Winner, Publications Award, Conservation Society Of San Antonio , 2001
O'Neil Ford (1905-1982) was the most influential Texas architect of the twentieth century. A technological innovator who bridged Texas' rural past and urban future, he taught three generations of architects how to adapt vernacular forms and materials to modern conditions. Widely known for his many projects in San Antonio and Dallas, Ford also designed buildings from Laredo, Texas, to Saratoga Springs, New York, over the course of a sixty-year career.
In this book, David Dillon undertakes the first critical study of Ford's architecture in both its regional and national contexts. In particular, Dillon explores Ford's links to the regional and eclectic movements of the 1920s and 1930s, his use of postwar technology and materials (lift-slab, pre-stressed concrete shells, new metals), and his influence on other architects in Texas and the Southwest. Quotes from the author's wide-ranging interviews with O'Neil Ford in the last years of his life, as well as with his partners, relatives, friends, and critics, give the text firsthand vividness.

The Architecture of O'Neil Ford: Celebrating Place

Biographies & Memoirs

Dillon, David

Arts & Literature

University of Texas Press

Writing: Experience and expression

Heath

A celebration of America’s favorite football team’s newest home. In the design and construction of the new Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, an inspired mission to integrate world-class contemporary art into a state-of-the-art football stadium created an instant architectural icon. Nineteen works of contemporary art, most commissioned for specific sites within the stadium building, were installed to dynamically complement the architecture. The artists range from established stars of the art world like Olafur Eliasson, Lawrence Weiner, and Mel Bochner, to up-and-coming names such as Matthew Ritchie, Doug Aitken, and Teresita Fernández, among others, with the resulting collection rivaling that of any world-class galleries. Even without the art, the Cowboys Stadium is an engineering marvel. A twenty-first-century retractable roofing system allows natural light and air to be exposed onto the world’s largest column-free interior space. Lauded by the Wall Street Journal as "simply mesmerizing," the Cowboys Stadium is a work of art in its own right. This volume captures the exhilaration of the synergy of art and architecture in this lauded landmark.

Cowboys Stadium: Architecture, Art, Entertainment in the Twenty-First Century

Arts & Photography

PAGEL, David

Architecture

Rizzoli

From the Contemporary Christian Counseling series comes this guide to utilizing short-term therapy in your counseling ministry. In this book, Dr. David Dillon introduces the concept and practice of short-term counseling to students, pastors, professionals, and others involved in counseling, presenting both the procedures and methods of this process and the concept of "wisdom counseling."

Short-Term Counseling (Contemporary Christian Counseling)

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

W Pub Group

Describes the architectural styles of the last five decades, recounts the Dallas building boom, and examines the political and social aspects of rapid growth

Dallas Architecture, 1936-1986

History

Tomlinson, Doug

Americas

Texas Monthly Pr

This volume presents 20 of the firm's most important projects through color photography, informative drawings, and insightful text.

Architecture in the Public Interest

Edizioni Pr

From its remarkable debut as winner of the 1962 Boston City Hall design competition through its continued work in civic, institutional, and academic architecture, Kallmann McKinnell &amp; Wood Architects, Inc. (KMW) has enjoyed an outstanding international reputation for excellence in design and project management. Among its many laurels the firm has received the AIA Firm of the Year Award (1984), and, recently, a poll of historians and architects sponsored by the AIA voted KMW's founding project, the Boston City Hall, the sixth greatest building in American History. Operating with a 62-person staff, helmed by founding principals Gerhard M. Kallmann and N. Michael McKinnell, the Boston-based firm offers comprehensive design services including feasibility studies, programming, master planning, architectural design, interior design, and landscape architecture.

The Architecture of Kallmann McKinnell & Wood

Elliott &amp; Associates is a versatile Oklahoma City firm with a national reputation for innovative design. The firm projects around the country include houses, museaums, office buildings, and interiors. No two are alike, but most are simple and self-effacing, with modest budgets and bold ideas.

Elliott + Associates: Listening to the Land

L'Arca Edizioni

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