Media and Articles

Douglas Newby Op-Ed in Sunday Dallas Morning News Discusses Threat of Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

The elimination of single-family zoning called for in the ForwardDallas plan would diminish the desirability of Dallas neighborhoods and the ongoing success of the city of Dallas. This Dallas Morning News op-ed brings attention to the threat of ForwardDallas and also identifies places where more density could be added while still protecting the Dallas neighborhoods. 

Douglas Newby Op-Ed in Dallas Morning News Calls for Nurturing Homeownership

Douglas Newby, in his June 12, 2023, Dallas Morning News op-ed, explains the importance of homeownership for both creating wealth for families and creating an environment in which Dallas can grow and prosper.

Neighbors, Not short-term rentals, foster community

Shelter in Place Changes How We Feel About Our Home

The coronavirus is forcing us to shelter at home and think of our homes in whole new ways. Traditionally, when buyers look for houses to purchase, they are usually thinking about practical and financial criteria, including square footage, the cost of the investment, how much house can they afford, and the latest and most stylish counter tops and appliances.

Neighbors Stand Up To Teardowns

Dallas-area residents are taking back their neighborhood house by house, street by street. No, I am not talking about guerrilla warfare. I am speaking about homeowners who are stemming the aesthetic attack on their neighborhoods.

Dallas is being reborn without an Arena

There is conjecture that Tom Hicks is planning a Dallas satellite sports complex in Arlington for the Stars, Rangers, and Mavericks. If this is true it is a brilliant idea. Every successful metropolitan area has different regions making specialized contributions.

Architectural Styles of Homes Defy Political Stereotypes

This is one of my favorite op-eds published 08/13/2004 that I participated on with the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board. It asks the reader to identify if they think whether the homes pictured, both modern or historic, are owned by a Republican or Democrat. You will find the answers at the bottom of the op-ed.

Parking Requirement Hurts Downtown

By passing just one resolution, the Dallas City Council could show the world that we are a far-sighted city that wants to encourage the construction of buildings, the renovation of old ones and the conversion of vacant office space to residences.

Wrong Time To Remodel City Offices

Never before have the misdirected priorities of the Dallas City council been more apparent than they are now. The City council is considering spending approximately $500,000 for the expansion and remodeling of its offices while cutting the library funds the same amount — $500,000.

14-1 Plan Resegregates Dallas

Fear, not fairness, is the motivating factor of the 14-1 proponents. Dallas is a minority city that is becoming increasingly integrated. The forces for 14-1 want to address their racial fears by segregating the minorities into six small districts. Despite what we’ve heard, the 14-1 settlement excludes minorities from the political process.

Owners opposing ‘death’ of Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum is being legislated out of existence. The city will lose a valuable resource, along with the tradition of property owners being treated fairly and equally. According to notarized affidavits, 70 percent of the property owners want the protection of existing Deep Ellum zoning.

Historic Districts Define Safe Neighborhoods

Gaston Avenue is presently a travesty of 1950s apartments running between the $800,000 houses on Swiss Avenue and $300,000 houses in Munger Place. With the necessary environmental changes, Gaston could become immensely attractive and desirable.

Preservation Ordinance Backfires

The Dallas City Council’s recently revised historic preservation ordinance will have the effect of halting historic design in the Munger Place Historic District. The ordinance does so by adding the federal Interior Department’s preservation guidelines, which require any addition in the district to look new, not old.

Low-Cost Housing: We should encourage low-income urban pioneers

Despite the perception of a shortage, Dallas actually has an abundance of affordable housing. Thanks to its recent success in securing $1.4 billion from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (or Freddie Mac), Dallas has affordable housing loans waiting to be used. In addition, the Federal National Mortgage Association (or Fannie Mac), with its regional office here, has initiated affordable housing loan programs in concert with local lenders.

Artfests’ Departure From Fair Park is Shortsighted

We suspected once the Democrats took over the White House, the Art World would make everyone run for cover to avoid the government sponsored Maplethorpe images and other obscene art expressions popping up around the country. How could we have ever anticipated that a single gesture from 500 Inc. would be far more obscene than any of the art they could possibly be subsidizing?

Douglas Newby Opinion on DMN Op-Ed Page Right Before Referendum on Downtown Arena Public Funding

Douglas Newby wrote on the Dallas Morning News opinion page why $100 million slated for downtown arena could be better spent subsidizing $1 million each to 100 property owners, creating restaurants, residences or retail. Douglas Newby suggested Dallas was already having a resurgence and did not need the silver bullet of a downtown arena.

