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// bang dang + rizwan faruqui
The multidisciplinary firm Far + Dang elevates modern architecture in Dallas and beyond. For architects Bang Dang and Rizwan Faruqui, the site’s the thing. The founding partners of the Dallas based firm Far + Dang have built a successful career on maximizing the location of every project they design, assuring their buildings to live in harmony with the surrounding landscape. And the duo isn’t necessarily concerned about what type of structure they’re creating, as long as it meets their exacting standards. Thus, a multi-family apartment house gets the same attention to detail as a New York apartment, a sprawling Texan ranch, or a dream home overlooking the mountains of New Mexico.
“It just goes back to the process,” says Dang. “Whether its single-family or multi-family or commercial, you have to maximize the use of the land. With the Santa Fe job, you could place the building anywhere because we had plenty of land, so we had to change and adjust the design. We take into consideration of what’s there, do some research and then decide on a process to get us the right answer.” The partners have honed this approach since founding their firm in 2011. Having met when both were working for the AIA Dallas Honor Award-winning architect Gary Cunningham, they came to the industry with two wildly different backgrounds. Born and raised in Dallas, Faruqui nonetheless has a passion for Dutch architecture developed during his time
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// horse and guest barn facade at resley ceek ranch / photo: robert yu
spent working for the legendary Rem Koolhaas of OMA in the Netherlands. “(With the Dutch approach) the designer questions everything—Why does a living room have to be that way? Why does an office building have to be done that way?’ He questions the functions and rationale of how it’s been done the last 50, 60 or 100 years. That’s a great mentality to have if you are interested in doing the work that defines how people live and play and work today.”
Meanwhile, Dang’s experience as a child in the chaotic landscape of Hong Kong gave him an appreciation for the subtle Zen of Japanese construction and design. “Hong Kong influenced me a lot,” he recalls. “I was young, but Japanese culture was really prevalent. It’s the way they do the most with the least amount of effort and the flexibility of their buildings. Rather than saying, “this is a really good restaurant building, this is a really good place to gather,’ all of their buildings could be converted to something else and still work.
“And they were built to last—the meticulous detailing and care in every joint are really different from Dallas. Most buildings here are built to last ten or 20 years, while the Japanese mentality is they’re going to be there for hundreds of years.” The partners may not wear these influences on their sleeves, but everyone from clients to the students enrolled in their class at the University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Architecture has picked up on their inspirations. Having a worldly viewpoint made them stand out in Dallas from the very beginning. Though they launched their firm
// living space at carroll avenue residences / photo: robert yu
during the second half of a recession, their resourcefulness led them to utilize the materials they could afford at the time in style all their own. “We knew we’d have to take on some work that would be challenging budget-wise and client-wise, but we knew if we made a genuine effort we could make something great out of something ordinary,” says Bang. “We don’t subscribe to minimalism, or contemporary—we work with what materials are available and we have a process of how to get the best out of those things.” Today, their structures are constructed of everything
// linear side yard at madera street residence / photo daniel martinez
from more affordable metal siding to pricier brick and stone, but throughout all of their designs is a deep respect for bringing the outside in, and a passion for making the most of light and space. Ordinary spaces such as a bathroom or closet are revitalized with skylights and windows so the mere act of brushing one’s teeth becomes an opportunity to commune with nature. Entryways and front gardens are reinterpreted to be a place of meditation that can help transition their owners from their cars
into the air-conditioned calm of their homes. “That’s more import than granite countertops, and those things are the things Rizi and I try and hone in on,” says Dang. “Space, the quality of light, proportion, and scale. How you approach the house? Those things are the things that make it for us.” As the duo looks to the future with the ambition to create everything from a public building to a monastery, the quality of space rather than the quality will remain a focus, one that aligns with where architecture is evolving
