September-October 2019

PSST... WE’VE CHANGED OUR LOOK!

BY TH3 NUMB3RS

–CENSUS

2020

IN MEM RIAL

Kevin Roche, I.M. Pei and César Pelli.

THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

A small division of the Department of Interior with a big responsibility.

AMAZ NG BU LDINGS – SYMBOLIC DESIGN

Contributing Editor Angela O’Byrne looks at the International Olympic Committee’s new home.

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

Hub International’s insurance pros offer insight into potential liabilities.

REAL ESTATE

F THE FU URE 10 amazing structures from around the world.

TR E DAT

Interesting and surprising facts, this time about Texas.

THE ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS OF DOHA

This world-class city is filled with amazing architectural feats.

BOOK REVIEW

PropTech 101 - Turning Chaos Into Cash Through Real Estate Innovation.

LEGAL VIEW –LANDLORD’S LIENS

Attorney and Contributing Editor Anthony Barbieri ones created by statute and ones created by lease documents.

ARTCH TECTURE

The Master of Perspective and Dimensions. Ferjo’s work fascinates, intrigues and charms.

THE COUNCIL ON TALL BUILDINGS AND URBAN HABITAT AWARDS

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The 2019 winners in 20 categories. –

TEXARKANA

Home of Ross Perot and Scott Joplin. Contributing Editor Rose-Mary Rumbley fond views of the gateway to the Southwest.

THE PAGE –GREAT INDIAN CHIEFS (PART 2)

THE GE GRAPHY PAGE – GREENLAND

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ANTHONY BARBIERI (P. 36)

is a shareholder at Kessler Collins, where he enjoys a broad legal practice. He has been a speaker for ICSC, IREM, and BOMA, has taught continuing-legal education seminars, and has been named a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star for many years, as well as being a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He and his wife, Cathy, enjoy traveling and spending time with their extended families, getting involved in their church and supporting the community through various programs – including raising awareness of muscular dystrophy, education and exercise to fight heart disease, providing care and treatment for autism, and counseling domestic-violence victims. He is also a Contributing Editor of

ISAAC MONSON (P. 30)

is a Senior Risk Consultant with HUB International’s Risk Services Division.

He has over 15 years of professional experience managing risk in various public and private industry settings including state government, manufacturing, construction, retail, healthcare, and non-profit. He develops and delivers solutions in the areas of safety, security, emergency management, business continuity, cybersecurity risk management, regulatory compliance, risk management, and compliance-based staff training. and specializes in helping organizations develop workplace violence prevention and intervention programs and threat assessment/management strategies. He is an active member of the ASIS International Minneapolis Chapter, the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Chicago Chapter, and the American Society of Safety Professionals Northern Plains Chapter.

ANGELA O’BYRNE (P. 28)

is the president of national architecture, design-build, and real estate development firm Perez, APC. She champions the principles of smart growth in her home community of New Orleans and in her frequent travels across the country and abroad. Born in Cali, Colombia. Angela is a licensed architect in over a dozen states, a licensed general contractor in Louisiana, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a member of the National CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women) Board of Directors. A singer, golfer, musiclover, and globetrotter, she relishes spending free time with her three grown children and large extended family. She is a Contributing Editor of and her Amazing Buildings feature appears in every issue.

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CHRIS DUNLAP (P. 30)

is Vice President and Senior Risk Consultant with global insurance broker Hub International’s Real Estate division. He is a subject matter expert for the industry and leads a team that develops unique services specific to residential and commercial real estate clients, including developers and owners running large construction projects. In this capacity, he deals with issues relating to contractual risk transfer on a routine basis.

ROSE-MARY RUMBLEY (P. 42)

holds a Ph.D. in communications from the University of North Texas. She is a well-known speaker in Texas and enjoys researching each and every topic. She is a Contributing Editor of and Herstory appears in every issue.

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HOW YODELING BEGAN

Back in the olden days, a man was traveling through Switzerland. Nightfall was rapidly approaching, and the man had nowhere to sleep. So, he went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could spend the night. The farmer told him that it would be all right, and that he could sleep in the barn.

The man went into the barn to bed down, and the farmer went back into the house. As the story goes, the farmer’s daughter came downstairs and asked her father, “Who was that man going into the barn?”

went to bed so early. “I don’t know,” said the farmer. “I told a man that he could sleep in the barn, and she took him some food.”

“Did you offer him anything to drink?” asked the wife.

“Umm, no, I didn’t. I didn’t think of that,” said the farmer.

“Well, “I’m going to bring something out there for him to drink,” she said. The wife went to the cellar, got a bottle of wine, and went out to the barn. She didn’t return for over an hour, and when she came back into the house, her clothes were also messed up, and she had straw twisted into her blond hair. She went straight upstairs and into bed.

The next morning at sunrise, the man in the barn got up and continued on his journey, waving ‘thanks’ to the farmer as he left. A few hours later, the daughter woke up and came rushing downstairs. She went right out to the barn, only to find it empty. She ran back into the house. “Where’s the man from the barn?” she eagerly asked her father.

“He left a few minutes ago,” her father answered.

“’What?” she exclaimed. “He left without saying goodbye. After all we had together? I mean, last night he made such passionate love to me.”

“What?!” shouted the father. The farmer ran out into the front yard, looking for the man, but by now the man was halfway up the side of the mountain. The farmer screamed up at him, “I’m gonna get you! You had sex with my daughter!”

The man looked back down from the mountainside, cupped his hands next to his mouth, and yelled out... “ILAIDTHEOLADEETOO!” n

MICHELANGELO IN ROME BY FERJO

“In all of my work I try to pay homage to artists who have inspired and influenced me. In “Michelangelo in Rome”, one of the greatest artists and brilliant minds of all time, left an indelible mark for all mankind to admire. No artist prior to him or since him have been to do what he had accomplished. Here you see some of his famous works as interpreted humbly by me in the setting of ancient Rome.”

“That’s some fellow traveling through,” said the farmer. “He needed a place to stay for the night, so I said that he could sleep in the barn.

“Did you offer the man anything to eat”? the daughter asked.

“Gee, no, I didn’t,” the farmer answered.

“Well, I’m going to take him some food,” she said. So, she went into the kitchen, prepared a plate of food, and took it out to the barn. The daughter was in the barn for an hour before returning to the house. When she came back in, her clothes were all disheveled and buttoned up wrong, and she had several strands of straw tangled up in her long blond hair. She immediately went up the stairs to her bedroom and went to sleep.

A little later, the farmer’s wife came down and asked her husband why their daughter

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SHANGHAI’S EARTHSCRAPER THE WORLD’S FIRST UNDERGROUND HOTEL

It took almost 10 years and 2 billion yuan ($287.9 million) to build, but the 289-foot-deep hotel (built vertically along the precipice of an underground, water-filled quarry) is now open. The Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, has cliff-view rooms that allow guests to stare into the abyss. Prices for the suites range $489 - $546 per night.

Two of the hotel’s 18 floors are aboveground, while the two lowest are completely submerged by a lake that occupies the remainder of the vast quarry pit. The 336-room building has a restaurant and sports and recreation facilities including rock climbing and bungee jumping.

British architect Martin Jochman who designed the hotel, commented: “This is such a unique opportunity that gives me some really interesting ideas of reshaping the relationship between city and nature." Jochman, who also designed Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, said the new property was designed to blend in with its natural surroundings. Alongside the hotel, at ground level, there’s a glitzy amusement park. The lake below will be used for watersports and other adventure activities.

The developer (Shimao Group) also plans to build a shopping center on the site next year. According to its chairman Xu Rongmao, he first came across the abandoned quarry in 2006, which he describes as a “wound of nature that was inconsistent with the green hills and blue water of Sheshan.” He then came up with the idea to build the unusual property. Exploited during World War II, the quarry has been closed since 2000.

The hotel’s owners say the facility is able to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake. The design incorporates two fireman’s lifts if needed for fighting fires, and six pumping machines should the huge pit flood during Shanghai’s wet rainy season.

Shanghai claimed the “home to the world’s second-tallest building” title in 2016 with the opening of Shanghai Tower, a 632-meter, 128-story skyscraper in the city’s financial district.z

THE FACTOR

MAHANAKHON

kIng Power mahanakhon formerly known as MahaNakhon, is a 77-story mixed-use skyscraper in the central business district of Bangkok, Thailand featuring the unconventional appearance of a glass curtain walled square tower with a cuboid-surfaced spiral cut into the side of the building. When it opened in December 2016, it was recognized as the tallest building in Thailand by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. It held the record until 2018.

It originally featured hotel, retail and residences. The 200 units of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, inside the building were priced between $1,100,000 and $17,000,000. At one point, MahaNakhon featured Thailand’s first L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Bangkok), Thailand’s first restaurant by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Thailand’s first Vogue Lounge, and the largest Dean & DeLuca in Thailand; however all the retail outlets have been closed in 2019 pending redevelopment by the new owners.

AWARDS

In September 2014, Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok at MahaNakhon, was named “Best Luxury Condo Development 2014 (Bangkok)” at the Thailand Property Awards. In October 2014, The Residences, were named “Best Thailand Development 2014” and “Best Luxury Condominium Southeast Asia 2014” at the SE Asia Property Awards.

In 2015, MahaNakhon was recognized at the Asia-Pacific Property Awards, winning three major awards including Best Mixed Use, Best Residential, and Best Residential Highrise.

Subsequently the project has also been recognized with presentations at CTBUH, the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. n

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Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Hal-times are 12 minutes long. This is not a coincidence.

1/ Community service committee and volunteers participating in the 2019 School Supply Drive. The committee picked up donations from 30 registered properties and 24 volunteers showed up to sort and distribute the items. 1,010 backpacks were donated this year.

2/ (L-R) Rey Gamino, Auston Ingram, Reyes Gamino at Game Night.

3/ Medical Office Building Committee hosted a building tour of the Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star in Frisco.

4/ David Vobora (founder of the Adaptive Training Foundation) was the featured speaker at the Bring Your Team luncheon in July. Pictured with him (L-R): Kim Hartz, David Vobora, Christy Earley, Tracey Pals (all with Interstate Restoration).

5/ BOMA Greater Dallas DISD Task Force with H. Grady Spruce students.Building tours with students entering the 9th grade and the early college program. The task force coordinated building tours and a pizza lunch with 60 plus students. These behind-the-scenes tours featured Bank of America Plaza, Renaissance Tower and One Main Place.

The IREM Houston Chapter launched its Future Leaders Program in July and have selected 19 applicants to participate in various networking and professional development activities over the next ten months. This program seeks to not only support their careers but helps strengthen the chapter and the commercial real estate management industry within Houston.

Bingo & Bagels event -breakfast and bingo with the less fortunate at The Net Fort Worth.

Connie Ackerman, CPM in middle photo

Christy Earley (Interstate Restoration)

STATE OR COMMONWEALTH?

there are four states in the United States that call themselves commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The distinction is in name alone. The commonwealths are just like any other state in their politics and laws, and there is no difference in their relationship to the nation as a whole. In addition to Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the United States has two other commonwealths, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, but they are of a different kind. They are not states and have only a nonvoting representative in Congress. While residents of these islands have U.S. citizenship, they pay no federal income taxes, though they do pay other kinds of federal taxes.

HOW DID THE PLANETS GET THEIR NAMES?

humankInd has known about the planets for a long time. We’ve been discovering moons all the time – but knowledge of the planets dates so far back, we don’t know for sure how or when most of them were ‘discovered.’ Starting nearest the sun and working outward through our solar system, the planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, which in 2006, was reclassified as a “dwarf planet.” Mercury was named (Mercurius) by the Romans because it appears to move so swiftly. Venus was the Roman name for the goddess of love, considered to be the brightest and most beautiful planet or star in the heavens. The name

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You are stuck with your debt if you can’t budge it.

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My father was never home. He was always away drinking booze. One, he saw a sign that said “Drink Canada Dry”, so he went right up there. (Henny Youngman)

Earth comes from the Indo-European base ‘er,’ which produced the Germanic noun ‘ertho,’ and ultimately German ‘erde,’ Dutch ‘aarde,’ Scandinavian ‘jord,’ and English ‘earth.’ Related forms include Greek ‘eraze,’ meaning ‘on the ground,’ and Welsh ‘erw,’ meaning ‘a piece of land.’

Mars was named by the Romans for their god of war because of its red, bloodlike color. Other civilizations also named this planet from this attribute; for example, the Egyptians named it “Her Desher,” meaning “the red one.” Jupiter, the largest and most massive of the planets, was named Zeus by the Greeks and Jupiter by the Romans; he was the most important deity in both pantheons. Saturn was the Roman name for the Greek Cronos, father of Zeus/Jupiter. Saturn is the farthest planet from Earth that can be observed by the naked human eye.

