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Fair Park, a celebration of art, architecture, and industry, is a cultural and historic gem in the heart of Dallas. Join us for a motorized tour of the park while we fill you in on its amazing past and talk about its exciting future. Architecturally, Fair Park is one of the world’s largest collections of Art Deco buildings with a unique design approach that Chief Architect George Dahl described as “Texanic.” Integral to the buildings and the grounds are numerous works by renowned artists that celebrate the history and achievements of Texas during the first 100 years of independence. First established for the Dallas State Fair in 1886, Fair Park was transformed in 1936 for the Texas Centennial Exposition. It is one of Dallas’ greatest cultural assets, hosting events year-round and exhibitions and serving as home to numerous cultural institutions. In 1986, it was recognized as a National Historic Landmark. In partnership with Fair Park First , the Dallas Architecture and Design Exchange presents hour-long lunchtime tram tours on the third Wednesday of the month at several times throughout the year. Tickets are $10 for general admission, and $5 for students and seniors. The tour begins at noon at the Parry Street entrance gate adjacent to the DART stop. Seats are limited – reserve your seat in advance. NOTE: The duration of the tour ranges from 1.5 to 2 hours. There is some walking (1/4 of a mile or less) to allow participants to get up close to some of the artwork. Please note any mobility challenges at the time of registration so that the tour route can be adjusted to accommodate all guests.

Source and tickets: https://www.aiadallas.org/event/fair-park-tram-tour-12162026/

Twelfth Annual Bark + Build Competition AIA Dallas and TEXO Association proudly present the 12th annual Bark + Build Design/Build Competition . The competition serves to foster relationships between architecture and contractor firms, raise awareness and support for SPCA of Texas’ mission, and exhibit to the public the high-quality design and construction talent of the participating professional teams. Exhibition of Pet Homes at Broadway Dallas & Music Hall at Fair Park is from November 19th – December 23rd.

Source and tickets: https://www.aiadallas.org/event/barkbuild-entries-installed-spca/

Fair Park, a celebration of art, architecture, and industry, is a cultural and historic gem in the heart of Dallas. Join us for a motorized tour of the park while we fill you in on its amazing past and talk about its exciting future. Architecturally, Fair Park is one of the world’s largest collections of Art Deco buildings with a unique design approach that Chief Architect George Dahl described as “Texanic.” Integral to the buildings and the grounds are numerous works by renowned artists that celebrate the history and achievements of Texas during the first 100 years of independence. First established for the Dallas State Fair in 1886, Fair Park was transformed in 1936 for the Texas Centennial Exposition. It is one of Dallas’ greatest cultural assets, hosting events year-round and exhibitions and serving as home to numerous cultural institutions. In 1986, it was recognized as a National Historic Landmark. In partnership with Fair Park First , the Dallas Architecture and Design Exchange presents hour-long lunchtime tram tours on the third Wednesday of the month at several times throughout the year. Tickets are $10 for general admission, and $5 for students and seniors. The tour begins at noon at the Parry Street entrance gate adjacent to the DART stop. Seats are limited – reserve your seat in advance. NOTE: The duration of the tour ranges from 1.5 to 2 hours. There is some walking (1/4 of a mile or less) to allow participants to get up close to some of the artwork. Please note any mobility challenges at the time of registration so that the tour route can be adjusted to accommodate all guests.

Source and tickets: https://www.aiadallas.org/event/fair-park-tram-tour-11182026/

Are you an entrepreneur wanting to scale your business? Need funding, marketing, or operations resources? This is the summit for you! The Business Builders Summit is an opportunity to for business owners growing to cross the $1million revenue threshold and engage with various business resources including funding, insurance, legal counsel, and marketing. Event will include panel speakers, pitch competition, business operations & development workshops, and more.

Source and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-builders-summit-tickets-2002076585963

FREE for AIA Dallas & Allied Members, $30 General Admission. Presented by McLaughlin Insurance . Architecture Matters is an engaging and informative design lecture series that is free for all AIA Dallas and Northeast Texas members. Join us for a thought-provoking lecture by Far+Dang. The founding partners of FAR+DANG, Rizi Faruqui and Bang Dang, will present four projects that reflect the practice’s core principles over the last fifteen years, specifically within the context of transforming ideas into architectural representations and then into buildings. The projects narrate how architecture is conceived through both an understanding of the general circumstances and a rigorous exploration of the specific parameters of the physical site, the context, and the client’s program. How these core principles are reimagined and refined from the design process through construction will be examined as case studies that show how intangible ideas are transformed into the tangible. Issues of craft, budget, program, space, materiality, and tectonics will be explored through the lens of a small practice. ABOUT FAR+DANG Far+Dang is a multidisciplinary design office engaged in the complexities and multiplicities of contemporary life. Their research, strategy, and work focuses on transforming intangible ideas into spatial realities and physical form. Interested in taking a project from its initial conception to its final built form, their goal is to heighten the immaterial such as ideas, hopes, and space, by way of the material such as site, structure, and enclosure regardless of context, scale, and budget. Far+Dang was formed in January of 2011 and together, Bang Dang and Rizwan Faruqui bring over 30 years of experience in the design field working previously with a variety of firms and a variety of project types. This program has been approved for 1.0 LU by AIA CES.

Source and tickets: https://www.aiadallas.org/event/architecture-matters-fardang/