Gaston Avenue Can Be and Should Be Restored to its Former Elegance

Gaston Avenue is presently a travesty of 1950s apartments running between the $800,000 houses on Swiss Avenue and $300,000 houses in Munger Place. With the necessary environmental changes, Gaston could become immensely attractive and desirable.

Controversy in Deep Ellum

Regarding your editorial about development in the “Deep Ellum” area: The controversy in the old Elm Street area has been drawn as a preservation vs. skyscrapers, when in fact it has been between a small group desiring special benefits and the majority of property owners desiring equitable treatment. The real issue should be preserving the character and scale of this urban neighborhood.

Craft House Shouldn’t Be a Relic

I enjoyed Henry Tatum’s column regarding the ultimate location of Juanita Craft’s house. He stated, “As long as people believe that an important civil rights leader can only be honored by pulling out her roots and moving them elsewhere, Dallas will always be considered a divided city.” Juanita Craft spent her entire life giving to this city. Even in death, she wanted to give, as reflected by the donation of her home to the city. In her will, she mentioned Old City Park as the preferred location of her home.

New Geography: Reasons People Are Moving From Los Angeles to Dallas — More Important Than Escaping Higher Taxes

Californians escaping high taxes dominate the real estate news. Yes it is true, leaving California because of high city, county and state income tax for Dallas and Texas, with no income tax, is a motivation, but last on my list of seven reasons why people are moving from Los Angeles to Dallas. People will pay more to live where they like living, whether that means higher taxes, higher home prices or higher cost of living.

Redfin: How to Design a Tasteful Modern Home

I would recommend to a homeowner designing a modern home to keep in mind that the modern homes that continue to make homeowners happy have excellent proportions rather than the latest modern ornamentation and design accouterments. Rooms with views of other rooms and the outdoors in many directions is much more pleasing than an exaggerated modern window or tricky modern façade.

New Geography: Home Sweet Home

The recent challenges from the coronavirus force us to shelter at home and think of our home in whole new ways.

New Geography: Organic Urbanism is the Cure for New Urbanism

First, the only thing new in New Urbanism is the new construction that tears down the organic city. A form of New Urbanism has been around for 50 years. Like I said, it is a virus that keeps coming back in mutated forms.

New Geography: Direction of Dallas and Urban Growth

Should the direction of Dallas urban growth continue to grow north? Does inserting low-income housing in North Dallas create an inclusive urban growth direction for Dallas? Does the direction of Dallas and its current goal of moving low-income wage earners closer to higher wage jobs in North Dallas increase or decrease wealth for low-income families?

New Geography: Historically Black and White Neighborhoods Share Opposition to Affordable Housing Apartment Complexes

The Dallas Morning News editorial, A Blow to Affordable Housing, illuminates the opposition to the affordable housing apartment complex by the historically Black neighborhood, Hamilton Park.

New Geography: Backyard Rental House Zoning Threatens Trees, Breezes, Birds and Neighborhoods

The Dallas city manager and housing director are proposing a devastating blanket zoning change: allowing ADUs (additional dwelling units), better known as backyard rental houses, in single-family zoned neighborhoods.

Legacies: Old East Dallas 1975 – The Nation’s Most Successful Neighborhood Revitalization

For a neighborhood to be considered the most successfully revitalized, it first needs to be considered the most successfully deteriorated. Munger Place enjoys both successes.

Architectural Heritage of the Great Dallas Houses

The architectural style and history of Dallas is best expressed and understood through its neighborhoods and individual houses, not its commercial or public monuments.

Legacies: Seventy-Five Years of Texas Modernism in Dallas

One of the most compelling groups of houses to emerge from recent nominations for Dallas, 50 Significant Homes, was the Texas Modernist dwellings built over the last seventy-five years.

D Magazine Real Estate Issue – September 2020

“Homes have, of course, always been important.” Says Douglas Newby, and agent who specializes in Architecturally Significant Homes. “But buyers are now making the home a greater priority than it has ever been. They’re being a lot more thoughtful about the kinds of spaces they need and about the things that make them happy at home.”

French Newspaper Libération Discusses With Douglas Newby

When the national French newspaper Liberation did an extensive profile on Dallas, they relied on Douglas Newby as a primary source to give their readers a sense of Dallas, its history and its future.

Dallas Morning News: A visual guide to the architecture of Dallas’ historic homes

The Dallas Morning News identified Douglas Newby as a real estate broker, historic home specialist and master archivist who maintains a robust site of Dallas’ most significant architectural designs. His contributions to this article are highlighted in yellow.

