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Docomomo US/North Texas, in partnership with Partners for Sacred Places and Historic Mesquite, Inc., is pleased to host a tour of St. Stephen United Methodist Church, a noted example of Pratt, Box and Henderson’s portfolio. Opened in December 1962, the first 12,000 square feet of St. Stephen was part of a visionary master plan that posed new answers to the age-old question – what should a church...

Mies van der Rohe Thursday, August 11 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event This is the centenary year of the Bauhaus, the German art school that so transformed design...not only architecture, but also in the arenas of furniture, graphics, and art. We'll continue our Lunch Learning Session summer film series paying tribute to this important movement. Mies van der Rohe was the third director of...

Abandoned North Texas Tuesday, July 23 Wilson Carriage House, 2924 Swiss Avenue For the past decade, Shane and Jessica Steeves have traveled the roads of Texas in an effort to capture as many of the abandoned buildings before they disappear. What started out as a side hobby, quickly evolved into a passion for photography, architecture, and history. Join us as they discuss their adventures which lead...

At the Movies: Whitney Young, Jr. Thursday, July 25 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event The current AIA Dallas exhibition in our Gallery space is 50 Years After Whitney Young Jr. It celebrates the American civil rights leader who spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights...

Benjamin Latrobe Thursday, July 18 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event We'll continue our mini film festival with a screening about Benjamin Latrobe, considered by many to be America's first architect. He designed much of official Washington, including the original portions of the U.S. Capitol and iconic features of the White House, but his work extended to other projects, including the Baltimore...

Summer Sizzlers Session One: Finding Little Egypt Tuesday, July 9, 6 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall, 10110 Shoreview Road In 1883, former slave Jeff Hill purchased about thirty acres in what is today’s Lake Highlands neighborhood. By the 1920’s, a church and a one-room school had been added to the growing homesteads of Little Egypt. The entire community collectively sold their property to...

AD EX Lunch Learning Sessions: At The Movies: Frank Lloyd Wright NOTE NEW DATE: Thursday, July 11 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event Lunch Learning Sessions are headed to the movies for a month. Escape the heat and bring your lunch as we watch several architecture documentaries of interest. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in June 1867. To celebrate the...