// facade and entry at santa fe residence / photo: robert yu
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// horse and guest barn breezeway at resley creek ranch / photo: robert yu
in our rapidly growing city. “(In the future), they’ll be much less of a one-size-fits-all approach which I already start to see in more urban environments,” says Faruqui, “It’s finding its way to Texas. The idea that even though you’ve got family housing, there is no longer one type of family or one size. There can be architecture that applies to the way that society moves in both private and public spaces, and I hope that finds its way to the foreground.” faranddang.com // hallway and stairwell at rusk residence / photo: robert yu
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// while sleeping, watch, 2020, cris worley fine arts
// while sleeping, watch, 2020, cris worley fine arts
Fantastic installations inspired by classical architecture are the forte of Brooklyn-based artist Lauren Clay. Juxtaposing layered photographs of marbleized paper with three-dimensional sculptures crafted from oil, paper pulp, and plaster, each space she overtakes could rival the imaginary worlds of M.C. Escher, or Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland. Currently on view at Cris Worley Fine Arts, her immersive installation “While Sleeping, Watch” challenges the viewer’s perception in the most delightful way. Titled after a German physician, hermetic philosopher and alchemist
Heinrich Khunrath’s illustration “Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae” (or “Alchemist’s Laboratory”), the work’s rhythmic curves culminate in an archway that reads, “Dormiens Vigila,” or “When sleeping, be vigilant.” With its pastel palette of blues, greens and oranges, “While Sleeping, Watch” is also inspired by a mashup of Greek and Roman architecture with the colorful abstraction of Italian architect Ettore Sottsass’ Memphis group. There’s also a hint of the subconscious at play. “I’m super interested in the idea of dreams,” Clay says. “I have a lot of dreams about architectural spaces. I know
// while sleeping, watch, 2020, cris worley fine arts
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// windows and walls, 2018, asya geisberg gallery, new york, ny
Karl Jung also talks about the psyche, comparing it to a house with levels. (For the show) I became really interested in ‘Alchemist’s Laboratory,’ and Karl Jung was also super interested in alchemy. I tend to collect random references and pull them together—sometimes they’re personal, and sometimes they’re based on research.” If these sources seem a bit heady for abstract work, well, that’s the way Clay likes it. She’s been drawing from this particular well of inspiration since she attended graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University. “My work has changed a lot since then, but it’s always dealt with ideas about space and architecture,” she says. “I’ve always had an intense interest in manipulating space. I think a big part of it is I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta,
and I didn’t have a lot of exposure to various types of architecture.” As an undergraduate at Savannah’s legendary College of Art and Design, that rapidly changed. The campus’ mix of Beaux-Arts, Renaissance Revival and Neoclassical buildings fired up Clay’s imagination in a way that still resonates in her practice today. “It’s such a unique place and has a true sense of identity, and I think that really affected me. I’ve always been a three-dimensional type of person, and the ideas of architecture and how we move through the world are all interesting to me.” Clay developed her process by hand-marbling paper, a
method she was drawn to because of its vivid liquidity and its decorative use in early American life. By 2015, she had landed on the idea of creating more immersive spaces blending her sculptural works with her visionary surfaces. With flat files full of marbled paper stashed in her studio, the self-professed “control freak” initially builds a mini model of the gallery she’ll cover with her printed pieces, scaling them to the size of the room. Going back and forth between a sketchbook, the model and the sculptures that will eventually hang on the walls, she hones each environment until she’s happy with the result. Only then does she scan the collage and print it digitally on an oversized scale, so that all of her source material’s small cuts and textures can clearly be seen. The final result has a three-dimensional quality that’s surrealistically beautiful. With a sky’s the limit approach to her aesthetic, Clay’s work has drawn fans from fineart spaces to giant corporations. In addition to her work for Worley, she’s shown alongside Peter Halley at the Venice Biennale and designed site-specific pieces for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Facebook’s HQ. Currently, she’s in talks to create a window for Neiman Marcus for this year’s rescheduled Dallas Arts Fair in October.