DHome Features Clients of Douglas Newby

It is thrilling to see one of my favorite clients and their home featured as a cover story in DHome.

Dallas Morning News Feature on Max Levy Designed Home: A Meditative Oasis

Award-winning Dallas architect Max Levy designed this Greenway Parks home with nature in mind. The challenge of the 2017 build, he said, was to craft a design that left plenty of space for the five oak trees already on the property.

What to Expect From Pros

Whether you are remodeling redecorating buying or selling any action involving your home likely requires a trained professional. But with hundreds of choices in Dallas how do you find the right person And what can you do to manage the project without getting in the way of the pros?

Significant homes of Dallas

In recognition of the American Institute of Architects’ Dallas Chapter’s 50th anniversary, the Dallas 50 Significant Homes committee announced the nominations that have been made over the last five months of searching and reviewing.

Newby Celebrates Firm’s 20th Anniversary

Douglas Newby prowdly recalls his first real estate transaction 20 years ago, which included the acquisition of 22 houses for the Historic Preservation League’s Historic Dallas Fund. The late Ed Beran, architect of the Wyndham Anatole and the Adolphus Hotel restoration, and other members of the purchasing committee embraced these majestic though dilapidated houses with great vision and commitment.

Dallas Observer: The Believer, the Skeptic, the Adversary: 3 Locals’ Thoughts on ForwardDallas

The Dallas Observer identifies “Douglas Newby as a Realtor and savant of all home-related issues in Dallas.”

Texas “Do-ers” Award

Dewar’s is proud to honor Texas “Do-ers” – Individuals who have provided Inspiration and leadership to the community through outstanding performance in business, civic, cultural or philanthropic activities.

Historic Preservation: Saving the Past For the Future

Another historic Dallas area, the Munger Place neighborhood, had suffered severe deterioration since its development during the early 1900s. Unlike the substantial brick structures on Swiss Avenue, Munger Place homes are almost uniformly frame structures. Most of the houses had been carved up into apartments when East Dallas was re-zoned multi-family after World War II.

SMU Mustang Magazine – Preservation Cover Story

Preserving The Past

In a city where the word “preservation” is still a red flag to many developers, the Dallas Historic Preservation league’s annual awards for well-restored residences are a much-needed shot in the arm for those who would rather fix up than tear down.

Preservation Halls

Balusters have been freshly painted, windows washed and brass fittings buffed to celestial brilliance as residents of East Dallas prepare for the fourth annual Old East Dallas Tour of Homes. The tour, next Saturday and Sunday, will feature 15 homes in 10 different neighborhoods.

Dallas’ Older Neighborhoods

They are more than just structures of old wood and paint, more than brick boxes seamed with mortar. To their owners, homes in such neighborhoods as East Dallas, Oak Cliff and Oak Lawn are almost monuments.

House gets new lease on life

When George and Debbie Simon went shopping for their first house in 1977, they were looking for something with character — with the warmth of dark wood, beamed ceilings and a stone hearth. They wanted a quiet neighborhood with oak trees and begonias, a place where they could begin a family.

Douglas Newby Featured in 1982 Dallas Morning News Article as a Leader in the Revitalization of Munger Place and East Dallas

On May 18, 1982, the Dallas Morning News featured Douglas Newby in a story on the neighborhood influence of East Dallas neighborhoods.

Neighborhood associations carry big political sticks

What keeps East Dallas fighting? The political savvy of its activists and the strength of its neighborhood associations. Both are examined in the third and final part of a 3-part series on East Dallas. Margo Hall walked through her neighborhood, taking stock of what she saw as the damage to come.

Douglas Newby was Instrumental in Revitalizing Munger Place Through His Work as a Real Estate Agent

Douglas Newby founded his real estate brokerage firm to help revitalize Munger Place and bring attention to historic and architecturally significant homes across the city. He has sold more Munger Place homes than every other realtor combined.

Saluting the Value of Restoration

While scientific minds are probing the future, a growing number of area residents are taking a few steps back to the charm of the past with their interest in revitalization of innter-city neighborhoods. And once in a while, their efforts win a pat on the back.

1977 Mid-Year Report & Report of Annual Meeting

Federal National Mortgage Association – Special Report on the Resurgence of the Cities. Success of Munger Place is Highlighted (pp. 18-20). FNMA in special report identifies Munger Place as the neighborhood of their first inner-city demonstration lending program.

