Discover the Arts District Walking Tour
2025-02-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | TX

Fair Park Tram Tour (Canceled)
2025-02-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Fair Park, 3600 Parry Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75210
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.

TxA Design Conference, Mexico City
2025-02-20 - 2025-02-23 | TX
T E X T U R A
In the vibrant expanse of Mexico City, architecture tells stories woven into its rich textures — urban, social, and material. This year, the TxA Design Conference invites you to explore these layers through Textura, focusing on architectural practices that both shape and respond to the city’s dynamic fabric.
Participants will delve into the work of leading firms such as JSA, MMX, and Productora, whose projects reflect a nuanced dialogue between tradition and modernity. Studio visits to various architectural offices will offer intimate insights into the creative processes driving the city’s architectural scene.
Mexico City, with its profound history and rapid urbanization, serves as the perfect backdrop for investigating how textures — both literal and conceptual — inform design. From the tactile quality of materials to the interplay between private and public spaces, Textura challenges us to consider architecture not merely as object, but as part of a larger, living canvas.
This event is SOLD OUT. Click here to learn more and to join the waitlist.

Dallas Architecture Forum Lecture: Tatiana Bilbao
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | TX

Architecture and Design Foundation Scholarships, Fellowships, + Grant Deadline
2025-02-21 | TX
The Foundation awards more than $60,000 annually to make college and careers in architecture accessible and bring diversity and equity to our related professions.
Learn more about the eligibility requirements of our scholarships, fellowships, and professional development grants. Opportunities are available for high school, college, and university students interested in studying architecture, as well as emerging and underrepresented professionals.
The application period for the 2025-2026 scholarship, fellowship, and grant cycle runs from October 12, 2024 to February 21, 2025.

Main Street Architecture Walking Tour
2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-22 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-26 10:00 - 11:30 | TX

Sketch to Success
2025-02-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States

Build Your City!
2025-03-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-05 12:00 - 14:00 | TX

ADF Travel & Research Fellowship Presentations
2025-03-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
2024 McDermott Travel Fellow Dianna Hodza & The Bill Millsap Travel Fellow Ben Henschen present discoveries from their travels.
About this event
Join the AD EX to hear from 2024 McDermott Travel Fellow Dianna Hodza & The Bill Millsap Travel Fellow Ben Henschen present discoveries from their travels.
This event showcases two fellowship-supported research projects that explore how design shapes our perception of place—whether through the visual storytelling of landscapes or the preservation of architectural heritage.
Ben Henschen, Bill Millsap Fellow, examines how representational techniques influence our understanding of landscapes. Studying Lawrence Halprin’s Yosemite Falls Corridor and Luca Werner’s Lupine, he explores how sketches and film communicate the essence of place in landscape architecture.
Dianna Hodza, McDermott Traveling Fellow, investigates Croatia’s architectural heritage and its approach to preservation and modernization. From ancient ruins to war-scarred cities like Dubrovnik, she explores how architecture reflects resilience and identity.
Architecture and Design Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair Jonathan Brower, AIA and Brien Graham will lead a moderated Q&A following their presentations.
This program is free to attend. Self-parking at the AD EX is included with registration. Details will be emailed in advance of program.
About the Architecture and Design Foundation Travel Fellowships:
The Architecture and Design Foundation awards a variety of academic scholarships, travel and research fellowships, and professional development grants to make careers in architecture more accessible and inspire future generations of design professionals.

Build Your City! at Reunion Tower's GeO-Deck
2025-03-14 14:00 - 16:00 | TX
The AD EX is bringing their Build Your City Program up 470-feet! There’s no better place to learn about Dallas’ architecture and design than the top.
Spring Break activities at Reunion Tower’s GeO-Deck are included with the purchase of a GeO-Deck general admission ticket.