Uranus was named in 1781 after the ancient Greek deity of the sky. It has been discovered earlier but had been considered as a fixed star. Johann Galle observed the planet Neptune in 1846. It is named for the Roman god of the sea. Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ during a systematic search for a trans-Neptune planet. It is named after the Roman god of the underworld who was able to render himself invisible.

According to the new definition of a planet, a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to have “cleared the neighborhood” around its orbit, meaning it is not surrounded by objects of similar size and characteristics First discovered and classified as planet in 1930, Pluto was relegated to “dwarf-planet” status by the International Astronomical Union in 2006 because it has not cleared its neighborhood, since it had several other “dwarf planets” near it and also overlaps Neptune’s orbit at times. (Pluto is rather small. It has a radius about 1/5 the side of Earth.)

OLYMPIC RINGS

“the olymPIc symbol exPresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.” (Olympic Charter, Rule 8) (Both the Americas are regarded as a single continent, while Antarctica is not taken into consider-

ation.) The design was created by Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator and historian who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee and its second president. (He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee was formed in 1894, and the first modern Olympics were held two years later in Athens, Greece, in 1896.) The rings are arranged in 3-2 pattern on a white background, with the blue ring to the extreme left, followed by yellow, black, green and red, in the same order. The Olympic flag with five rings was designed by Pierre de Coubertin in August 1912. And the rings made their debut at 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

Coubertin believed that the early ancient Olympics encouraged competition among amateur rather than professional athletes, that they had a role in promoting peace, and that the struggle to overcome one’s opponent, was more important than winning.

He expressed this ideal as: “The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” n

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YOU NEED (OR MIGHT WANT) TO KNOW BY TH3 NUMB3RS: CENSUS 2020

The first census was conducted in 1790, as required by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.

Census records are kept confidential for 72 years until they are released by the National Archives.

IT’S ABOUT OUR VOICE (OUR REPRESENTATION)

Once each decade, America comes together to count every person in the United States. The next count will take place April 1, 2020. The decennial census is the nation’s largest peacetime effort in American history. As the 2nd largest state in the union, we must make sure Texas counts! The goal is to get a complete count of all residents of the United States - counting everyone once, only once, and in the right place.

Between 2000 and 2010, Texas added over 4 million residents and gained 3 congressional seats. Since the last census, Texas has added over 3.5 million and is well positioned to gain at least two additional congressional seats after 2020. Redistricting counts are sent to the states by March 31, 2021.

IT’S ABOUT DATA

The 2020 decennial census data will serve as the base for nearly all demographic and socio-economic statistics for the next 10 years. The quality of these data is directly linked to a complete and accurate count in 2020.

Census research has shown some populations historically have been, or are at risk of being, missed in the census at disproportionately higher rates. The latest estimates indicate approximately 25%, or nearly 7 million, of Texans live in hard to count neighborhoods. For the first time, households will be able to submit response to the census online. In 2017, nearly 20% of Texas households had either no internet access or dial-up only

IT’S ABOUT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE (FEDERAL DOLLARS)

The distribution of more than $675 billion in federal funds, grants, and support to states, counties, and communities are based on census data. This money is spent on schools, hospitals, roads, public works, and other vital programs. An undercount of the Texas population of just 1% could translate to a loss of $300 million in federal funding for the state and Texans.

IT’S ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES

Businesses drive our fast-growing economy and are the population engine of many of our communities in Texas. These businesses use census data to understand customer needs and where to locate, creating economic opportunities for our communities. In 2016, Texas received $59.4 billion in federal funding derived from census data. These dollars support housing, transportation, education, health, and other services that direct improve the quality of life for all Texans.

Texas has a history of undercounting children in the census. In the 2010 census, 5% of children under the age of five were undercounted. Most recent data indicate that young Texas children, 30% of children under 5 (582,000 young children) live in hard-to-count neighborhoods, making them at risk of being missed in 2020. Immigrants, people who live in rural areas, and people of color are often harder to count. Hard-to-count communities include people who may move residences more often and may face language barriers.

The proposed addition of a citizenship question is stoking fear in immigrant and mixed-status families that endangers their participation in the census. Members of Congress have proposed legislation to remove the question, and the question will be presented to the US Supreme Court in June.

California, a state similar in size and need to Texas, has allocated over $90 million to ensure a complete, accurate census. This commitment could mean that they could gain benefits from a more accurate while Texas falls behind. Georgia, a much smaller and politically conservative state, has allocated $2.25 million.

Editor’s note

Texas should set up a Complete Count Committee. The Governor could form a statewide CCC through an executive order, or the Texas legislature could pass a bill to do so. It is essential that members of the Texas Legislature understand the importance of a complete, accurate census count. Given the large share of hard to count communities, new changes and threats to the census and other states investing in a complete count, it is imperative that Texas invest in a statewide CCC. Time is of the essence.

Give some folks an inch and they think they’re rulers.

EAMONN KEVIN ROCHE

eamonn kevIn roche (June 14, 1922 –March 1, 2019) was an Irish-born American Pritzker Prize winner. He was responsible for the design/master planning of over 200 built projects in both the U.S. and abroad, including 8 museums, 38 corporate headquarters, 7 research facilities, performing arts centers, theaters, and campus buildings for six universities. In 1967 he created the master plan for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and later designed all of the new wings and installations of many collections including the recently reopened American and Islamic wings.

In 1950, he joined the firm of Eero Saarinen and Associates. His future partner, John Dinkeloo (1918-1991), joined the firm in 1951. In 1954, he became the principal Design Associate to Saarinen and assisted him on all projects from that time until Saarinen’s death in September of 1961. In 1966, Roche and Dinkeloo formed Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates and completed Saarinen’s projects. They completed 12 major unfinished Saarinen buildings, including some of Saarinen’s best-known work: the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the expressionistic TWA Flight

Center at JFK International Airport in New York City (see Amazing Buildings in our September 2018 issue) , Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, the strictly modern John Deere Headquarters in Moline, Illinois, and the CBS Headquarters building in New York City.

Following this, Roche and Dinkeloo’s first major commission was the Oakland Museum of California, a complex for the art, natural history, and cultural history of California with a design featuring interrelated terraces and roof gardens. This was followed by the equally-highly-acclaimed Ford Foundation building in New York City, considered the first large-scale architectural building in the USA to devote a substantial portion of its space to horticultural pursuits. Its famous atrium was designed with the notion of having urban green-space accessible to all and is an early example of the application of environmental psychology in architecture. The building was recognized in 1968 by Architectural Record as “a new kind of urban space”.

Kevin Roche became one of the first recipients of the Pritzker Prize (1982) and his

practice went global, receiving commissions for buildings in Paris, Madrid, Singapore and Tokyo. He completed his first and only Irish project - The Convention Centre Dublin - in 2010.

Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates has designed numerous corporate headquarters, office buildings, banks, museums, art centers, and even part of the Bronx Zoo. Roche served as a trustee of the American Academy in Rome, president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a member of the National Academy of Design, and a member of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. n

Learn/see more at: http://www.krjda.com

Picture credits for: Museum of Natural History: Ingfbruno - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Atrium of Ford Building: Cc2723 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

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There is an opposite of albino animals, which aren’t white, but black. These are known as melanistic animals.

1/ Eamonn Kevin Roche. n 2/ College Life Insurance Company headquarters in Indianapolis. n 3/ Museum of Natural History. n 4/ Atrium of Ford Foundation Building. n 5/ The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. n 6/ St.Louis Gateway Arch. n 7/ Dublin Convention Centre. n 8/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. n

IEOH MING PEI

Ieoh mIng PeI (April 26, 1917 – May 16,2019) was a Chinese-American architect. He was born in Guangzhou but raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his family belonged.

In 1935, he moved to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania’s architecture school; he transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but was unhappy with the focus at both schools on Beaux-Arts architecture. He spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier and, after graduating, joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 1948, he was recruited by New York City real estate magnate William Zeckendorf, for whom he worked for seven years before establishing his own independent design firm, I. M. Pei & Associates, in 1955, which became I. M. Pei & Partners in 1966 and later in 1989 became Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Pei’s first major recognition came with the Mesa Laboratory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado (designed in 1961, and completed in 1967). His new stature led to his selection as chief architect for the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts. He went on to design Dallas City Hall and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. He returned to China for the first time in 1975 to design a hotel at Fragrant Hills, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and a skyscraper in Hong Kong for the Bank of China fifteen years later.

In the early 1980s, Pei was the focus of controversy when he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He later returned to the world of the arts by designing the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Miho Museum in Shigaraki,, Japan, and the chapel of the junior and high school: MIHO Institute of Aesthetics, the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, and the Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art, (MUDAM) in Luxembourg.

Pei won a wide variety of prizes and awards in the field of architecture, including the AIA Gold Medal in 1979, the first Praemium Imperiale for Architecture in 1989, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 2003. In 1983 (the year follow Kevin Roche’s award), he won the Pritzker Prize. n

Learn/see more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_I._M._Pei_projects

Picture credits for: Mesa Laboratory: Daderot - Original photo, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php? curid=628312

Bank of China: LERA Engineering - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php? curid=33820485

1/ Ieoh Ming Pei. n 2/ Bank of China Tower. n 3/ The John F. Kennedy Library. n 4/aa n 5/ Courtyard of the Louvre Museum (Paris). n 6/ Entrance to the Louvre Museum. n 7/ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. n 8/ Javits Convention Center in New York City. n 9/ The U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (Mesa laboratory). n

césar PellI (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an Argentine–American architect who designed some of the world’s tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Some of his most notable contributions included the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the World Financial Center in New York City. The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential living American architects in 1991 and awarded him the AIA Gold Medal in 1995. In 2008, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat presented him with The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award.

His 1,070-foot-tall Salesforce Tower is the second tallest building west of the Mississippi; the 1,483-foot-tall Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world; at 50 stories, One Canada Square, in London, is the U.K.’s second tallest building.

Pelli studied architecture at the National University of Tucumán before moving to

CÉSAR PELLI

the United States to study at the University of Illinois. He worked on staff at Eero Saarinen’s firm for 10 years, contributing to projects like the TWA terminal at JFK Airport and the Morse and Stiles Colleges at Yale University. He then relocated to Los Angeles, and, while on the staff of Gruen Associates created the Pacific Design Center (now known as The Blue Whale) - a campus of geometric glass buildings that opened in 1975. Architecture critic Alexandra Lange believes the Pacific Design Center will be one of Pelli’s most pivotal works for how he explored form through glass-walled buildings.

In 1977, at the age of 50, Pelli won a commission to design a renovation and expansion for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The immense project prompted him to establish his own architecture firm, Cesar Pelli & Associates, with his wife, the late landscape architect Diana Balmori, and the architect Fred Clarke (the firm is now named Pelli Clarke Pelli). That same year Pelli was appointed dean of the Yale School of Architecture, a position he held until 1984.

“We should not judge a building by how beautiful it is in isolation, but instead by how much better or worse that particular place... has become by its addition,” Pelli’s notable projects also include the expansion of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; the U.S. Embassy, in Tokyo; the Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts, in Miami; the Connecticut Science Center, in Hartford; the Aria Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas; and the World Financial Center (now called Brookfield Place), in New York, whose winter garden remains one of the best indoor urban spaces in the city.

In 1991, the AIA named Pelli one of the 10 most influential living architects and in 1995, he received an AIA Gold Medal—one of the industry’s highest honors—for his contributions to the profession.

Learn/see more at: https://www.famous-architects.org/cesar-pelli n

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1/ César Pelli. n 2/ Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.n

3/ The Sevilla Tower in Seville, Spain - the tallest building in Andalusia. n 4/ The Aria Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. n 5/ Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. n

6/ Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. n 7/ The Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami - one of the largest performing arts centers in the U.S. n 8/ World Financial Center. n 9/ One Canada Square is London’s second tallest building. n

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In April, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects’ Salesforce Tower (pictured above) in San Francisco won the top prize at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s annual awards for high-rise structures. In addition to winning its own category, the CTBUH gave the 1,070-feet-high tower “Best Tall Building Worldwide” in its 2019 architecture awards. (To see pictures of all of the award winners, go to page 40.)

THE FACTOR

ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES

It’s fIttIng (and, frankly, seems overdue) that by the end of 2019, Los Angeles will be home to the world’s premier movie museum. The space, which will be built within the Saban Building (formerly the May Company Building) on L.A.’s famed Miracle Mile, will provide visitors a quiet space to ponder and discuss the impact and role of film in our culture. Designed by Renzo Piano, and in collaboration with Gensler, the new museum will feature a 1,000-seat theater and terrace which will provide elevated views of Hollywood. Walking through the open, spherical structure will allow visitors views of their world they otherwise wouldn’t be able to see. Which is to say, it’s a similar vantage point to what movies provide their audiences. (Watch for a special feature on Renzo Piano in our next issue.)