Legacies: Stopping the Bulldozers – The East Dallas Community Design Committee and Urban Renaissance in the 1970s

Elements of Style

The architectural style and history of Dallas is best expressed and understood through its neighborhoods and individual houses, not its commercial or public monuments. Designed by an intertwining family of architects, these houses share common influences but articulate three distinct architectural directions in Dallas.

KERA Article on 4101 Beverly Drive Quoting Douglas Newby

Douglas Newby, an area realtor who specializes in architecturally significant homes, told KERA the Cox Mansion best symbolized the elegance of Highland Park. Amending the zoning change would not only disrupt the neighborhood further, he said, it would also set a precedent for other homeowners who want taller structures.

Realtor.com Article on Cox Mansion Quoting Douglas Newby

Dallas Observer: The Mushroom House Stands Out. That Might Be What Gets It Demolished

Photos in Legacies Spring 2001

A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Spring 2001, pages 38-39.

Photos in Legacies Fall 1997

A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Fall, 1997, pages 51-55.

Luxury Homes June 1997

Luxury Homes by Sally Gidden Stephenson, D Magazine, June 1997, page 69.

Dallas World Class City

Dallas World Class City by Annette Straus, pages 64-65.

State Fair of Texas, First Place & Best of Show

State Fair of Texas, First Place & Best of Show, Photographer’s Competition, September 1996.

How A City Can Flourish – What to Avoid and What to Pursue

Iconic Highland Park Home Discussed with DMN Real Estate Editor Steve Brown

It’s really the most pronounced house of that style in Dallas,” said real estate agent Douglas Newby. “Can you think of any other house that’s more iconic than this one?

Douglas Newby takes TED Stage

Douglas Newby takes the stage for an audience response during Session 12 of TED 2011, as TED curator Chris Anderson looks on. February 28 – March 4, Long Beach, CA.

President Bush To Move Into Racially Exclusive Neighborhood?

Is President Bush about to move into an exclusive Dallas neighborhood, which until 2000 had a “whites only” rule on the books?

Bushes Buy Dallas Home for Residence

DALLAS — President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush said Thursday that they have bought a house in a wealthy enclave in Dallas and will return here once the president leaves office.

Retirement Home? President Bush Buys Home in Posh Dallas, Texas Neighborhood of Preston Hollow

Read New York Daily News story on President Bush’s new home and original post explaining why this home fit all of President and Mrs. Bush’s criteria before story “broke”. And view CNN interviewing Douglas Newby discussing President Bush’s new home. Read the Wall Street Journal article on President Bush purchasing a new home and the NPR article on President Bush’s new neighborhood.

“Highland Park’s Beverly Drive shared its designer with Beverly Hills”

Douglas Newby poses a question to people he meets: “What are the four most iconic streets in Dallas?” Answers vary, but inevitably, Beverly Drive in Highland Park is one.

“Glow of stained glass sets tone for many homes”

Throughout history, stained-glass windows have served a purpose by telling a story or setting a room’s mood. But they don’t work in just any home or building.”Strong architectural elements are needed for stained-glass windows to feel right and natural,” says Douglas Newby of Douglas Newby and Associates. “Otherwise they can appear as conspicuous ornamentation.”

1 of a Kind

Douglas Newby, a Dallas broker whose company specializes in architecturally significant homes of any style, concurs with this 10 percent figure. “Now, when an important modernist house goes on the market, people get really excited,” he says, whereas before they would shudder and say it would never sell.

Reviving The Plan

Douglas Newby explains increased interest and the restoration quality of mid century modern homes.

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest has featured in Estates for Sale an Architect Designed Modern Home offered by Douglas Newby.

A Modern Take

Editors Select Properties Around the World: Bali, Costa Rica, Australia, South Carolina, Greece.

Property Buzz

“The Authentic European touch – and the fact that Realtor Douglas Newby only deals in new construction when it’s architect designed; his urbane tastes lean toward the truly historical and the architecturally significant.”
-Paper City

The Week – Properties

A Bluffview Modern Home designed by architect Gary Olp is featured in The Week.

Designs of Our Times

Dallas has a rich history of bringing the most important architect from the East Coast, West Coast and the Midwest to design homes – as well as commissioning Dallas and Texas architects who incorporate the indigenous qualities of the region into their modern designs.

Luxury Living in Every Price Range

Excerpts from the article written by Lindsey Townsend.

A Neighborhood Serene

Greenway Parks is currently the most sought-after neighborhood in Dallas. The limited number of homes, the greenways, and the conservation district all contribute to homeowner demand. Greenway Parks is the only neighborhood that appeals to homebuyers coming from neighborhoods found across Dallas.

