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Il CANE ROSSO That’s pizza amore! Pepperoni?  No.  Ranch dressing?  Hell-to-the-no.  All the soppressata, fresh basil, grape tomatoes, burrata, and Jimmy’s sausage you can shake a stick at?  You bet, come and get it!  Il Cane Rosso owner, Jay Jerrier, moved here from Boston in 1997, two years after a trip to Italy burned an impression of the best pizza he’d ever eaten squarely into his...

image: Keri Oldham - Deadly Night Fortress 47 x 43 in Keri Oldham Night Fortress by Michael Francis If you haven't had the opportunity to see Keri Oldham's show at Kirk Hopper yet, go do it. It has been extended through October 20th. These are amazing watercolors! I know you are thinking, “watercolors? really?” Yes! Watercolors! We see watercolor everywhere, but it is never like this; these are...

image: Best Original Design: HDR - Pegasus Can! Canstruction Dallas returns to NorthPark Center from September 8-23 to benefit the North Texas Food Bank in the most unique food drive in the world. Canstruction, Inc. is a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that holds annual design and build competitions to construct fantastic, giant-sized, structures made entirely out of canned food to...

image: Firestation 33 - BRW Achitects “As the landscape of the city evolves, our department must also evolve to reflect those changes.” There’s nothing overly grand about Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Louie Bright III’s reflection on his department and the city it serves. It’s a simple statement of approach, delivered at the opening of the new Firehouse 37, and the circumstances that make the...

Azure and aquamarine are colors you don’t often see on office buildings today. However, in the 1950s, color panel buildings were all the rage and downtown Dallas had its fair share of them, including the 18-story office building at 211 North Ervay St., completed in 1958. At only 50 by 200 feet, the lot size did not give developer Leo Corrigan much room in which to work for creating his fourth downtown...

LOST + FOUND: Colorizing the Skyline of Dallas The mid- to late-1950s was a colorful time for downtown Dallas—literally! A wave of new tower construction hit downtown with colorful exterior designs not seen in this region before. Designs eschewed the masonry revivalist and classical styles of the past in favor of sleek and up-to-date design aesthetics featuring metal and glass curtain walls. Many...

Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Present CADD FUNd 2018 Sunday, June 10th 5:00 – 7:30 pm 3015 AT TRINITY GROVES 3015 Gulden Lane Dallas, Texas 75212 Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas will again celebrate creativity and community with a Sunday Soup Supper on June 10th at 3015 at Trinity Groves. CADD FUNd will be a fun, fast-paced evening of sharing innovative ideas about...

by James Bowden The appeal of the modern lifestyle has always been achieving focus and purpose. For the 20th century this meant clean lines and an essential timeless style that allowed for a more dynamic way of living. The accomplishment of something with less will always be at the heart of modern and contemporary design, but for the 21st century this extends further into function to help determine...

George Dahl is one of the greatest and most well-known architects to have practiced in Dallas. He had a long and prolific career in which he designed a wide range of building types. Many know him, though, for one of his most important works—Dallas’ Fair Park. He oversaw the planning and construction of the buildings completed for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. Designated a National Historic...

“ before house” david benners architecture // photo: matt callahan photography Our mission at Modern Dallas is to explore modernism and to illuminate its relevance; past, present and future. A recent conversation, with notable Dallas architect David Benners, sparked a debate: Can modern architecture harmoniously coexist among historic communities? The discussion piqued our interest and we decided to...