é Aerial view of the roof of Saleforce Tower ç Salesforce Tower

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

the bureau of land Management was established in 1946, but its roots go back to the years after America’s independence, when the young nation began acquiring additional lands. At first, these lands were used to encourage homesteading and westward migration. The General Land Office was created in 1812 to support this national goal. Over time, values and attitudes regarding public lands shifted, and President Harry S. Truman, by means of a government reorganization, merged the GLO and another agency, the U.S. Grazing Service, creating the BLM. (Download the beautiful historical brochure of the agency here: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm. gov/files/About_historytimeline.pdf )

Today, the BLM - a small agency with a big mission (within the U.S. Department of the Interior) – manages one in every 10 acres of land in the United States, and approximately 30 percent of the nation’s minerals. These lands and minerals are found in every state in the country and encompass forests, mountains, rangelands, arctic tundra, and deserts. With headquarters in Washington D.C., the agency’s approximately 10,000 employees work in state, district, and field offices throughout the continental United States and Alaska.

With its extensive and complex land-management mission across 245 million surface and 700 million sub-surface acres, the BLM regularly gathers, maintains, and publishes various types of data to inform stakeholders and the general public about its stewardship responsibilities. This data includes detailed information on the commercial uses of the

public lands (such as energy development, livestock grazing, mining, and timber harvesting); recreational activities and revenues; wild horse and burro management, including figures relating to on-range herd populations, national adoption figures; cadastral (mapping) surveys; conservation of rangeland resources and more than 870 special units (such as wilderness areas) that are part of the BLM’s 34 million-acre National Conservation Lands system. (See the Resource Page (page 48) for access to the BLM’s 6000 digitized publications library collection, freely available online and in a variety of file formats, including PDF, HTML, text, Kindle, ePUB, and more.)

The BLM manages and protects our nation’s wild horses and burros on 26.9 million acres of public lands across 10 western states. (Learn more: Wild horse and burro adoption and sale event schedule)

The agency’s Fire and Aviation Program works with seven other federal agencies

to manage wildland fire, primarily in the western United States. It supports an all of the above energy approach, which includes oil and gas, coal, strategic minerals, and renewable energy resources such as wind, geothermal and solar—all of which may be developed on public lands and subject to free markets. It finds innovative methods to benefit the public by supporting local economies and providing dependable domestic energy. Public lands are also rich in paleontological resources and serve as outdoor

é The Historic Oregon Trail (in Wyoming)

In Japan, you are equally likely to die from being struck by lightning as you are from being shot by a gun.

NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY

natIonal PublIc lands day is the largest single-day volunteer effort for America’s public lands.

laboratories for studying the fossilized remains of plant and animal life, some hundreds of millions of years old. More kinds of fossils can be found on the BLM-managed public lands than on lands managed by any other federal agency.

(Learn more: https://www.blm.gov/programs/cultural-resources/archaeology)

The BLM General Land Office Records website provides online access to federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, which are states that were created out of the public domain. The website offers access to images of more than five million federal land title records issued since 1820. The site also has images related to survey plats and field notes dating back to 1810. Go to the GLO Records website: https://glorecords. blm.gov/default.aspx. The BLM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Conservation provides national leadership to promote restoration, enhancement, and protection of fish, wildlife, and invertebrate species and their habitats.

There are far-too-many departments and functions within the BLM to do justice to them in this space. Set aside a half hour and visit www.blm.gov

Each year, hundreds of thousands of volunteers come together on the fourth Saturday in September to assist with various projects designed to restore and enhance public parks, forests, waterways and more. From trail maintenance to tree planting—volunteers of all ages and abilities roll up their sleeves and work sideby-side to care for public lands. The day also features a variety of hikes, bike rides, community festivals, paddling excursions, and other fun outdoor activities—all set on the backdrop of the country’s public lands and waterways.

America’s public lands aren’t the only ones that benefits from National Public Lands Day. Nature offers one of the most reliable boosts to mental and physical well-being. Spending time in the outdoors has been found to improve short-term memory, concentration and creativity—while reducing the effects of stress and anxiety. Volunteering on NPLD is a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends and enjoy the many benefits that come from connecting with nature.

In celebration of the annual National Public Lands Day celebration, September 28, 2019 has been designed as a Free Entrance Day for most National Parks, Monuments, Recretion Areas and other participating federal sites. Check out the official NPLD event map that makes it easy to find an event near you! n

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DIVERSI NS THE BOSS

A husband complained to his psychiatrist about being bullied by his wife. He was advised to assert himself. “You don’t have to let your wife henpeck you. Go home and show her you’re the boss.”

The husband takes the doctor’s advice, of course. He rushes home, slams the door, shakes his fist in his wife’s face, and growls, “From now on, you’re taking orders from me! I want my supper right now, and

when you get it on the table, go upstairs and lay out my best clothes. I’m going out with the guys tonight and you are going to stay home where you belong. And another thing... do you know who’s going to comb my hair, adjust my pants, and then tie my bow tie?”

“I certainly do,” says his wife calmly, “the undertaker.”

YOU NEED (OR MIGHT WANT) TO KNOW TR E DAT: TEXAS FACTS

MORE SPECIES OF BATS LIVE IN TEXAS THAN IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE UNITED STATES

The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world’s largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden

SAM HOUSTON, ARGUABLY THE MOST FAMOUS TEXAN, WAS ACTUALLY BORN IN VIRGINIA. HOUSTON WAS GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE BEFORE COMING TO TEXAS

TEXAS COMES FROM THE HASINAI INDIAN WORD ‘TEJAS’ MEANING FRIENDS OR ALLIES

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The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America’s only remaining flock of whooping cranes

LAREDO IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST INLAND PORT

MORE LAND IS FARMED IN TEXAS THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE

TEXAS’

LARGEST COUNTY IS BREWSTER WITH 6,208 SQUARE MILES

FROM JULY 24-26, 1979, TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE BROUGHT 45 INCHES OF RAIN TO AN AREA NEAR ALVIN, CONTRIBUTING TO MORE THAN $600 MILLION IN DAMAGES. CLAUDETTE PRODUCED THE UNITED STATES 24-HOUR RAINFALL RECORD OF 43 INCHES

The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island

Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state

The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded

THE HEISMAN TROPHY IS NAMED FOR JOHN WILLIAM HEISMAN THE FIRST FULL-TIME COACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT RICE UNIVERSITY IN HOUSTON

may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that

“Honesty

apparently, by elimination, dishonesty

the second-best policy.” (George Carlin)

Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation

THE ARMADILLO

OFFICIAL STATE MAMMAL

TEXAS WAS AN INDEPENDENT NATION FROM 1836 TO 1845

Texas boasts the nation’s largest herd of whitetail deer

Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government: Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865, United States 1865-present

More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country

THE FIRST OFFENSIVE ACTION OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION OCCURRED IN GOLIAD ON OCTOBER 9, 1835 WHEN LOCAL COLONISTS CAPTURED THE FORT AND TOWN. ON DECEMBER 20, 1835 THE FIRST DECLARATION OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE WAS SIGNED IN GOLIAD AND THE FIRST FLAG OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE WAS HOISTED

In 1836 five sites served as temporary capitals of Texas: Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco, and Columbia. Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston in 1837. In 1839 the capital was moved to the new town of Austin

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The lightning whelk is the official state shell

AMARILLO HAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST HELIUM WELL

THE ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS OF DOHA

doha Is the caPItal and most populous city of the State of Qatar. It has a population of 1,850,000 in the city proper and close to 2.4 million when you include the surrounding areas. It is Qatar's fastest growing city (with over 80% of the nation's population in the city and its suburbs. (The name "Doha" originated from the Arabic term dohat, meaning "roundness" — a reference to the rounded bays surrounding the area's coastline.)

Doha was founded in the 1820s and was officially declared the country's capital in 1971 when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Qatar is home to an eclectic mix of architecture with building designs ranging from traditional to modern. Doha, the capital city, is filled with amazing architectural feats including some of what you see here:

é Opened in March of this year, the 570,000 square foot National Museum of Qatar immortalizes the desert roses that have long bloomed under the hot Qatari sun. With its curved disks and cantilevered angles, the museum blooms amid the Doha landscape, a symbol of the humble beginnings and spectacular rise of a nation whose story is revealed within the institution's 11 galleries. The stunning 53,000-square-meter building also reflects the emirate's aspiration to become a major cultural power.

é Souq Waqif (“the standing market") is a marketplace noted for selling traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. It is also home to dozens of restaurants and Shisha lounges. Although it dates back at least a hundred years, it was renovated in 2006 to conserve its traditional Qatari architectural style. It is often perceived to be the only lasting area in Doha that retains an authentic feel notably in reference to its commerce, architecture and culture.

é The Pearl-Qatar is an artificial island spanning nearly one thousand acres. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals.. It was developed by United Development Company and planned by architecture and design firm Callison

The name "The Pearl" was chosen because the island is built on one of Qatar's previous major pearl diving sites. (Qatar was one of the major pearl traders of Asia before the Japanese introduced cheaper more affordable pearls just before Qatar's oil boom.

é It was deemed as extremely important that the Qatar Courthouse should be aspirational and embody the ideals and value system of the country’s growing society. Order was seen as one of the core principles.The building is designed on two basic site-driven grids, one linking it to its immediate context and the second to the larger context of Doha. These grids create stunning structural and spatial possibilities that make the building stand out visually. The idea is that people will see their ideals (structure, order, transparency and ambition) reflected in built form.

é In 1973, with UNESCO's participation, a preliminary study was launched, aimed at creating higher education facilities for the State of Qatar. As a result, the first phase of the project comprising the academic buildings was inaugurated in February 1985

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and now, Qatar University has a student population of over 5000. The Egyptian architect Kamal el Kafrawi is responsible for the overall design and planning whilst Ove Arup Partners were appointed as prime consultants to undertake structural and engineering services design and site supervision.

é Burj Doha, also known as Doha Tower is an iconic high rise tower which, in 2012, received the CTBUH Skyscraper Award for the Best Tall Building Worldwide from the CTBUH. (See companion article on page 40.) The $125-million office building, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, is 761 ft tall and has 46 stories.

guage courses and the unique opportunity to attend the khutbah (Friday sermon) in English. The center is happy to meet the visitor before the prayer to explain mosque etiquette, the dos and don’ts.

é The Museum of Islamic Art is a designed by I.M. Pei. (See companion article on page 17.) It is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor. A purpose-built park surrounds the edifice on the eastern and southern facades while two bridges connect the southern front facade of the property with the main peninsula that holds the park. The western and northern facades are marked by the harbor showcasing Qatari’s seafaring past.

è Completed in 2008, the Tornado Tower, also called the QIPCO Tower, is a 640 feet office skyscraper with 52 floors. It is located on a 199,000 square foot plot of land, but only occupies 32,300 square feet of it, leaving plenty of open space around it to enhance its aesthetic. Due to the hourglass shape of the building, the total rentable office space available on each floor varies from 13,560–25,800 square feet. The top three floors of the tower are luxury office space and are surrounded by terraces and balconies, and the top level of the VIP floors has direct access to a helicopter landing pad.

é Al-Fanar Islamic Cultural Center is one of the most widely known architectural landmarks in Doha. It is a wedding-cake shaped building where non-Muslim visitors are offered extended as well as crash-courses on the Islamic faith. It offers a variety of educational, yet unforgettable, activities, such as exhibitions, tours of the cultural center, visits to the mosque, Arabic lan-

é Al Hitmi Office Building is a showcase of architectural innovation; it looks like a spectacular piece of art in the heart of the city. The design is inspired by the imagery of stone formations cantilevered over a body of water, which metaphorically links the site to the Arabian Gulf. The building is designed with a huge glass atrium, the biggest man-made lake and water features in Doha, refreshing landscapes and a roof garden.

é Doha Oasis is a mixed-use development project of approximately 1000 acres composed of an elliptically shaped high end residential buildings compound sitting on a four-story commercial/retail podium, an indoor theme park, a standalone hotel tower operated by La Cigale, and 4 basement levels of parking and support facilities. n

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Arbitrator – a cook who leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s.

Avoidable – what a bullfighter tries to do.

Baloney – where some hemlines fall.

Bernadette – the act of torching a mortgage.

Burglarize – what a crook sees with.

Control – a short, ugly inmate.

Counterfeiters – workers who put together kitchen cabinets.

Eclipse – what a Cockney barber does.

Eyedropper – a clumsy ophthalmologist.