Fair Park Tram Tour
2025-03-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Fair Park, 3600 Parry Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75210

Sketch to Success
2025-03-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us for session 2 of our napkin sketching workshop series! The workshops build on each other, but you do not need to have attended the previous session(s) to participate.
About the 4-Part Instructional Sketching and Watercolor Series
Discover the art of architectural illustration with Michael Lungren at the AD EX! This hands-on series is tailored for individuals of all skill levels and backgrounds. You’ll learn freehand drawing and watercolor techniques in a supportive and encouraging environment. The series starts with two sessions focusing on pen and ink napkin sketches, followed by two workshops exploring watercolor on pen and ink.
Supplies are provided and no prior training is necessary.
About the Instructor:
Michael Lungren is vice president at Nunzio Marc DeSantis Architects. He has the gift to visualize his clients’ architectural intent and transform it into a mood-provoking artistic representation.
Upcoming sessions:

Tuesday: April 29 (Watercolor), 5:30 – 7:00 PM at the AD EX
Tuesday: May 27 (Watercolor), 5:30 – 7:00 PM at the AD EX

Join us for one session or all four! While the workshops build upon each other, previous attendance is not required. Unleash your creativity and refine your sketching skills with us!
Pricing:
$20 per session // $35 for 2 sessions
Admission includes workshop materials and self-parking at the AD EX.

Home Heat Money God: Texas and Modern Architecture Panel Discussion
2025-03-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Angelika Film Center, 5321 E Mockingbird Ln, Ste 230, Dallas, TX, 75206
Presented by the Dallas Architecture Forum
Ben Koush in conversation with Amy Walton
Thursday, March 27, 2025, 7:00 PM
Angelika Film Center, Mockingbird Station
Free and Open to the Public
AIA CES Credit Available
In the mid-twentieth century, dramatic social and political change coincided with the ascendance and evolution of architectural modernism in Texas. Between the 1930s and 1980s, a state known for cowboys and cotton fields rapidly urbanized and became a hub of global trade and a heavyweight in national politics. Relentless ambition and a strong sense of place combined to make Texans particularly receptive to modern architecture’s implication of newness, forward-looking attitude, and capacity to reinterpret historical forms in novel ways. As money and people poured in, architects and their clients used modern buildings to define themselves and the state.
Illustrated with stunning photographs by architect Ben Koush, Home, Heat, Money, God analyzes buildings in big cities and small towns by world-famous architects, Texas titans, and lesser-known designers. Architectural historian Kathryn O’Rourke describes the forces that influenced architects as they addressed basic needs—such as staying cool in a warming climate and living in up-to-date housing—and responded to a culture where houses of faith were valued, by the countervailing pressures of pluralism and homogenization, and by the sense of Texan exceptionalism. And one of the major goals of the book was to tell as many stories as possible incorporating different building types in small towns and big cities, examining the diversity, breadth, and the multiplicity of Texas architecture. Amy Walton, founder of modTEXAS, will join Ben Koush in a lively conversation about the book and its captivating topics.

Designing My Future: AD EX Spring Camp for Ages 6 to 9
2025-03-29 08:30 - 11:30 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join the Architecture and Design Exchange and AIA Dallas Education Outreach Committee for this half-day camp developed by practicing architects, in partnership with K-12 and nonprofit educators. Students not only learn about career paths in architecture, design, and engineering, but also explore how to use design to become better stewards of their neighborhoods and champions for a more functional, beautiful, and equitable city. Join us for hands-on activities, inspirational guest speakers, prize giveaways, and much more!
Cost:
$50 per student – Materials, breakfast, and snacks included
Have a financial need? Scholarships available upon request. Please email info@dallasadex.org for more information.

Design Inspirations Panel Discussion
2025-04-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Angelika Film Center, 5321 E Mockingbird Ln, Ste 230, Dallas, TX, 75206
Presented by the Dallas Architecture Forum
Stephen Knowles, Moderator
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 7:00 PM
Angelika Film Center, Mockingbird Station
Free and Open to the Public
AIA CES Credit Avaialble
Join The Dallas Architecture Forum for our Design Inspirations Panel which will give attendees the rare opportunity to learn about what inspires some of our area’s most talented design leaders in their creative process. The Panelists will share with our audience what life experiences, educational opportunities, and other creative disciplines inform their work. They will also share briefly about a couple of their projects. Moderated by Stephen Knowles, our Panelists will be Amy Bartell of StudioOutside; David Droese of Droese Raney architects; and Jean Liu of Jean Liu Design.