Realtors Who Choose Modernism over McMansions

“Pop culture’s fascination with modern design has become so pervasive that it has helped raise demand – and prices – for properties ranging from mid-century tract houses to masterpieces by the latest big-name, big-deal architects.”
-Douglas Newby

The Glenn Mitchell Show – Dallas and Residential Architecture

Dallas is home to an important collection of houses, with examples of eclectic, modern and Texas modern architecture. Douglas Newby of Douglas Newby & Associates, specializes in the sale of architecturally and historically significant homes and estates in the Dallas area, but he’s also a big fan of the architects and designers who worked on these homes.

Art House

Owning an architect-designed home is akin to living in a work of art.

Dallas Architects and Preservationists Ponder Unified Vision for City

February 2005 KERA Interview with Douglas Newby, by Catherine Cuellar, KERA 90.1 reporter.

Tips to Masterful Marketing

Selling a luxury home requires a well-orchestrated campaign that will target an exceptionally limited and sophisticated pool of buyers.

Douglas Newby – Creating Value Since 1976

DN: (quickly replied with a smile) I have never wavered from my commitment to offer the most important homes in Dallas.

Dallas archimégalo

French Newspaper Libération discusses with Douglas Newby the Winspear Opera House and the Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Arts District and international architects who have contributed to Dallas.

Dallas Architecture: Dallas Eclectic Style

Architectural styles of Dallas in the first half of the twentieth century reflected the eclectic styles that swept the country. San Francisco and Dallas are the same age cities and they began with Victorian architecture. Prairie Style might be found in Dallas 10 years later than in Oak Park and Evanstan, Illionis, where it originated or Spanish colonial revival might have taken a few years to arrive in Dallas after it’s reintroduction in San Diego but generally the taste of Dallas reflected the taste of the country.

Dallas Architecture: Dallas Modern Style

The city was new with plenty of room for people and plenty of room for ideas. This is reflected in the modern architecture of Dallas. In the first half of the century, Dallas was being built, the architectural foundation laid, a sense of permanence desired. Classical styles from Europe add a culture and opulence to Dallas during a time that bois d’arc logs were used as pavers on Main street. The modern experiments originated with Texans influenced by modernism in Europe but committed to the indigenous principles of the region.

Dallas Architecture: Texas Modern Style

Regionalism is usually rooted in centuries of influence and historical precedence. In Dallas, regional or indigenous architecture was pursued simultaneously with the explosion of modern architecture in Europe. The free plan of Mies van der Rohe, the industrial emphasis of LeCorbussier, and the organic design of Frank Lloyd Wright created a new approach to architecture that was both liberating and challenging. It is against this backdrop that David Williams, who had worked in Mexico and then traveled and studied art and architecture in Europe, came back to Dallas and began to experiment with traditional forms and spaces.

Architect Designs Home For Another Architect

I found this project particularly interesting because an accomplished Dallas architect designed this Texas modern home for another architect, one that is the president CEO of the second largest architecture firm in the country.

Stanley Marcus Home Will Not Be Torn Down

Many people called me when it was discovered there was notification sent to the Texas Historical Commission of intent to demolish 10 Nonesuch Road, the home Stanley Marcus built. I expressed to these callers that the Lovvorns were a lovely family, deeply committed to Lakewood, where Mark Lovvorn grew up, loved the home, its history and architectural pedigree.

President and Mrs. Bush’s New Home?

As a real estate broker in Dallas, Texas, the question inevitably comes up, where are the president and first lady buying a home in Dallas? More often the question comes in the form of “Is it true the President and Mrs. Bush have purchased a specific property?”

Mayflower Estates, the New Neighborhood of President Bush, is the Most Prestigious in Preston Hollow Area

George and Laura Bush are moving to Mayflower Estates, a little known Preston Hollow estate area neighborhood of just over 100 houses.

Alexander Mansion Adds to Christmas Tradition

Somehow, when you walk into an old home with tall ceilings, hand-crafted and carved wood details, and original hardware and light fixtures you find that time begins to slow down and you can almost remember a Christmas in an era you are way too young to remember.

Dallas Surging Ahead of Other Cities

While cities across the country crumble economically, Dallas will emerge as the nation’s strongest and most exciting city in 2009. In these gloomy times, while the country seems to have so little to cheer about, the nation will notice the great achievements and celebration taking place in Dallas.