// windows and walls, 2018, asya geisberg gallery, new york, ny
Wherever they may appear in the world, it’s how Clay’s environments make the view-
// while sleeping, watch, 2020, cris worley fine arts
er feel that matters to the artist. “I guess I really want a feeling of transportation to something outside everyday reality (with my work). I feel like we get so sucked in and used to taking for granted the spaces around us. I often feel like I’m making my own world, and I’m continuing to flesh it out this world that exists.” “While Sleeping, Watch” by Lauren Clay is on view through May 2 online at Cris Worley Fine Arts // twisted screen, 2019, oil, paper pulp and plaster on panel 60 x 48 x 4 inches
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Another month, another water bill, but February’s water bill from the city of Dallas came with a flier with an interesting proposition- “foodscaping”. When weighing the choices of what plants go into our landscapes we often focus on the textures and colors that they will introduce and complement. “Xeriscaping” has grown in popularity over the last several years in the interest of water conservation. Often the entire yard is replaced with a porous ground cover, like crushed granite or gravel, with several desert plants arranged around the yard. “Foodscaping” has a similar goal- using water with care. In this case, introducing edible plants into your plant beds or containers that can add to what you already have, and give you the benefit of the having something you can include in a number of recipes. This winter has been a particularly mild one, but not without nights and days that have dropped below freezing. If you were out and about and admired any outdoor plantings, particularly at the Dallas Farmer’s Market, you’re likely already familiar with the possibilities of edible plantings. They’re often used because they can survive the winter. Each of the options below is winter hardy, and if you’re planting directly into the ground please be sure to have the soil tested first. Rosemary: Perhaps the best and easiest option to get you started. With many of these other pants you end up removing quite a bit of it when you got to harvest, but with a rosemary bush you can clip away what few branches you’ll need without changing the look very much. Its foliage is a handsome dark green that adds dense texture to its surroundings, and it typically grows about four feet in width and height. Rainbow chard: The leaves themselves have a deep
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textured surface with veins that carry the color of the boldly colored stalks that support them. They’re as pretty as any flower, and have a striking sculptural look. If you plant multiple bunches you’ll find it easier to take what you need without it being too noticeable, and the repetition will only add to the landscape. Kale/Spinach/Swiss Chard: Very similar in appearance to the chard, but have varying tones of green if you want something more focused and restrained.
than we are used to. We have to think of things in ways we haven’t before. Gertrude Jekyll, a pioneering English horticulturalist from the Victorian Era, once wrote “A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” Each of us can benefit from these virtues, now and in the future. If you read through them again the last may seem at odds with those before it, but with a little thought you might find it’s a logical conclusion of everything that precedes it.
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harder to save historic one- and two-story buildings in areas not protected under landmark status.”
As a city that prides itself on a “bigger, better, newer” attitude, Dallas nonetheless supports an organization whose lifeblood is the passionate preservation of private homes and public structures—Preservation Dallas.
Yet that’s exactly what Preservation Dallas has managed to do since their founding in 1972. What was then the Historic Preservation League had the broad mission of preserving and revitalizing Dallas’ buildings, neighborhoods, and other historical and cultural resources. After convincing City Council to adopt the Dallas Preservation Ordinance a year later, they spent the ensuing decades preserving structures from Munger Place to Swiss Avenue, Harwood Street to Fair Park.
