 2025 Expo in Osaka, Japan.

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EVENING TO HONOR THOMAS TAYLOR

An Evening to Honor Thomas Taylor

April 9, 2024 // Tuesday, 6:30 pm

Angelika Film Center |
Mockingbird Station

Special Reception AFTER the program at Finch Restaurant
No Reception BEFORE the program

Reservations for the complimentary reception at Finch are requested. RSVP to Jean@DallasArchitectureForum.org

Join The Forum for an evening honoring Thomas Taylor, PE. This will be a special evening to honor Thomas, who is one of the most admired structural engineers in practice.

The evening will feature enlightening conversations about some of the most significant structures Thomas was involved in designing. He will be joined by leading architects and allied professionals in these discussions.

Moderated by Ron Stelmarski

Panelists:

Rob Barnes, MBA
Maria Gomez, AIA
Joanna Hampton, AIA
Max Levy, FAIA
Joe McCall, FAIA

FOLLOWING the program, join us for a special reception honoring Thomas at Finch Restaurant, which is also located in Mockingbird Station.

DESIGN INSPIRATIONS Moderated by Meg Fitzpatrick

DESIGN INSPIRATIONS

Moderated by

Meg Fitzpatrick, MMF Strategies

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Angelika Film Center | Mockingbird Station

Join The Dallas Architecture Forum for our Design Inspirations Panel which will give attendees the rare opportunity to learn about what inspires some of our area’s most talented design leaders in their creative process. The Panelists will share with our audience what life experiences, educational opportunities, and other creative disciplines inform their work. They will also share briefly about a couple of their projects. Moderated by Meg Fitzpatrick, our Panelists will be Chris Angelle of Chris Angelle Design; Lauren Cantrell of Delineator Design landscape architects; and Michael Malone of Malone, Maxwell and Dennehy Architects.

Meg Fitzpatrick – Moderater

Meg Fitzpatrick, President and Founder of MMF Strategies, a boutique Dallas-based firm known for advising CEOs, business owners, and senior leaders and collaborating with their teams about people development, operational improvements, and strategic issues. Meg served on the Dallas Architecture Forum’s Board for 10 years and facilitated the 2019 strategic planning process with The Forum’s Board of Directors and staff. Meg has been a business management consultant for thirty years starting her career at McKinsey & Company after graduating from Columbia Graduate School of Business. She is a DuPont Fellow holding a master’s degree from the Henry Francis DuPont program in museums and connoisseurship.

Meg holds advanced certifications in multiple behavioral sciences, including Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and employee engagement surveys from her business partner, TTI Success Insights®. Meg is an active member and contributor to the World Affairs Council’s Global Forum, Nasher Sculpture Center, The Dallas Architecture Forum, Greater Dallas Planning Council, and Downtown Dallas, Inc.

Panelists:

Chris ANGELLE, Chris Angelle Design

Lauren CANTRELL, DELINEATOR

Michael MALONE, Malone Maxwell Dennehy

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Chris ANGELLE

Chris Angelle, Creative Director of Chris Angelle Design, has a Bachelor of Design and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Louisiana. After graduate school, he worked in the fields of art, retail, and fashion before pursuing a career in Interior Design. A successful decade as Creative Director at Emily Summers Design Associates led to the founding of Chris Angelle Design in 2022. Known for his wonderful connection with his clients, Chris’ projects range from large-scale hospitality projects, curating artwork as well as entire interior residential spaces for his clients. Since the firm’s founding two years ago, they have been featured on the cover of Patron Magazine and have maintained a flourishing relationship with Emily Summers, collaborating on three contemporary single-family homes.

Lauren CANTRELL, PLA, ASLA

Lauren Cantrell, PLA, ASLA, is Principal / Founder of DELINEATOR Design, a landscape architecture firm in Dallas, Texas and Charlottesville, Virginia. Her experience spans the globe on a broad range of award-winning urban and site-scale projects that have focused on environmental sustainability and material craft. She credits the strength of her most successful work to her ability to curate strong collaborations with clients, architects, artists, stakeholders, engineers, and consultants. Lauren focuses on strengthening the connection between people and place to develop the groundwork for long-lasting, exceptional spaces that express a harmony with nature. She also serves as State Secretary for Texas American Society of Landscape Architects and holds positions in other organizations that advocate for public space and urban design.

Michael MALONE, FAIA

Michael Malone, FAIA is the Founding Principal of Malone Maxwell Dennehy Architects, based in Dallas, Texas. Known for its award-winning and widely published projects, the firm focuses its efforts in the areas of residential, retail, corporate interiors and recreational design. The firm has been the recipient of both the AIA Dallas Firm Award in 2013 and the Firm Award of the Texas Society of Architects in 2023. Michael served as the 2015 President of the Texas Society of Architects and continues to serve the Society in many capacities. He is the author of The Architects Guide to Residential Design and is a contributing editor to Texas Architect Magazine where he has written on a variety of topics. He is a current board member of AIA Dallas and is active in the Community Honors and Home Tours committees.

Carol Ross Barney

Carol Ross BARNEY
Founding Principal
Ross Barney Architects

April 24, 2024
Wednesday, 7 pm

Check-in & Reception – 6:15 pm

Free for Forum Members
General Admission Tickets Available At the Door

Horchow Auditorium, DMA

AIA CES Credit Available

The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, continues its 2023-2024 Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 7:00 pm. The Forum is pleased to present architect Carol Ross Barney as the speaker for this Season’s Bob James Memorial Lecture. This Lecture will be held in the Horchow Auditorium of the Dallas Museum of Art. Forum members may attend for free. Tickets for non-members will be available at the door – $5 for Students (with student i.d.), $25 General Admission. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the Hamon Atrium of the DMA.

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA, the 2023 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, is an architect, urbanist, mentor, and educator, and has relentlessly advocated that excellent design is a right, not a privilege. Dedicated to design of public spaces, her exploration into the power of how the built environment can improve our daily lives has produced distinctive structures that have become cultural icons. Notable projects include the design of the new Oklahoma City Federal Building replacing the bombed Murrah Federal Building; McDonald’s Chicago and Disney World Flagship Restaurants; Searle Visitor Center at the Lincoln Park Zoo; JRC Synagogue; CTA Cermak and Morgan Street Stations; UMD Civil Engineering Building; Multi-Modal Terminal at O’Hare; NASA Aerospace Communications Facility; and Chicago’s new DuSable Park. Her studio also designed the iconic Chicago Riverwalk.

Carol is a graduate of the University of Illinois and has taught an advanced Design Studio at the Illinois Institute of Technology for over thirty years, sharing her expertise and shaping the next generation of architects. Carol’s exceptional work has garnered over 200 major design awards, including the prestigious Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum National Design Award. She has also received fourteen National American Institute of Architects Honor Awards for Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design, as well as over 45 AIA Chicago Awards. Her commitment to sustainable design has been recognized with two AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Project Awards. Her studio’s work has been widely published, including features in Architect, Architectural Record, Dezeen, Architects’ Newspaper and Metropolis.

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