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Celebrating a City Prolific Shaper
GFF Cofounder Larry Good will be honored by AIA Dallas at the Impact Dallas Gala on November 4th. The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the organization.
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¡Tomando el Escenario! Taking the Stage!
A pure and simple architectural form houses a black box theater. Una forma arquitectónica simple y pura alberga el teatro de Caja Negra.
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It’s the People that Make the Place
GFF has received three awards in 2021 for its service, leadership, and workplace culture and we can’t pass on an opportunity to celebrate the people that have made it possible.
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Portrait of a GFFer: Marisa Dominguez
Meet Marisa Dominguez, an 11th generation San Antonian! Marisa graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor’s in Environmental Design and received her Master’s of Architecture from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Marisa joined the GFF Dallas Office in 2021 as a Team Member in the Reyes Studio. Read below to learn more… -
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How is ESG Impacting Real Estate Capital Investment?
There’s an acronym that has been around for a while now which is getting more attention as we emerge from the pandemic: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is becoming a more common topic around the design of new buildings, whether they are speculative in nature or for a specific corporate user. ESG metrics are becoming a…
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Dallas Morning News – Lake Highlands rental community kicks off construction in Northeast Dallas
“Developers have broken ground on the next phase of the Lake Highlands Town Center in northeast Dallas. The 70-acre mixed-use development is at Walnut Hill Lane and Skillman Street and has been under construction for more than a decade. Developers have already built two apartment communities, a shopping center and townhomes in the project, which is served by a DART commuter rail station. Now, Austin-based builder OHT Partners has started construction on a 403-unit rental community at the northeast corner of Skillman. Called Lenox Lake Highlands, the apartments are scheduled to open next summer.”
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Greetings From Austin
It’s time to tell you about all the great things happening deep in the heart of Texas. Our Austin office has grown since we first opened our doors in 2018. We started with four pioneers and have flourished into a bustling office with 13 fantastic designers. These last three years have flown – we cannot hide how exhilarating it has been to establish a practice in one of America’s greatest cities.
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Portrait of a GFFer: Jake Chavez
Among our Austinites are several musically gifted individuals, not least of which is Jake Chavez. Meet Jake, a man who can play the piano, the drums, and writes many of his own songs. His talents extend beyond music into architecture as well as he is an important contributor to the fantastic work happening in our… -
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Portait of a GFFer: Sydney Galloso
GFFers has more than one superhero but today we want to tell you about one who works in our Austin office. Sydney Galloso may not have a cape, might not be able to fly, and might not have a sidekick, but she is every bit of the superhero that makes GFF a great family. Learn… -
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Organizing Principles of Design – Evolution of a Growing Church Community
This Texas church was able to create a more attractive campus with GFF Architects to design a project with future-planning capabilities.
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GFF Church Works: Under Construction
Many new GFF Church Works projects are under construction! Life Fellowship Church in McKinney held a groundbreaking ceremony in late February to celebrate the start of renovation and expansion of their existing campus. Prosper United Methodist Church broke ground on a brand-new campus to support their rapidly growing congregation Dallas Theological Seminary’s new 500-seat Chapel… -
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Faculty Offices: A Space Allocation Dilemma
It may not be luxurious or even fully private, but just about every full-time college faculty member has an office where he or she can work quietly, meet with students, teleconference or even record classes for e-learning. Unlike offices, classrooms both general purpose and special function are treated as shared space, scheduled by the department…