Heroes – what a guy in a boat does.

Left Bank – what the robber did when his bag was full of loot.

Paradox – two physicians.

Parasites – what you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Pharmacist – helper on the farm.

Polarize – what penguins see with.

Primate – removing your spouse from in front of the television.

Relief – what trees do in spring.

Rubberneck – what you do to relax your wife.

Seamstress – describes 250 pounds in a size 6.

Selfish – what the owner of a seafood store does.

Subdued – a guy who works on a submarine.

Sudafed – sued a government official.

“Groundbreakers Come Taco’ About CREW” at the Deep Ellum Distillery.

Monthly Luncheon “Design District Update” with guest speaker Pam Dawson of Dunhill Partners.

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If a seagull flies over the sea, does a bagel fly over the bay?

ç Longtime Member and Past President Eileen Kondoff (L) recognized at her retirement from commercial property management after 36 years. Shown with Lynn Harwell, BOMA Executive Director.

è Shalom Limon (L), Chapter Vice President with Max Hosford, Chapter Secretary/Treasurer

I went to my bank the other day and asked the teller to check my balance. She pushed me over.

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PROPTECH 101 TURNING CHAOS INTO CASH THROUGH REAL ESTATE INNOVATION

By Aaron Block & Zach Aarons

technology Is sImPly the means to an end to develop new processes, systems, and tools, but its influence is being felt in every corner of the real estate industry. If you haven’t heard of PropTech, also known as property technology, you will soon. It is rapidly transforming the entire real estate industry.

In their new book, PropTech 101 Turning Chaos Into Cash Through Real Estate Innovation, Aaron Block and Zach Aarons, partners at MetaProp NYC ,explore the wave of tech-enabled innovation that is reshaping how property is bought, sold, leased, financed, designed, built, managed and marketed. They propose that everyone from residential sales agents to general contractors and REIT executives need to embrace PropTech to save money, add revenue streams, and make a profit.

PropTech 101 Turning Chaos Into Cash

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Aaron Block is co-founder and managing director of leading PropTech venture capital firm MetaProp. Founded in 2015, MetaProp’s investment team has invested in 100+ technology companies across the real estate value chain. Previously, Block served as Chairman of Chicago-based BayRu, LLC, the US-Russia e-commerce shopping and shipping specialist and eBay.com’s exclusive drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers. Block has also served as a commercial real estate executive with Cushman & Wakefield, the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate services firm, and oversaw more than 270 professionals as leader of the Chicago region. He has received numerous honors and awards during his real estate career including Top Producer, Most Creative Deal, Agency of the Year and Most Promising Brokerage Professional.

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—Jeff Stein, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, AECOM

“At Columbia Entrepreneurship, it’s our mission to enrich and support the entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the Columbia community. Part of this involves imbuing traditional disciplines such as real estate with technology, digital literacy, and entrepreneurial thinking. In this way we empower the next generation of our students with the skills and sensibilities that will help them succeed. And so it is with PropTech 101―where Zach and Aaron share their access to top minds from around the world as well as actionable insights into the fascinating real estate technology space. Soak this in and enjoy as this book provides a rollicking journey through the exclusive world of elite PropTech investors.”

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“The book puts together a comprehensive view of the thrilling, complex, growing world of PropTech using fascinating historical references, the writers’ unique experience in the industry and interviews with the disruptors themselves. Reading this book helps the reader draw a mental map of who and what is changing the real estate world. ”

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YOU NEED (OR MIGHT WANT) TO KNOW AMAZ NG BU LDINGS

ANGELA O’BYRNE aobyrne@e-perez.com

SYMBOLIC DESIGN

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMISSION GETS A FITTING HOME

every two years, the world gives itself over to a strange, temporary fervor. United by the thrill of competition and the spectacle of international pageantry, we suddenly become experts in obscure sports, aficionados on the finer points of uniforms, and devoted followers of human-interest stories about instantly minted heroes. For a few eventful weeks, the Olympics gives the world a single, glorious focal point. Behind all of this ceremony is a single organization: the International Olympics Committee.

Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, the IOC is comprised of more than 500 professionals and an executive board that hails from more than a dozen countries. Previously scattered throughout multiple buildings—including an 18th century château that still stands—the organization has now brought all of its operations under one roof, coinciding with its 125th anniversary. Located in Louis-Bourget Park and perched near the shore of Lake Geneva, the recently-completed Olympic House is a $144 million, 237,000 square-foot monu-

ment to the Olympic Games and its lofty goals.

With an organization as storied and symbol-oriented as the IOC, every design decision on Olympic House would have to reflect its tenant’s mission. Brought to life by Copenhagen-based architecture firm 3XN, Olympic House is a sterling example of designing around an organization’s values instead of merely providing for its day-to-day needs. Core to the building’s form, layout, and construction are the IOC’s values of flexibility, sustainability, and movement. Taken together, it’s a triumph of symbolic design.

The undular, glass form of the building appears differently from each angle, evoking an athlete in movement. The building’s footprint fills up its constrained park site without dominating it and cozies up to its chateau predecessor without dwarfing it. It’s an impressive trick for such a contemporary structure, which could otherwise appear alien or garish in its context.

The five-story building seems committed to easing its transition with its natural surroundings through sloping green terraces that climb to the second story and lawns that encircle the site. Its form manages to be simultaneously grand and deferent. From above, the building appears pinched in the middle, softening what could be an otherwise-imposing structure and creating inviting angles and creating as much natural light as possible for its inhabitants.

Inside, the office space is almost entirely open-plan, delivering on the Olympic value of flexibility and creating opportunities for interaction and collaboration. The entire structure contains only 14 columns, allowing for endless reconfiguration with the aid of movable partitions throughout the space and future-proofing the space by allowing for continual adaptation around working styles.

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Angela O’Byrne, FAIA, is President of Perez, APC, a 70+ year-old architecture, planning, interior design, and construction firm. She is also a Contributing Editor of

At the heart of the building is perhaps the most literal rendering of the IOC’s values: the Unity Staircase. A sly reinterpretation of the Olympics’ iconic rings, the Unity Staircase reimagines those colorful circles as a massive, elegant centerpiece. Five oak-clad, circular staircases link the floors in an offset and angled pattern, spreading daylight from a central skylight and encouraging workers to cross paths in their dayto-day duties.

As one might expect from the IOC, Olympic House is an impressively sustainable building. It’s estimated to be Switzerland’s most sustainable modern building, and with its LEED v4 Platinum certification, it’s also one of the world’s most rigorously-certified structures. On the roof stands an array of solar panels that recall the shape of a dove, delivering ten percent of the building’s required energy. Pipes carry water from the neighboring lake to heat and cool the building. And controls throughout the building allow workers to customize the temperature and lighting for their immediate surroundings.

The Olympic House is a potent reminder that buildings are not simply containers for organizations. At their best, they act as symbols, carrying out mission statements with their choices and subsequently encouraging their inhabitants to live out certain values as they go about their work. As the world looks to the Olympic Games for

examples of the best humanity can achieve, it’s only fitting that its building should do the same for design.

The IOC’s previous headquarters—a grand mansion in use since 1968—signaled a certain historic prestige but also a kind of austerity and exclusivity. Olympic House boldly declares a posture of openness, progressive intent, and adaptability.

(See more about the Olympic Rings on page 11.) n

YOU NEED (OR MIGHT WANT) TO KNOW INSURAN E

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

PROPERTY OWNERS/MANAGERS MAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR ACTS ON THEIR PROPERTIES

By Chris Dunlap and Isaac Monson, Hub International chris.dunlap@hubinternational.com issac.monson@hubinternational.com

as actIve shooter and other workplace violent events continue to occur, more victims and their families are looking to the facility owner/operator where the shooting took place to assume responsibility. They claim the owner/operator could have been more proactive in prevention, and therefore is liable for the violence that took place on their property.

In a number of cases, the property owner/ operator has even been taken to court for damages. For example, the landlord and or business owners in the 2012 Aurora movie theater and 2017 Mandalay Bay Hotel shootings were both sued in the aftermath.

While there’s no doubt that property owners/operators have a “duty to protect” occupants, the question of negligence revolves around the owner/operator’s “foreseeability” of the violent event. Foreseeability is tied to a building’s risk factors and prevention. Does the strip mall have a higher-risk industry tenant(s)? Did the church receive previous threats of violence? If so, was security increased and were authorities alerted? Does the property owner/operator have a violence prevention plan in place?

At a minimum, property owners/operators will incur the legal defense costs, and

possibly a host of other expenses, including victims’ medical bills, funeral expenses, building refurbishments, loss of business and victim settlements. These costs may not be covered by a typical general liability or property policy and, when significant damage is done, or the case is high-profile, the total loss be extremely high. Estimates say the Mandalay Bay incident cost $600 million.

REDUCE YOUR FORESEEABLE RISKS BY COVERING THE BASICS

True story: An employee that was terminated from his job returned the following day with a gun and opened fire on the staff. During the investigation, it came to light that no one told the office’s HR department or security team of the employee’s termination. Therefore, he entered the building legitimately with his employee key card and had full access to the office.

Physical security alone is not enough. Pairing physical security efforts with a violence prevention program has proven to be significantly more effective.

Aim to reduce your foreseeable risk with the following best practices:

1. Complete a risk assessment at each property in your portfolio. Violent events are most often caused by someone who knows the establishment or is seeking it out, like a disgruntled employee or customer. Facilities that house certain services or industries will face greater risks, such as healthcare services, social services, pharmacies, convenience stores, or establishments that serve alcohol. Regardless

of how many properties are in your real estate portfolio, examine each for its own individual hazards and risks.

2. Identify stakeholders and assemble a workplace violence prevention committee. Ensure this group has received basic workplace violence awareness training so they are working from a shared understanding of the topic and known best practices. They will champion program development and sustained deployment.

3. Build a violence prevention program focused on the types of businesses that occupy your facility Consider the types of businesses that occupy your facility and the violence that exists in your area. Both are a direct indication of the breadth of the program you will need to employ. Review and follow existing published violence prevention plan standards and guidelines which include elements like physical security, dedicated HR policies, an incident reporting process and a process to assess known threats as they arise.

4. Assess your current property and GL policies together with your insurance broker. Find out what your policies cover in the case of a violent event, and with what limits. When necessary, consider additional protection including the following policy endorsements: Active Assailant, Bereavement Counseling Benefit, Crisis Management, Crisis Response, Employee Assistance Programs and Workplace Violence Coverage. Should you acquire one of these endorsements, pay attention to its sub-limits. Make sure they are adequate enough to deal with a violent event. This article was originally published at HubInternational.com and is reprinted here with permission. n

Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?

With the passage of House Bill 1545, Texas will finally join the other 49 states of the U.S. in allowing off-premise beer sales from manufacturing craft breweries. Versions of the bill were brought before legislators for seven consecutive sessions before finally passing in June 2019. This long-awaited victory opens new avenues for Texas brewery success, deep in the heart of craft beer.

NAUTILUS HOUSE

many PeoPle have Probably wondered what life would be like living in a sea shell under the sea. That was the inspiration behind the beautifully crafted 'Nautilus House' near Mexico City – designed and built by Arquitectura Organica's Javier Senosiain who calls it 'Bio-Architecture' and says that it makes the home's dwellers feel “like a mollusk moving from one chamber to another, like a symbiotic dweller of a huge fossil maternal cloister.”

Inspired by the works of architects such as Antoni Gaudi - whose fantastical buildings dominate Barcelona - and American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (who coined the term ‘organic architecture’ in 1867), natural plantings and spiral staircases are located throughout the dwelling. Its smooth front facade meets a giant wall of colored mosaics, lighting up the living space in a stunning rainbow effect. n

AFFILI TE NEWS

2019 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE

texo safety Is exPandIng its annual Construction Safety Professionals Day into a two-day conference. The workshops aim to serve every level of safety professional, ranging from competent person courses in English and Spanish to a CHST study group and an adaptive communication session. Workshop attendees have the opportunity to receive up to 1.5 hours of continuing education credits to maintain various professional designations from other industry organizations. CEUs are offered in partnership with the American Society of Safety Professionals - Fort Worth Chapter.

Workshops will be held on Thursday, Oct. 31, followed by the full conference agenda on Friday, Nov. 1, including keynote speakers, breakout sessions, OSHA State of the Union, safety leadership podcast recording, and presentation of safety awards. The 2019 Construction Safety Professionals Conference is a chance to jumpstart your career with the tools, strategies, training and connections you need to advance your career and that of your organizations. Go to the TEXO website for more information and to register. n

DIVERSI NS POLITICAL CORNER

AUSTIN: Steady vacancy and increasing rents propel market forward

Occupancy: 95.9%

Net Absorption: 46,994 sq. ft

DALLAS/ FORT WORTH: Occupancy climbs to record high in the Metroplex

Occupancy: 94.7%

Net Absorption: 893,934 sq. ft.