Dallas Architecture Forum Lecture: Wonne Ickx of PRODUCTORA
2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Angelika Film Center, 5321 E Mockingbird Ln, Ste 230, Dallas, TX, 75206
The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, continues its 2024-2025 Lecture Series on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 7:00 pm. The Forum is pleased to present internationally known architect Wonne Ickx of PRODUCTORA. This Lecture will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. Forum members may attend for free. Tickets for non-members will be available at the door – $5 for Students (with student id), $25 General Admission. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika.
Wonne Ickx is a Founding Partner of PRODUCTORA. The studio’s work includes projects in Mexico and abroad, ranging from residential projects to public buildings. Its work has been presented in the Architectural Biennials of Beijing, Venice, and Chicago; in the National Art Museum of China; and in the Victoria and Albert Museum. PRODUCTORA has been awarded the Young Architects Forum and the Emerging Voices accolades by the Architectural League of New York. They received the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for emerging architects for the ‘Pavilion on the Zocalo.’ The Teopanzolco Cultural Center received the American Architecture Prize in Cultural Architecture, Oscar Niemeyer Award, the First International Prize at the Biennial of Architecture of Quito, and the Fundacio Mies Van de Rohe’s Simon Architecture Prize. The studio’s partners have been actively involved in teaching in universities both in Mexico and internationally.
Wonne Ickx is based in New York and leads the firm’s international projects. These include a net-zero building for the Houston Endowment offices, co-housing in Denver, adaptive reuse in Santiago, Chile, and residential projects in Los Angeles, St. Louis, and New York. Ickx studied Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Ghent and also obtained an MA in Urbanism and Development from the University of Guadalajara. He has taught both in Mexico and abroad at institutions such as the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, Centro de Diseño and Universidad Iberoamericano in Mexico City, UCLA, the Harvard GSD, and Columbia’s GSAPP. Ickx is an International Associate AIA and serves on the board of directors of the Architectural League.

Designing My Future: AD EX K-12 Camp for Ages 10 - 13
2025-04-12 09:00 - 15:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join the Architecture and Design Exchange and AIA Dallas Education Outreach Committee for this spring day camp developed by practicing architects, in partnership with K-12 and nonprofit educators. Students not only learn about career paths in architecture, design, and engineering, but also explore how to use design to become better stewards of their neighborhoods and champions for a more functional, beautiful, and equitable city. Join us for hands-on activities, architectural firm tours, inspirational guest speakers, prize giveaways, and much more!
Cost:
$60 per student – Materials, breakfast, lunch, and snacks included
Have a financial need? Scholarships available upon request. Please email info@dallasadex.org for more information.

Designing My Future: AD EX Spring Camp for Ages 14 - 18
2025-04-12 09:00 - 15:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States

Architecture Week 2025
2025-04-13 - 2025-04-19 | TX
Architecture Week celebrates the profession of architecture and invites everyone—especially K-12 students—to explore architecture and design. See how you can join the fun and find activities near you!
It’s never too early to start thinking like an architect! Architecture Week 2025 is a nationwide celebration recognizing the power of good design, with a goal of inspiring hopeful architecture and design professionals and K-12 students.
Get involved in Architecture Week 2025 by sharing our posts, contributing to a wish list, inviting students to your firm, sending a letter to your local schools or libraries, or actively engaging with students throughout the week.

Book Signing & Talk with Burtram C. "Bud" Hopkins, II at AD EX
2025-04-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Chicago is widely recognized for its architectural significance, but before the era of Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, there was John Mills Van Osdel—the city’s first professional architect. In this meticulously researched book, Hopkins, a retired architect and Van Osdel’s descendant, traces his ancestor’s extraordinary contributions to Chicago’s built environment, from drafting one of the first architect’s agreement to laying the groundwork for the city’s iconic skyscrapers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the author, explore the fascinating legacy of Van Osdel, and get your copy signed!
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM | Meet & Greet
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM | Author Talk by Burtram C. “Bud” Hopkins + Q&A Session
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Book Signing
Admission:
This program is free to attend. Self-parking at the AD EX is included with registration.
Support the AD EX Scholarship Program:
A portion of the proceeds from book sales, both at the event and through the AD EX bookstore, will be donated to support AD EX’s scholarship program. Hopkins is passionate about fostering the next generation of design professionals and looks forward to contributing to this important initiative.