Says the nonprofit’s executive director David Preziosi, “Development has always been an issue in Dallas—we’ve seen it all the way from the 1900s until now. It’s a constant battle, especially now that the city has nowhere to expand or spread out anymore. They’ve up-zoned a lot of areas that previously been duplex lots, and it’s become much
Renamed preservationdallas.org in 1994, the organization expanded its advocacy efforts in the ensuing decade with outreach programs, outings, and seminars. By the time the clean lines of mid-century modern architecture returned to vogue in the mid-noughties, the PD had managed to make sweeping changes in the city’s historic preservation ordinance. Residents who appreciated historic homes now had the support to assure development didn’t threaten significant structures 40 years or older; and the preservation of significant buildings—including the Knights of Pythias, The Statler (Merriman Anderson/Architects), Old Dallas High School (Crozier Tech), and the Cabana Motor Hotel— solidified the organization’s mission into the 21st century. With a current 17 conservation districts and 21 historical districts plus 130 individually designated landmarks, Preservation Dallas has made a large dent in doing their part to save the city’s notable structures, but there’s still much work to do. “It’s very difficult and we are a very small organization with limited staff and resources,” says Preziosi. “There’s a constant barrage of new developments. In Preston Hollow, houses are coming down every week. We don’t have the physical capacity to save them all, but we try and advocate as much as we can for buildings that have impact beyond that building. It could be an example of a school that could have an impact on how other schools are treated—it’s all on a case by case basis.” Preziosi spends much of his time working with developers, property owners, and architects, as well as hours at city hall and city council advocating in favor of or against issues that affect preservation. Formerly on staff at the // old dallas high school (crozier cech)
// the statler scout - credit lisa petrole photography
Mississippi Heritage Trust before joining PD in 2012, his affinity for older structures has carried him throughout his career. “It’s really important to preserve our historic buildings, they’re a visual connection to our past, what Dallas was, what it is now, how far it’s changed and come. Having old and new buildings together makes it a more vibrant city. Some people feel preservation is a roadblock, but we’ve been shown all over the country that historic districts tend to retain their value better during the up and downswings of the real estate market.”
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Residents interested in taking a deeper dive into what makes Dallas architecturally significant can explore some of PD’s events, become a member for $75 ($25 for students), or donate. During “Preservation Month” each May, awards are given to outstanding work and individuals in the field, and the calendar is packed with activities including tours of notable spaces, lectures and book signings. A tour of an architecturally significant home or garden occurs every October, and a twice-yearly intensive introduction to historic Dallas is open to the public (and can be transferred into education credits for aspiring realtors).
century homes of East Dallas, Preston Hollow’s mid-century structures, charming craftsmen homes of Oak Cliff and Lakewood’s Spanish Revival and Tudor houses
Preziosi also recommends a drive-by exploration of the different parts of our city on your own—the early 20th
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“Our historic structures are really just a visual reminder of our past, so people can come to Dallas and see what it was in the early 1900s or the 1950s or where we are now. People can go to Dallas Heritage Village and see wonderful structures from the 1800s to the 1900s, or go to Fair Park and see wonderful Art Deco buildings. You just drive through the neighborhoods and you get to see a lot of historic great houses. There are gems all over.”
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Modern events and activities make for fall fun around the Metroplex. JoĂŤl Andrianomearisoa + Jose DĂĄvila + Friendswithyou* Dallas Contemporary
2020 Nasher Prize Laureate Michael Rakowitz Nasher Sculpture Center // through May 03
The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion The Amon Carter Museum of American Art // through May 17
Sandra Cinto: Landscape of a Lifetime The Dallas Museum of Art // through July 05
Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain The Meadows Museum // through July 26
Mark Bradford: End Papers Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth // through Aug 09
Beili Liu The Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas // through August 16
Dreamer of Houses The Dallas Museum of Art // through Jan 31, 2021 Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, please confirm availability of viewing these exhibits.
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Modern art, exhibits, around the Metroplex. James Sullivan + Maja Ruznic + Kendall Glover Conduit Gallery// through Apr04
Stephen Mueller + Jay Shinn Barry Whistler Gallery // through Apr04
Chris Lattanzio + Dahlia Woods Dahlia Woods Gallery // through Apr19
Anna Bogatin Ott Holly Johnson Gallery // through Apr25
Henry Finkelstein Valley House Gallery // through Apr25
Matt Bagley MFA Gallery // through Apr26
Hip Squares Geometric and Madi Art // through Apr26
Norm Diamond Afterimage Gallery// through Apr30
Signs Of The Times PDNB Gallery // through May02 Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, please confirm availability of viewing these exhibits.