HOUSTON: Construction and absorption show signs of strength as completions taper

Occupancy: 94.2%

Net Absorption: 547,121 sq. ft.

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REAL ESTATE F THE FU URE

some of these actually already exist, but you only have to look at them to see how futuristic they really are. Others are in the planning or construction phases. And still others may forever remain the incredible concepts of visionary designers.

éé The Khan Shatyr is a 500 ft tall transparent tent in the center of Astana – the new capital city of Kazakhstan. It serves as both a cultural center and a place for social interaction amongst the city residents. The climate in Astana is rather harsh with winter temperatures dropping to -31F). This structure is made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a heat-absorbing material that produces summer temperatures all-year-round.

é The Nuragic and Contemporary Art Museum in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy ran a competition for the design of their new building. Zaha Hadid architects won the bid with this incredible design which covers 12,000 square meters! Currently under construction, it will be home to exhibits celebrating the city's rich cultural pastNuragic civilization which stretched from the Bronze Age up until the 2nd century CE and its present art scene.

é The Hangzhou Waves is a design for a five-star hotel and office block in Hangzhou China. The design actually comprises two buildings which complement each other. The proposal by international architectural firm JDS consists of two structures - a hotel and an office building - for the financial district. This award-winning design takes two sloping volumes, fairly similar in nature but vastly different in program, and investigates the relationship between the two forms, both guided by similar attitudes regarding sunlight, green roofs, and an active ground plane.

é This amazing hotel is in a flooded pit at the base of a mountain in Songjiang, Shanghai, China. (See page 10 for more pictures and information.)

ç The Crescent Moon Tower in Dubai is a design concept for a structure in Za’abeel Park which is to represent the modern face of Dubai. It will have a library, conference facilities, restaurants and an open-air observation deck. The Crescent Moon Tower is to represent a moon shape covering 33 floors. The project is awaiting approval; it has two main important objectives: 1) to underline Dubai’s association with the Islamic world; and 2) to demonstrate the level of technological and economic development reached by Dubai, the most populated of the seven United Arab Emirates.

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é The Nexus Media Center is concept design (by Michael Arellanes architectural studio) for the United Arab Emirates –continually at the forefront of advanced futuristic architecture. It will be essentially a data storage building, but it will also contain a media center, exhibition spaces, offices, apartments and gardens. The ultra-abstract architecture is based on genomic education and aims to develop intellectual principles in spatial solutions, design and architecture.

ê Beijing Capital International Airport is home to the stunning terminal three. It was completed in 2009 – too late for its main purpose - to serve the country’s needs for the Olympics. It the largest airport terminal in the world, servicing 45 airlines and covering over 10,000,000 square feet!

ç Gardens by the Bay is a nature park spanning 250 acres of reclaimed land in central Singapore. It is part of the nation's plans to transform its "Garden City" to a "City in a Garden", with the aim of raising the quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city. The largest of the gardens is Bay South Garden which has in it the Flower Dome, the largest glass greenhouse in the world.

ê In an attempt to prepare for a future involving the doomsday scenario of extreme climate change, Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut designed a floating ecopolis (known as Lilypad) which is to be a home for climate change “refugees”. It contains three mountains and it floats. It is able to house up to 50,000 people.

ê The same architect as the picture above (Vincent Callebaut) designed Dragonfly - this concept for a vertical farm for New York. The 132-story structure will contain two central cores which allow for office spaces and other social uses, but the essential part of the building is the linking floors which would be used to house farms. n

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YOU NEED (OR MIGHT WANT) TO KNOW EGAL VIEW

ANTHONY J. BARBIERI ajb@kesslercollins.com

LANDLORD’S LIENS

when a landlord sIgns a commercial lease, it expects the tenant to keep its promise: pay the rent - on time and in full. As we know, it’s never that easy. When tenants break this promise, landlords and property managers have to scramble to recover their losses. Often, the security deposit is not enough to cover the amount owed, and if the tenant is destitute, then lawsuits are fruitless. Another option is to go after the tenant’s personal property in the premises. If it has any value, a landlord may use it for a replacement tenant or sell it. However, the landlord must first determine if it has a valid first lien on any of the tenant’s personal property in the premises. There are two kinds of liens available to a commercial landlord: a contractual lien and a statutory lien per the Texas Property Code. This article will discuss how to perfect a contractual lien,

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the differences between the two liens and typical issues related to landlord’s liens.

THE CONTRACTUAL LIEN. A typical commercial lease provides for a security agreement where the tenant grants the landlord a contractual lien on its personal property in the premises. Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code governs these contractual liens. While the lease acts as the security agreement creating a landlord’s lien, the lien must be “perfected” by filing a financing statement, which is commonly called a “UCC-1”. Perfecting the lien puts the world on notice that the landlord claims a lien on the tenant’s property described in the UCC-1. The security agreement (i.e., the landlord lien section of the lease) describes the specific property subject to the lien. This description of the property in the lease should be the exact description on the UCC-1. Once the lease containing the security agreement is signed, and the UCC-1 is filed, the contractual lien is perfected. You typically file the UCC-1 with the Secretary of State’s office of the state where the tenant

entity was formed, and, for good measure, the state in which the premises is located. However, if the lien applies to tenant’s fixtures or any real property, the UCC-1 should also be filed in the county clerk’s office where the premises is located.

THE STATUTORY LIEN. Under the Texas Property Code, a commercial landlord has a preference lien on all the tenant’s property in the premises to secure the certain past and future rent due. The lien arises as a matter of law and there the landlord does not have to file a UCC-1 or put any special language in the lease. The Texas statutory lien gives the landlord a preference lien for rents accruing during each lease year. This has been interpreted to grant priority to a landlord’s lien over a competing UCC lien where the UCC lien was perfected after the beginning of the lease date or anniversary date, but it only has this priority for the first year of the lease. For example, if the lease term commences on January 1, 2019, and a third-party creditor files a UCC-1 on February 1, 2019 covering property in the premises, and if tenant defaults prior to January 1, 2020, the statutory landlord’s lien prevails. However, if the default occurs during the second year of the lease, then the statutory landlord lien is inferior (secondin-line) to the other creditor’s UCC lien. A statutory lien is valid for 30 days after a tenant vacates the premises and to preserve it, a lawsuit must be filed within such 30-day period.

The statutory lien is limited to the rent due during the current twelve-month period succeeding the date of the lease, or an anniversary of that date. In addition, the lien is enforceable for rents that are up to six months past due. If rent for a commercial property becomes more than six months past due, the lien is unenforceable unless the landlord files a verified lien statement with the county clerk where the property is located stating: (i) the amount due; (ii) the months for which rent is claimed; (iii) the tenant’s name and address; (iv) a description of the premises; and (v) the commencement and termination dates of the lease. Unlike a contractual lien, a statutory lien must be foreclosed by filing a lawsuit seeking collection of the defaulted rent and foreclosure of the statutory lien.

“A promise must never be broken”

Anthony J. Barbieri is a shareholder of Kessler Collins, PC in Dallas, Texas. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a member of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is also a Contributing Editor of .

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LIEN WAIVERS / SUBORDINATIONS.

Oftentimes, your tenant’s lenders will request that the landlord subordinate or waive its landlord’s lien. Before you agree to this, you need to analyze the impact. For example, if you were relying on the value of the tenant’s personal property in order to mitigate damages upon a tenant default, then you may need to ask the tenant for additional security deposit or a letter of credit. Further, many lenders will want to camp out in the premises for a protected period of time while they utilize the collateral, or otherwise try to sell it. A landlord must also be mindful of the tenant’s lender damaging the premises by tearing out the collateral.

PRIORITY OF CONTRACTUAL LIENS.

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A tenant may have other secured creditors. If that is the case, the date the landlord’s lien is perfected establishes priority of its liens. The earlier filed UCC-1 takes priority over the subsequently filed UCC-1s. Financing statements are good for five years from the date the UCC-1 financing statement is filed. In order to retain its perfected priority, the landlord must file a continuation statement, called a UCC-3, in the same places the original UCC-1(s) was filed, within six months prior to the expiration of the five year period. Failure to file a continuation statement before the expiration of the five-year period will result in loss of the landlord’s perfected status and basically loss of the lien if the tenant has other secured creditor.

IF THERE IS A DEFAULT.

If there is a competing lienholder, then the priority of its lien versus the landlord’s lien will be determined generally in favor of the party who filed first. Thus, each priority question must be evaluated separately and on a case-by-case basis. Therefore, before any action can be taken against the tenant’s collateral, the landlord must:

• Take inventory of all personal property in the leased premises. You need to decide if the collateral’s value outweighs the effort and cost of trying to sell it;

• Conduct a UCC search at the Secretary of State’s office in Texas, the state where the tenant entity was formed, and at the county clerk’s office to determine any competing liens;

• If a competing lien is located, its priority must be determined;

• The competing lienholder must be contacted;

FORECLOSING A CONTRACTUAL LIEN.

The initial step is to determine what property is covered under the lien. Does the tenant own the property? Is it leased? Is it a capital lease versus an operating lease? These are difficult questions and counsel should be consulted on them. Once the issues of what property is subject to the lien and the conflicting priorities of lien claimants have been determined, a sale of the goods may be held, but only under the specific rules. The UCC allows the landlord to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any or all of the collateral by public or private sale, as long as every aspect of the sale or disposition, including the method, manner, time, place and terms are “commercially reasonable”. Further, there must be notice given to the tenant and any guarantor or other person whom the landlord will attempt to hold responsible under the lease. Depending on whether the sale is to be public or private, the notice must state the date, time and place of sale and whether or not the sale will be a public or private sale. It is imperative that proper notice be given since the failure to give proper notice may result in a complete discharge of liability under the lease.

KEY ISSUES IN COMPLETING

THE UCC-1 Completing the UCC-1 accurately is extremely important – the simple misspelling, or listing a tenant’s trade name rather than the correct legal name, may invalidate a filing if it is seriously misleading to the public. A landlord must be careful to identify the tenant properly on each UCC-1. For individuals, the correct, full legal name should be used. If the individual goes by another name, include the “also known” name (a/k/a). For married couples, include both parties’ legal names. Do not use “Mr. and Mrs.” If the tenant is an entity, use the correct legal name as it is filed with the secretary of state. Be sure to use the full legal name, identify the type of organization, and identify the state of organization. If the entity conducts business under a d/b/a, list that information as well, although, legally, it is not always necessary. Make sure to include the address of the leased premises in the description of collateral or a legal description.

• Determine if the tenant filed bankruptcy. If so, the bankruptcy rules may require all creditors (including the landlord) to cease all collection efforts. At that point, the landlord will have to pursue the claim in bankruptcy.

• If a third party has a higher priority on certain collateral than the landlord, that party may be entitled to remove their personal property. Be sure to monitor this carefully so that party only removes what they are legally entitled to remove, and have them sign an appropriate indemnification agreement.

• After notifying all secured creditors and after all third-party personal property has been claimed and indemnification agreements executed, notices should be sent to secured parties and any other party that may be interested in the personal property (for example, the IRS or the State of Texas if there are any tax liens on the tenant).

Therefore, it is appropriate that the Notice of Sale be drafted for each public or private sale under the landlord’s contractual landlord’s lien and due care must be given to the choice of sale as between public and private. Actually, the UCC favors a private sale under most circumstances, since a private sale will generally bring more money than a public sale or auction. In any event, the landlord must be careful to ensure that the sale is conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.

CONCLUSION. Proper use of any landlord’s lien starts before the lease is signed. Many landlords wait until after the tenant defaults before they examine their lien rights. At that point, it may be too late if you don’t have the proper lease language or if you have not properly perfected your lien. It is also important to monitor your tenants to spot any warning signs. If you suspect a tenant may be in financial trouble, then start examining your lien rights immediately. n

FERJO THE MASTER OF PERSPECTIVE AND DIMENSIONS

fernando de Jesus olIveIra, now known affectionately to all as Ferjo, was born in 1946 in Salvador, Brazil. His father was a barber shop owner, and his mother tended to their family of five sons and two daughters.

His parents had their hands full supporting and caring for their seven children, and Ferjo had to learn at an early age how entertain himself. While his brothers spent many hours kicking soccer balls in the streets, Ferjo found that his interests lied elsewhere. Soon he was drawing with crayons and paper. By the age of 8, amazingly, Ferjo knew that his destiny was to be an artist.

