On March 10, the Facades+ conference series returns to Dallas with an exciting program developed in collaboration with Corgan. The event will take place at The Statler Hilton Dallas Hotel, where attendees are also encouraged to explore the Methods + Materials gallery featuring 25 exhibiting building product companies.
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People Over Parking: Code Reforms for a More Livable Dallas
Our program begins with a civic perspective from Emily Liu and Arturo Del Castillo, urban design planners from the City of Dallas. They will explore how recent policy changes—such as the 1–8 residential unit code, parking reform, and zoning code revisions—are transforming the city’s built environment. These reforms begin to dispel the effects of decades of car-centric regulations on urbanism and facade design in Dallas. Liu and Del Castillo will inform attendees on how to leverage these new policies to create a more vibrant public realm that prioritizes people over parking.
Wells Fargo’s Net Positive Campus: Calibrated to Place and Climate
In the following session, Corgan leaders will share design insights from the construction of the largest net-positive campus in the United States, located in Irving, Texas. Wells Fargo’s Las Colinas Campus mirrors the movements of the surrounding lakes in its rhythmic facade that calibrates transparency and opacity to balance daylight and reduce heat gain. Electrochromic glazing self-adjusts throughout the day. The envelope is a model for building a net-positive, site-specific environmental system.
Parking Garage Skins for Mixed-Use Development and Hospitality
In the next panel, Ron Stelmarski, principal at Perkins&Will; and Aubrey Hartman, principal at HKS, will share insights on the challenges of coordinating the structure and facade design of mixed-use developments and hospitality projects. The innovative envelope systems of The Epic and the JW Marriott Dallas Arts District Hotel embed and conceal parking garages alongside office, residential, and retail buildings in downtown Dallas.
Advanced Manufacturing Techniques in Facade Design: Challenges and Benefits
After a break for a networking lunch and an opportunity to peruse the Methods+Materials gallery, return for a roundtable discussion with Brad Bell, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington; Josh Zabel, vice president of Business Development at Kreysler & Associates; and Chad Porter, principal at HKS. These professionals will share strategies for achieving balance between cost, aesthetics, and digital fabrication in facade design.
Restore and Reuse: A Second Life for the Dallas County Records Building
Felicia Santiago, an architect at Gensler; Jeffrey Kobes, principal at Walter P. Moore; and Travis Sellers, vice president of Phoenix I, will discuss the challenge of adapting a building’s facade to modern standards of efficiency while retaining its historical character and significance. The panel will center on the historic Dallas County Records Building as a case study.
Uptown Green: Bank of America Tower at Parkside
The last session of the day examines the facade design of the Bank of America Tower at Parkside, designed by KPF. When complete, the 30-story office tower will serve as a natural vertical extension of the adjacent Klyde Warren Park. Integrated terraces climb up its gridded envelope. Robert Graustein, director at KPF;Adam Perkins, vice president of operations at Harmon; Michael Alost, senior vice president of KDC; and Michael Lister, senior. project manager at Austin Commercial will delve into the obstacles that have come up during the facade’s construction and the strategies employed to surmount them.
Learn more about our upcoming events at facadesplus.com.
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