Bad Times. Best Architecture

While it has always been counterintuitive, when the economy is down, the best residential real estate projects get better. Homeowners and homebuyers turn from quick, speculative investments to properties with solid, long-term aesthetic and architectural value.

Turtle Creek Park is the Perfect Dallas Neighborhood

Turtle Creek Park is a secluded, 39-house neighborhood across the stone bridge from Turtle Creek. It is framed by Turtle Creek and the Katy Trail, with Rock Creek plunging down the center of this topographically delightful neighborhood of winding streets.

If Only President and Mrs. Bush Could Have Waited

A spectacular home designed by Highland Park and Preston Hollow architect Hal Yoakum just came on the market, only one estate home away from the Bushes.

Architect Scott Lyons Identified – House Saved

Historic Homes in Highland Park are very vulnerable as they have been rapidly purchased as teardowns. The modern homes designed in the 1970s are always presumed to be teardowns. Once this Texas Modern home in Highland Park was identified as a Scott Lyons designed home, many buyers came forward with offers to purchase and renovate this modern home. Once again, it is evident in Dallas there is great demand for historic and modern homes if a buyer has a chance to find them.

Architect Robert Meckfessel-designed Home Demonstrates Link Between Mediterranean and Modern

Recently, I represented a very stylish and sophisticated young couple who desired a modern home. These buyers recognized the Robert Meckfessel design of this Mediterranean home in Greenway Parks is a link to classic Mediterranean and Texas Modern styles.

Bridge Houses Capture Imagination

Homes accessed by a footbridge are visually enticing and footbridges are often the key architectural piece of the puzzle to designing a residence on a beautiful piece of land with challenging characteristics.

Dallas Architecture Blog Identified As One of 100 Most Innovative Blogs for Architecture Students

Online Classes selected Dallas Architecture Blog as one of the top blogs for architecture students within the category of Architecture Around The World. Other architecture blogs selected came under categories of Landscaping, Green Architecture, Urban Planning. 100 Innovative Blogs for Architecture Students is an important list for any person with an enthusiasm for architecture.

Architect Reinterprets Location

The neighborhood know for the Santa Fe tracks and modest homes is being rethought as the neighborhood of the Santa Fe Trail for running and biking and dynamic modern homes that enjoy the view and location of the Santa Fe Trail and the surrounding park. Ron Wommack, FAIA, explains the possibilities with this modern home overlooking the Santa Fe Trail in East Dallas.

Shortage of Modern Homes in Highland Park

Highland Park modern homes were built in the midcentury and more modern homes were built in the last decade of the 20th century and additional contemporary homes were designed in the 21st century, but not enough. There is still a shortage of modern homes in Highland Park. More modern homes and spaces will be created in Highland Park.

Was Architect David Williams Influenced by This 1907 Lumber Yard Ad?

Architect David Williams and Architect O’Neil Ford created a Texas modern style from European modernism and indigenous Texas architecture. In the 21st century, David Williams would have combined his Texas modern tradition, which put a heavy emphasis on the environment, with the current principles of green architecture.

What Makes Some Modern Architecture Timeless?

Great modern architects design modern homes that are timeless. O’Neil Ford, Scott Lyons, and Frank Welch designed these Texas modern homes over 50 years.

Landscape Architect Can Define Architectural Project

The work of landscape architect David Hocker and modern architect Gary Cunningham is shown as examples of great collaborations of landscape architects and architects. Edward Durell Stone and Thomas Church, Arthur and Marie Berger and O’Neil Ford are other examples of landscape architect and architects working together on modern homes.

Green Architect Designed Home Assembled on Site

Architect Ray Kappe and architets KieranTimberlake, designed green homes using sustainable construction and materials. These pre fabricated LivingHomes are built by Steve Glenn. The TED Conference at Long Beach featured a LivingHome assembled on site. TED also featured a sustainable salon hosted by Steve Glenn at his own Platinum Leed LivingHomes residence.

Ultimate Treehouses and Ultimate Gardens at the Dallas Arboretum

Often we look so hard at the tulips we miss the garden. Below are photographs from the recent opening of the Dallas Arboretum Ultimate Tree House exhibit that allows us to see how architects are able to explore, evaluate, and direct our attentions to the gardens, hardscaping, paths and trees so we can better see and experience the Dallas Arboretum.

An Estate Home Even Modern Architects Love

Great architects love great architecture and the best modern architects love the Crespi / Hicks estate found in Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas. Architect Bill Booziotis, FAIA, Texas modern architect Frank Welch, FAIA and modern architect James Pratt, FAIA, all effusively praise this eclectic but uncluttered estate home.