His home town of Salvador, the capital of the northern province of Bahia (the “Bay”), was founded in 1546 by the Portuguese. Its population reflects a rich mix of heritage generated by the forces of history, and includes Native American, African, and Europe genealogy. In a city blessed with a diverse tapestry of architecture, art, cuisine and music, Ferjo’s young artistic impulses found fertile ground upon which to grow.

Coming from a working-class family, Ferjo did not enjoy the privileges of upper-class children. Art school and instruction were the beyond the modest means of his parents. Thus, he had to draw from the gift within himself to develop as an artist. This self-reliance was to see him through much of his early life. His art became both his devotion and his refuge.

Reaching his early twenties, Ferjo, like many artists who start out as self-taught, felt the need for academic training. He was eager to perfect the technical skills he believed were necessary for him

to express himself at the highest level. He enrolled in the Federal Art School of Salvatore. He spent the next few years alternately studying and painting to support himself.

He continued in this way through the remainder of his twenties, building a local following by painting portraits and other works. Then, in 1992, a fortuitous meeting changed his life. He caught the eye of Jose Vaz Espinheira, who at the time was the President of “Partners of America”, a privately-run cultural exchange between Bahia and Philadelphia. Struck by the immense talent of this young artist, Senor Espinheira became his patron, and through this connection Ferjo received a scholarship to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia.

Ferjo was now able to devote himself entirely to art. Graduating after four years of study, he had received numerous prestigious awards. He so impressed his professors and department chairman

that he was awarded a special fellowship to study in Europe. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he was sent to many of Europe’s great cities to tour the museums and study the great masters. He spent many hours in museums such as the Louvre and the Prado, absorbing the techniques and concepts of artists from Rembrandt and Vermeer through Dali and Picasso.

Ferjo returned to Philadelphia newly inspired. In one of his first works referencing the masters, he created a portrait of his school’s faculty after DaVinci’s “The Last Supper”. This work was greeted with great acclaim, andwas the subject of numerous magazine and newspaper articles.It was purchased by the Brazilian government as part of the state’s museum collection.

He spent a year teaching, but his passion to paint could no longer be contained. He resigned from his teaching job -it was time to be a full-time professional fine artist. Now all the practice, training and study of the masters came together. Soon the

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unique style that is instantly recognizable today as Ferjo emerged. A mix of Magic Realism and Surrealism, with Cubist influences and historical references to the great masters, his work fascinates, intrigues and charms. He creates not just paintings, but mythical worlds to discover.

Soon his paintings were displayed in galleries all over the United States and Canada. A string of sold-out one-man shows followed, and Ferjo never looked back. His paintings and prints hang in the homes of innumerable collectors. Two books have been published cataloguing his work, and his reputation has spread far and wide.

Despite his phenomenal success, Ferjo remains hard-working, humble and appreciative. Upon meeting him, one is immediately taken with his warmth, kindness and charm. A true artist, he lives to paint. Each day he gets up at 6:00 A.M. and is ready to greet life. However, it’s first things first. “I can’t live without my Big Breakfast” he will tell you with a smile. After finishing up his eggs, sausage, avocado, tomato (and whatever else may be in the fridge), Ferjo is ready to start painting.

To own a Ferjo painting is to share in his gift of magic, wonder, joy and discovery. It is a gift that he happily shares with all. n

Great art is among the most sublime, meaningful, and redeeming creations of all civilization. Few endeavors can equal the power of great artwork to capture aesthetic beauty, to move and inspire, to change perceptions, and to communicate the nature of human experience. Great art is also complex, mysterious, and challenging. Filled with symbolism, cultural and historical references, and often visionary imagery, great artworks oblige us to reckon with their many meanings.

Architects and designers (many of our readers) have a lot of influence on the way we perceive the world. A structure often plays a significant part in how we experience a place. (Think of a restaurant, a museum, an arena, a stadium... even an office building - virtually anywhere!) The interior design impacts our sensory perception, our comfort, and our physical connection and there is also artistry in the exterior design. (That’s why we call it artchitecture.)

For more information or to acquire Ferjo’s originals or limited editions, please contact CJR Fine Arts

561-333-9472

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2019 BEST TALL BUILDING WORLDWIDE AND CATEGORY WINNERS

the councIl on tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the Best Tall Building Worldwide and Category Winners of the 17th Annual CTBUH Awards Program at the 2019 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference Grand Hyatt in Shenzhen, China in April. Salesforce Tower in San Francisco was named the “Best Tall Building Worldwide,” in addition to recognizing the winners of 20 individual award categories. See the full announcement here.

The CTBUH Tall Building Awards are an independent review of new projects, judged by a prestigious panel of experts. The Awards aspire to provide a more comprehensive and sophisticated view of these important structures, while advocating for improvements in every aspect of performance, including those that have the greatest positive impact on the individuals who use these buildings and the cities they inhabit.

(1 meter = 3.28 ft)

CTBUH AWARDS

Best Building Awards UNDER 100 METERS

Forma Itaim, São Paulo /01

A response to growing residential demand of a prosperous upper middle class in São Paulo, Forma Itaim stands out with its variety of façade treatments, featuring a vibrant color-coated terracotta cladding and a perforated aluminum double-skin.

100-199 METERS

Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul /02

By elevating the external layer of the façade, the entrance level opens up to the city and draws the public into a generous atrium. A rich mixture of public amenities – from art museum to auditorium, library and restaurants –connect this headquarters tower to its urban context.

200-299 METERS

Shenzhen Energy Headquarters, Shenzhen /03

Enclosed in a finely attuned skin for its subtropical climate, the façade oscillates between transparency and opacity, reducing solar gain for occupant comfort and efficiency. The north and south towers are linked by an eight-story podium housing the main lobbies, commercial areas, conference centers and a cafeteria.

300-399 METERS

Salesforce Tower, San Francisco /04

Standing as the tallest building in San Francisco, this tower pushes new limits in both its performance as a leading-edge office tower and its robust seismic design, while establishing significant connections to the surrounding urban habitat.

400 METERS AND ABOVE

Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen /05

Located in Shenzhen’s new central business district, the Ping An Finance Center is the city’s tallest building. With more than 100 floors of office space and a large podium with retail and conference space, the project also connects to neighboring commercial and residential properties and public transportation.

OFFICE BUILDING

European Patent Office, Rijswijk /06

This project represents the European Patent Office’s largest single investment in its 40-year history in the Netherlands. Built under BREEAM standards and BNB standards, an array of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof sky garden provide a source of renewable energy while a double-skin façade houses hanging gardens.

RESIDENTIAL OR HOTEL BUILDING

277 Fifth Avenue, New York City /07

Transparency, glass, and expansive views are the defining characteristics of the building. To generate a uniform floor plate and units of the desired size, the building is cantilevered over an existing five-story brownstone.

MIXED-USE BUILDING

Kampung Admiralty, Singapore /08

A vertical village that contains senior apartments, a community plaza, medical center, and an urban farm, this prototype for land-use intensification is aimed specifically at an aging society.

Urban Habitat Awards

SINGLE-SITE SCALE

Kampung Admiralty, Singapore /09

This integrated public housing development blends transit adjacency, commercial services, and thoughtful urban design to provide a forward-looking success story in human-focused design amid a dense urban environment.

DISTRICT/MASTER PLAN SCALE

Central Park, Sydney /10

Injecting new life into a former brewery site, this self-contained urban village incorporates 11 buildings, more than two thousand residential apartments, over a thousand student dwellings and two daycare centers, all gathered around an expansive urban park.

INNOVATION AWARD Viscoelastic Coupling

Damper /11

By fitting into wall planes, the distribution of these dampers eliminates the need for a mass damper occupying valuable floor space near the top of a building, effectively protecting tall buildings against both wind storms and strong earthquakes.

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RENOVATION AWARD

CHAO Hotel, Beijing /12

The renovation of the Beijing City Hotel preserved the original building structure while introducing a modern glass-reinforced concrete envelope, expressed as a dynamic zig-zag. Façade elements alternate between light-grey GRC and glass panels, resembling a Chinese folding fan, establishing a strong visual identity.

INTERIOR SPACE AWARD

Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul /13

Its central atrium is a clean and spare essay in concrete, conveying a sense of refinement fitting for South Korea’s largest beauty company. Dramatic punched openings create skygardens throughout, and other amenities including a library and a public art museum further draw in foot traffic.

CONSTRUCTION AWARD

Atira La Trobe Street, Melbourne /14

Prefabricated, interchangeable components make for fast and efficient construction and “lock” into place once assembled, offering exceptional structural stability and ease of fit-out at one of the world’s tallest prefabricated student accommodation buildings.

Engineering Awards

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

181 Fremont, San Francisco /15

Due to an innovative seismic design process, including a lateral force-resisting system, this tower can achieve immediate re-occupancy and functionality once utilities are restored following a 475-year seismic event, far exceeding code standards.

MEP ENGINEERING

Britam Tower, Nairobi /16

A strategic balance of rainwater harvesting, ventilation strategies and passive heat mitigation strategies saved 39 percent on energy and 50 percent on water use compared to a typical building. The “veil” façade solution – con-

sisting of 50-millimeter-square ceramic rods in front of a full-height glass curtain wall with “selective” glass, let in significantly more light than heat.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

181 Fremont, San Francisco /17

Meeting the challenge of a highly seismic and complex geologic environment head-on, 42 shafts were drilled more than 75 meters into bedrock, helped to reduce the amount of structural steel needed for this tower to resist earthquakes by 25 percent.

FAÇADE ENGINEERING

Azrieli Sarona Tower, Tel Aviv /18

The juxtaposition of the two layers of a double-skin façade creates a dramatic façade design, while its precise engineering strategy, intended to cut blazing heat, saves 27.5 percent more energy than the baseline requirement.

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Morpheus, Macau /19

With a twisting geometric façade punctuated by three holes, this hotel delivered a fire engineering challenge. To ensure effective fire suppression, four layers of sprinkler lines were installed on different levels of the spectacular atrium.

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The Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore /20

The 12 sky gardens at this seven-tower complex function as an extension of the living environment for residents, forming almost one hectare of new land – in the sky. Further, the orientation of the towers creates urban windows that frame the city skyline, eliminates overlooking between units and optimizing views. n

ABOUT THE CTBUH

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the inception, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities. Founded in 1969 and headquartered at Chicago’s historic Monroe Building, the CTBUH is a notfor-profit organization with an Asia Headquarters office at Tongji University, Shanghai, a Research Office at

Iuav University, Venice, Italy; and an Academic Office at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. CTBUH facilitates the exchange of the latest knowledge available on tall buildings around the world through publications, research, events, working groups, web resources, and its extensive network of international representatives. The Council’s research department is spearheading the investigation of the next generation of tall

buildings by aiding original research on sustainability and key development issues. The Council’s free database on tall buildings, The Skyscraper Center, is updated daily with detailed information, images, data, and news.

The CTBUH also developed the international standards for measuring tall building height and is recognized as the arbiter for bestowing such designations as “The World’s Tallest Building.” Learn more about the CTBUH: www.ctbuh.com

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ROSE-MARY RUMBLEY rosetalksdallas@aol.com

Rose-Mary Rumbley has written three books about her native city – Dallas. She has also written “WHAT! NO CHILI!” and a book about the 300th anniversary of the invention of the piano. She has appeared on the stage at the

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Dallas Summer Musicals and at Casa Mañana and was head of the drama department at Dallas Baptist University for 12 years. Today she is on the speaking circuit and teaches drama classes at Providence Christian School. Her loving views of Texas history appear in every issue of

according to the biography, FORTY-ONE, by George W. Bush, Perot split the votes and cost George Herbert Walker Bush a second term. The elder Bush never spoke to Ross Perot again.

let’s vIsIt texarkana, texas, the gateway to the Southwest, situated at the junction of Interstate 30 and four state highways. Three states are honored in the name, but no one is really sure how or why the town got that name.

It was rumored that the name was taken from a Steamboat, named the Texarkana, which sailed down the Red River. Some say that a man named Swindle who owned a general store created a drink called Texarkana Bitters, and the name came from the drink. Still another story tells of Col. Gus Kobel, who was surveying for the railroad and simply put up a sign -Texarkana - and the name stuck. Who knows?

We do know that Texarkana was the home town of one of the richest men in the USA, H. Ross Perot, who died July 9, 2019, at the age of 89! Perot thought so much of his home town, he had the whole downtown area restored to look just like it did when he was growing up there. As a young boy, he was always busy working at odd jobs. He enjoyed making money. When he graduated from Texarkana High School in 1947, he attended Texarkana Junior College, and after that he went to the US Naval Academy where he was elected president of his class.

Ross started out as a salesman for IBM but then founded his own companies, Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. In a very short time he was a billionaire! He loved Dallas, his adopted town, and graciously gave to the city the symphony hall and the Museum of Science and Nature.

Mr. Perot also got involved in public education. This is when I met him. I was writing the history of public education in Dallas from 1894 to 1984, one hundred years! He happened to see the million-dollar stadium in Odessa, Texas and gasped! “They can’t read but they can play football! It’s the teacher’s fault!” He demanded that every teacher take a test.

I don’t know if I changed his mind about the teachers, but “No pass, no play” became a law! This caused a lot of turmoil in various high schools. We know that he was a powerful force in Texas--business, politics, education, and he was very generous with his money. To quote an editorial writer of the Dallas Morning News, “Perot left a mark, and in the broad sweep of history, we are better for it.”

There is another very well-known man from Texarkana who left a big imprint on the musical world - Scott Joplin. It seemed that everyone in the Joplin family was musical. His mother and father were working so hard - he for the railroad and she as a house maid - that they didn’t have time to spend pursuing musical careers. And even though son Scott really showed a true musical talent, he needed to work like the rest of the family. However, a Jewish music professor, Julius Weiss, managed to give the boy piano lessons.

é Scott Joplin

Scott played for church and school affairs, but his real break came when he went to Chicago and played in shows at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. He had a special style. The white audiences loved it. Because he was black, the white folks called his music “raggedy.” In no time, Scott Joplin was known as the creator of Ragtime Music!

In order to play Ragtime, one has to be an accomplished pianist. The music is written out, so you have to be able to read music. Jazz, on the other hand, is all improvisation. Not Ragtime. The music is difficult to play! Scott’s first big hit was The Maple Leaf Rag. It was named Maple Leaf after the bar where Joplin was playing.

His big moment came years after his death. If you saw the movie, The Sting, you heard a Joplin Rag played throughout the movie. Robert Redford and Paul Newman didn’t move on the screen unless accompanied by the rag in The Entertainer. Piano teachers all over America in 1973 were forced by demand to teach The Entertainer to their students, and we all loved it.

He was brilliant and interested in everything, so naturally he got involved in politics. He created a third party, the Reform Party, and in 1992, ran for president against Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. And

Big business, political actions, and rag time music - all have come out of Texarkana! n

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CRAZY HORSE

crazy horse (“His-Horse-Is-Crazy” c. 1840 –1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on Native American territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His participation in several famous battles of the Black Hills War on the northern Great Plains, among them the Fetterman Fight in 1866 in which he acted as a decoy and the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 in which he led a war party to victory, earned him great respect from both his enemies and his own people. In September 1877, four months after surrendering to U.S. troops under General George Crook, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a bayonet-wielding military guard while allegedly resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska.

SEQUOYAH

sequoyah (c.1770–1843), was an American and Cherokee polymath. (a person whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.) In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. After seeing its worth, the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825. Their literacy rate quickly surpassed that of surrounding European-American settlers. The result of all the diffusion of Sequoyah’s work is that it has led to 21 scripts devised, used for over 65 languages.

COCHISE

Cochise (“having the quality of strength of an oak″ c. 1805 – 1874) was the principal chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising against the U.S. government which began in 1861, and persisted until a peace treaty in 1872. Cochise County, Arizona is named after him. Following various skirmishes, Cochise and his men were gradually driven into Arizona’s Dragoon Mountains but used the mountains for cover and as a base from which to continue attacks against white settlements. Cochise evaded capture and continued his raids against white settlements and travelers until 1872. In 1871, General Oliver O. Howard was ordered to find Cochise, and in 1872 came to Arizona to negotiate a peace treaty him. Based on statements by Sumner, modern historians believe that Cochise’s Spanish interpreter was Geronimo.

TECUMSEH

tecumseh (1768 – 1813) was a Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century. Born in the Ohio Country (present-day Ohio), and growing up during the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War, Tecumseh was exposed to warfare and envisioned the establishment of an independent Native American nation east of the Mississippi River under British protection. He was known as a strong and eloquent orator who promoted tribal unity. In 1808, with his brother Tenskwatawa (“The Prophet”), Tecumseh founded the Native American village the European Americans called Prophetstown, north of present-day Lafayette, Indiana, which grew into a large, multi-tribal community and a central point in Tecumseh’s political and military alliance. In 1811, as he traveled south to recruit more allies, his brother Tenskwatawa defended Prophetstown against William Henry Harrison’s army at the Battle of Tippecanoe, but the Native Americans retreated from the field and the European Americans unearthed graves and burned Prophetstown.

POWHATAN

Powhatan (c. 1547 – c. 1618), whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh, was the paramount chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607. Powhatan, alternately called “King” or “Chief” Powahatan by the English, led the main political and military power facing the early colonists, was probably the older brother of Opchanacanough, who led attacks against the English in 1622 and 1644. He was the father of Pocahontas, who eventually converted to Christianity and married the English colonist John Rolfe. Little is known of Powhatan’s life before the arrival of English colonists in 1607. He apparently inherited the leadership of about 4-6 tribes, with its base at the Fall Line near present-day Richmond. Through diplomacy and/or force, he had assembled a total of about 30 tribes into the Powhatan Confederacy by the early 17th century. The confederacy was estimated to include 10,000-15,000 people.

RED CLOUD

red cloud (1822 – 1909) was one of the most important leaders of the Oglala Lakota from 1868 to 1909. He was one of the most capable American Indian opponents that the United States Army faced in its mission to occupy the western territories, leading a successful campaign in 1866–68 known as Red Cloud’s War (1866–68) over control of the Powder River Country in northeastern Wyoming and southern Montana. The largest action of the war was the Fetterman Fight, with 81 Army soldiers killed, and was the worst military defeat suffered by the army on the Great Plains until the Battle of the Little Bighorn ten years later. After signing the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868), Red Cloud led his people in the important transition to reservation life. n

On this page in the July | August edition, we featured four great American Indian chiefs – Hiawatha, Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull and Geronimo. In this issue, we present Part II of that presentation informing about six more great leaders.

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GREENLAND –IN THE NEWS

greenland has been In the news lately, which is not a very common occurrence, because President Donald Trump has taken an interest in it. Some say it’s because of its natural resources (such as coal, zinc, copper and iron ore); others say he’s thinking of its national security value and/or his legacy. It is the world’s largest island (after Australia, which is defined as a continent in its own right) and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with limited self-government and its own parliament. While Greenland might be rich in minerals, it currently relies on Denmark for two thirds of its budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing.

Greenland was discovered by (Norwegian) Erik the Red in 982. He called his discovery “Greenland” to make it more attractive. In 986 he returned with settlers but by 1600, only Inuit inhabitants remained. In 1721, a Danish settlement was established near present-day capital, Nuuk, and since 1953, Greenland has been an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Greenland enjoys perpetual daylight for two months each year but over 80% of the island is covered by an ice cap 2.5 miles thick in places. Global warming is feared to be causing the ice cover to melt increasingly fast but has also increased access to Greenland’s mineral resources. The U.S. has long seen Greenland as strategically important and established a radar base at Thule at the start of the Cold War. Greenlanders have long struggled with social problems - not least among them the impact of alcoholism and HIV/AIDS.

Greenland has said it is “not for sale” after President Donald Trump stated that he would like the U.S. to buy the world’s biggest island. The president is said to have discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland during dinners and meetings with advisers, and he is scheduled to travel to Denmark in September (after we go to press). Politicians in Denmark have ridiculed the idea of a possible U.S. acquisition. “If he is truly contemplating this, then this is final proof, that he has gone mad,” foreign affairs spokesman for the populist Danish People’s Party, Soren Espersen, told national broadcaster DR. “The thought of Denmark selling 50,000 citizens to the United States is completely ridiculous.”

Population: 56,200

Area: 840,000 square miles

Major languages:

Greenlandic, Danish

Major religion: Christianity

Life expectancy:

68 years (men)

73 years (women)

Currency: Danish krone

CAN COUNTRIES BUY TERRITORIES?

Historically, countries have acquired territory not only through military conquest but also financial deals. Under the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the US acquired about 827,000 square miles of land from France for $15m. In 1867, the US reached a deal with Russia to purchase Alaska for $7.2m. The US later purchased the Danish West Indies in 1917 and renamed them the US Virgin Islands. The idea of purchasing Greenland was first mooted during the 1860s under the presidency of Andrew Johnson. In 1867, a report by the US State Department suggested that Greenland’s strategic location, along with its abundance of resources, made it an ideal acquisition, but no official move was made until 1946, when Harry Truman offered Denmark $100m for the territory. n

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ç It’s true crIme sPIkes during the summer. Compared to the winter months (November,December, January), there were, on average, around 1,400 more larceny incidences per month per state and 100 more auto thefts.

é our herItage, our future highlights the significant events and changes that occurred within the Bureau of Land Management from 1976, when Congress passed the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, through 2012. It includes numerous articles written by current and former employees, who share their firsthand experiences in helping to shape public land management and accomplish the BLM’s mission. This book is available as both a high-resolution and a low-resolution pdf file for download to computers, Kindles, and other e-readers. The smaller, low-resolution file is best for slower internet connections. Other publications about the history of the agency include Opportunity and Challenge: The Story of the BLM (https://archive.org/ details/opportunitychall00muhn).

The Bureau of Land Management’s library collection includes a full range of land and natural resource management publications including wildlife, vegetation, soil, air, water, geology, minerals, archaeology, energy, landscape ecology, rangeland, and others. https://archive.org/details/blmlibrary

This glaring fact prompted the data analysis team at VivintSource.com to dig into the states with the most and fewest summer thefts. South Carolina came in as the state with the most summer thefts, and New York actually ranked as the state with the fewest summer thefts. The VivintSource.com team released its 2019 summer crime report to identify the states where summer thieves are the most active. They gathered state totals on thefts committed in the months of June, July, and August from the years 2012 to 2016 and calculated thefts per capita and thefts per 10,000 residents using the populations each jurisdiction reported from 2012 to 2016. Then they ranked 48 states (omitting two that lacked sufficient reporting) by thefts per 10,000 residents and reported the 10 states with the highest and lowest records. Go to: www.vivintsource.com/smart-home-academy/state-summer-breakins

è based on recent research of 229 facilities decision-makers, nearly all agree technology will be critical in the next five years, but many are challenged by roadblocks to securing approvals. ARC Facilities’ research report, “Facilities Technology Trends and Buying Best Practices”, shares insights and industry trends about the value facilities decision-makers place on technology, and their belief about how it will influence team performance and effectiveness, now and in to the future. n

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é ulI’s greenPrInt center for Building Performance has released a new report related to improving sustainability in the built environment. Embedding Sustainability in Real Estate Transactions is based on interviews with 30 real estate leaders and outlines 11 strategic opportunities to embed sustainability into real estate transactions, including conducting due diligence during acquisitions, upgrading building systems in the right order, and marketing the building to buyers who will pay a premium for sustainability.

Edifici Gas Natural, also known as Torre Mare Nostrum, is a 20-story (282 ft tall) office skyscraper located in Barcelona, Spain near the seafront. Designed by architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue in high-tech architectural style, and completed in 2005, it is extraordinary for its mirrored surfaces and protruding and cantilevered adjunct buildings, which could be giant glass cliffs bursting from the main tower’s flank. It’s the headquarters for the Naturgy energy company.

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Julie Lynch is the principal of LYNOUS, a talent management firm that provides recruiting, interim staffing and training to the real estate industry. She is also a contributing editor of

01/ Xenia Montero joined the staff of as its Graphic Designer.

02/ Craig Jones, SIOR joined Fischer as Senior Vice President of Account Management in Dallas.

03/ Linda Simpson, CRE joined Westmount Realty Capital as Senior Director of Acquisitions in Dallas. / Linda Simpson joined Westmount Realty Capital as the Senior Director of Acquisitions —Southwest.

04/ Robert Hill was promoted to Senior Vice President at CBRE in Dallas.

05/ Brian Gilchrist was promoted to First Vice President at CBRE in Dallas.

06/ Chandler Sims was promoted to Senior Associate at CBRE in Dallas.

07/ Chelsea Story joined CBRE in Dallas as a Senior Associate.

08/ Anna Rodriguez joined Netco Investments as a Real Estate Administrator.

09/ Amy Castellanos joined Rebees as Partner.

10/ Carlos Medina joined Weitzman in DFW as Research Manager.

11/ Lynn Van Amburgh joined Weitzman in DFW as a Vice President for project leasing.

12/ Mike Haddad was appointed General Manager of Canopy Dallas Uptown.

13/ Nathan Tyndall was appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Canopy Dallas Uptown.

14/ Dallas-based law firm Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. announced the expansion of its Zoning & Land Use practice with the addition of Lindsay Kramer, AICP. She joins former Dallas City Councilmember and Munsch Hardt Shareholder Angela Hunt.

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On Music: “I wonder if you know that the harp is the predecessor of the modern day guitar. Early minstrels were much larger people. In fact, they had hands the size of small dogs.”

On suntans: “It’s a little known fact that the tan became popular in what is now known as the Bronze Age.”

Cliff Clavin (played by actor John Ratzenberger) was the oft-pontificating postman and fixture at the bar in the 1980s situation comedy Cheers. Here’s some of his wisdumb:

On dating: “There’s no rule against postal workers dating women. It just works out that way.”

On women: “Ah, just like all women. If they’re not turnin’ down your proposal of marriage, they’re accusing you of suspicious behavior in the lingerie changing room.”

On Politics: “If you were to go back in history and take every president, you’ll find that the numerical value of each letter in their name was equally divisible into the year in which they were elected. By my calculations, our next president has to be named Yellnick McWawa.”

On pigs: “It’s a little-known fact that the smartest animal is a pig. Scientists say if pigs had thumbs and a language, they could be trained to do simple manual labor. They give you 20-30 years of loyal service and then at their retirement dinner you can eat them.”

On Freud: “A Freudian slip is when you say one thing when you’re really thinking about a mother.”

On Intelligence: The human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”

“Basically, my wife was immature. I’d be at home in the bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.” (Woody Allen)

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young kids. To view the full report visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/ best-cities-for-families/4435

é wIth the summer months among the popular times to move and about 80% of the U.S. population living in urban areas, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best Big Cities to Live in as well as accompanying videos. They evaluated the 62 largest U.S. cities in terms of 56 key metrics, ranging from quality of public-school system to job opportunities to median annual property taxes. Kudos to Austin – which came in at #2 behind Virginia Beach. To view the full report and your city’s rank, visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/ best-worst-large-cities-to-live-in/14358

ç owen d. thomas, chief executive officer of Boston Properties, the largest publically-traded developer and owner of Class A office properties in the U.S., has been elected as ULI’s new global chairman. A longtime ULI member, governing trustee and Foundation governor, Thomas will serve a two-year term that ends June 30, 2021.

ê texas congressman kevIn brady joined Frost Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas representatives on August 12th on a tour of the Adult and Teen Challenge of Texas in Magnolia, Texas. The Adult and Teen Challenge provides recovery housing and programs for adults who are battling substance abuse and addiction. High praise to FHLB Dallas and Frost Bank for awarding the organization $750,000 in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) funds to convert an office and warehouse building into housing for patients.

é In may, the socIal securIty Administration announced the most popular baby names in Texas for 2018. The top five names for boys and girls for 2018 in Texas were:

Boys: 1)Liam 2)Noah 3)Sebastian 4)Mateo 5)Elijah

Girls: 1)Emma 2)Isabella 3)Olivia 4)Mia 5)Sophia

Check out Social Security’s website www.socialsecurity.gov to see the top national baby names for 2018. n

é wallethub also released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family as well as accompanying videos. Congratulations to Plano, that came in ahead of all except three places – Overland Park, KS, Freemont, CA and Irvine, CA. They compared more than 180 cities across 47 key metrics in data set ranges from housing affordability to school-system quality to share of families with

(L-R) Cesiah Colston of Adult and Teen Challenge; Jason Colston of Adult and Teen Challenge; unnamed resident; unnamed resident; Trisha Bradley of Frost Bank; unnamed resident; Donna Normandin of Frost Bank; three unnamed residents; Congressman Kevin Brady, R-TX; Greg Hettrick of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas; Erika Jones of Frost Bank; and Eric Haar of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.

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Congratulations to internationally acclaimed architect Alejandro Aravena, whose rise to prominence stemmed from his ability to synthesize design challenges into solutions that channel people’s capacity to create vibrant communities. He has been named the 2019 recipient of the ULI’s J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. He and his firm, ELEMENTAL, are renowned for projects of public interest and social impact, including affordable housing, public space, infrastructure and transportation. Through this work, Aravena focuses on overcoming limited resources with synthesized designs that address major urban challenges affecting people’s quality of life.

The personal finance website WalletHub today released an in-depth report on 2019’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities as well as accompanying videos.

In order to determine where Americans’ animal companions can enjoy the best quality of life without breaking the bank, they compared the creature-friendliness of the 100 largest cities across 24 key metrics, ranging from minimum pet-care provider rate per visit to pet businesses per capita to walkability. Huzzah to Austin, which came in 4th in nation, behind only Scottsdale, AZ, Orlando, FL and Tampa, FL. To view the full report and your city’s rank, go to: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-pet-friendly-cities/5562

Minds are like parachutes. They work best when open.

the trust for PublIc land works to protect the places people care about and to create close-to-home parks— particularly in and near cities, where 80 percent of Americans live. Its goal is to ensure that every child has easy access to a safe place to play in nature. They also conserve working farms, ranches, and forests; lands of historical and cultural importance; rivers, streams, coasts, and watersheds; and other special places where people can experience nature close at hand.

Founded in 1972 with the goal of protecting land in and around cities and pioneering new

land conservation techniques, its work has expanded to include projects from the inner city to the wilderness. In cities, they’re turning vacant lots into community-designed parks and playgrounds. And we’re addressing the looming climate crisis with strategies to help reduce greenhouse gasses, promote climate adaptation, and create park-rich, climate-smart cities.

The Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore® index is the most comprehensive tool available for evaluating park access and quality in the 100 largest U.S. cities. Over the next

several issues of , with permission from and thanks to The Trust for Public Land, we will publish the results of that study for 13 Texas cities: Arlington, Austin (which appeared in our the last two issues), Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Garland, Houston, Irving, Laredo, Lubbock, Plano and San Antonio. If you can’t wait to see all of the results – or want to see where your or another city rates, go to: https://www.tpl. org/node/110916 n

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1/ Scout’s human companion is Tonto, a Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi) fictional character and the companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character. In Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, “tonto” translates as “a dumb person”, “moron”, or “fool”. In the Italian version the original name is retained, but in the Spanish dubbed version, the character is called “Toro” (Spanish for “bull”) or “Ponto”. The show’s creator grew up in Michigan, and knew members of the local Potawatomi tribe, who told him it meant “wild one” in their language. When he created the Lone Ranger, he gave the moniker to the Ranger’s sidekick, apparently unaware of the name’s negative connotations. Jay Silverheels portrayed the arguably best-remembered version in The Lone Ranger television series - the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true “hit”.

2/ Buttermilk was a buckskin quarter horse who appeared in numerous western films with his owner/rider, cowgirl star Dale Evans. Her husband, Roy Rogers, rode his palomino, Trigger. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular Western stars of the 50s as was known as the “King of the Cowboys.” He appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his Dale Evans, Trigger; and his German shepherd named Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often Pat Brady, Andy Devine, George “Gabby” Hayes, or Smiley Burnette. In his later years, Rogers lent his name to the franchise chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants. Dale Evans Rogers (born Lucille Wood Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of Roy Rogers and he was the fourth husband of hers.

3/ Joker was true to his rider, Andy Devine, despite his great size and weight, which often topped 350 pounds. He is remembered for his role as Jingles, Guy Madison’s sidekick in the Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951- 1958. A character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in western film, he is also remembered for his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature

films and appearing alongside John Wayne in films like Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and How the West Was Won Guy Madison, the title character in The adventures of Wild Bill Hickok rode Buckshot throughout the series.

4/ Gene Autry was known as the Singing Cowboy. In the Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Money-Making Western Stars poll, Autry was listed every year from the first poll in 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1954 (he was serving in the AAF 1943–45), holding first place 1937 to 1942, and second place (after Roy Rogers) 1947 to 1954, when the poll ceased. Later he became the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. Champion the Wonder Horse was the on-screen companion of singing cowboy Gene Autry in 79 films between 1935 and 1952, and 91 television episodes of The Gene Autry Show between 1950 and 1955. In addition, Champion starred in 26 episodes of his own television series The Adventures of Champion in 1955 and 1956.

5/ Hopalong (or Hop-along) Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. As portrayed on the screen, whitehaired Bill “Hopalong” Cassidy was usually clad strikingly in black (including his hat, an exception to the Western film stereotype that only villains wore black hats). In the first film, Hopalong Cassidy got his name after being shot in the leg. Hopalong’s “drink of choice” was the nonalcoholic sarsaparilla. He was reserved and well spoken, with a sense of fair play. He was often called upon to intercede when dishonest characters took advantage of honest citizens. “Hoppy” and his white horse, Topper, usually traveled through the West with two companions—one young and trouble-prone with a weakness for damsels in distress; the other older, comically awkward and outspoken. The 66 Hopalong Cassidy pictures (“Hoppies”, as the films were known) were noted for fast action and outdoor photography. After the tried to cancel the Cassidy series, popular demand forced it back into production, and William Boyd (the actor who played Cassidy) wanted to keep it going. He gambled his future on Hopalong Cassidy, mortgaging most of what he owned to buy the character rights and the backlog of movies from Sherman. n

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In Herstory, Contributing Editor Rose-Mary Rumbley tells the stories of admired Texas outlaws Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde, Sam Bass, Luke Short and John Wilkes Booth In Amazing Buildings, Contributing Editor Angela O’Byrne looks at Jeanne Gang’s concept of “solar carving” and its use in three projects: Solar Carve in New York, Solstice on the Park in Chicago, and One Hundred in St. Louis. And Contributing Editor Tony Barbieri’s Legal View examines Opportunity Zones – what they are and how can you take advantage of them.

The final installment of our Sister Cities will cover El Paso. It was scheduled to be in this issue, but the tragic event of early August compelled its delay. It will also cover Arlington and New Braunfels (which celebrates its 175th birthday in 2020.) We will have a recap on Metrocon –THE regional designer event of every year! We’ll review a new book - PropTech 101 Turning Chaos into Cash Through Real Estate Innovation – which will also be available as a prize in our contest. And, with permission from and thanks to The Trust for Public Land, we will continue to publish the results of their study on parks for the fourth of thirteen Texas cities – this time for Dallas.

We will present a pictorial tribute to the architecture of Renzo Piano and that of Santiago Calatrava course, we will have our affiliates’ news and events, the Wow Factor, Diversions, By the Numbers, True Dat, You Need to Know, Political Corner, Profes sionals on the Move, The Resource Page, ShoutOuts, In the Loop, Real Estate of the Future, our quarterly contest and much MUCH more

It’s wrong to ever split an infinitive. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. Also, too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.

C NTEST: ¿CÓMO SE DICE?

wIth 41 mIllIon natIve speakers and 12 million bilinguals, the United States is already the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. It is already ahead of Colombia and Spain, and just behind Mexico. If we add the 9.7 million of undocumented immigrants to the total number of Hispanics on the census, the number of potential speakers of Spanish in the United States would rise to about 62 million people. It is projected that by 2050, 30% of the U.S. population will use Spanish as their mother tongue.

So, let’s reverse the process. Can you translate these Song Titles and TV Show Names from Spanish into English?

Scan or copy this page and send your entry to editor@crestnetwork.com or fax it to 817.924.7116 on or before September 30th for a chance to win a valuable prize.

(The answers will appear in our November-December issue.)

ESPAÑOL

SONG TITLES:

LOCO ENAMORADO

ROJO ROJO VINO

LLUVIA DE NOVIEMBRE

BAJO EL PUENTE

BESO DE UNA ROSA

AYER

MI DULCE NIÑA

VIVIENDO EN UNA ORACIÓN

OJO DEL TIGRE

CUANDO UN HOMBRE AMA A UNA MUJER

BESÉ A UNA CHICA

ESCALERA AL CIELO

LA CASA DEL SOL NACIENTE

ESTA TIERRA ES TU TIERRA

CORAZÓN DE VIDRIO

SOMOS JÓVENES

MUJER AMERICANA

EL LEÓN DUERME ESTA NOCHE

CAMINA COMO UN EGIPCIO BLANCA NAVIDAD

TV SHOWS:

SEXO EN LA CIUDAD

DOS HOMBRES Y MEDIO DÍAS ALEGRES

GRAN HERMANO

LAS CHICAS DE ORO

AMIGOS

EL ALA OESTE

LEY Y ORDEN

PARQUE DEL SUR

LA LIGA DE JUSTICIA

PERDIDOS

JUEGO DE TRONOS

REY DE LA COLINA

SANGRE VERDADERA

CASA DE CARTAS

BAILANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS

CASTILLO

TOCADO POR UN ÁNGEL

CÓMO CONOCÍ A VUESTRA MADRE

HIJOS DE LA ANARQUÍA

EL PRECIO JUSTO

PERSONA DE INTERÉS

ENGLISH (YOUR TRANSLATION)