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GFF, Fair Park, and The State Fair of Texas: A Thirty-Year Relationship
We are excited about the opening of this year’s State Fair of Texas and proud of GFF’s role in the preservation and ongoing revitalization of Fair Park. Centennial Architect George Dahl and his staff created a Beaux Arts campus of “Texanic” Art Deco buildings for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exhibition, and that campus is now a unique cultural resource and one of Dallas’ few National Register Historic Districts.
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It’s National Women’s Health & Fitness Day!
As women, we often wear the hat of caretaker – for our family, our friends, our communities. With many of us actively participating in the work force, the thing that usually takes the hit is our own well-being. Somewhere along the way, we learned that taking time out for our own self-care makes us selfish… -
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Portrait of a GFFer: Bradley Dunivan
Meet Brad Dunivan! Brad joined us in 2021 as a Design Coordinator. "My favorite thing about GFF is the high level of design quality within the different departments and ability to collaborate to produce the best result. No one project is single disciplinary and takes many talented people to create meaningful spaces.” When Brad isn’t… -
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Chase Oaks Church – Local Good Center
Chase Oaks Church’s Local Good Center was recently featured on the cover of Church Design’s May issue, in the article titled ‘Design Helps Practice What’s Preached’. In 2020, Chase Oaks Church strategically pursued a new property located in an underserved area of Plano, Texas, with the goal of creating a dedicated community center to meet… -
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Portrait of a GFFer: Lance Abaya
Meet Lance Abaya! Lance joined us in 2010 and is an Associate and Design Leader. Lance says, "My favorite thing about GFF is how they value each individual of the firm, and the importance of inclusiveness in every facet of the practice. I consider GFF as a family who ensures that every one of us… -
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Portrait of a GFFer: Yasmin Al-Jafari
Meet Yasmin Al-Jafari! Yasmin joined us in April of 2021 and is a Project Coordinator in the Fort Worth office. Yasmin says, "My favorite part about GFF is working on our housing projects and their high quality of design. I appreciate the thoughtful and meaningful places created by GFF.” In her free time, Yasmin loves… -
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Meet GFF’s Historic Preservation Team: Morgan Harrison
Meet Morgan Harrison, an enthusiastic advocate of local preservation. An enthusiastic advocate of local preservation, Morgan has been a member of the Preservation Dallas Board of Trustees since 2019. This June she was appointed as Vice President of Preservation Issues for Preservation Dallas, where she will help lead advocacy efforts for the organization. Morgan has also served… -
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Pegasus Park Tower – A Center for Business and Social Impact
GFF had the pleasure of partnering with J. Small Investments and Lyda Hill Philanthropies to revive the former Mobil Oil tower into the pioneering Pegasus Park Tower. The newly renovated Pegasus Park Tower consists of more than 500,000 square feet of office and amenity space that intentionally connects strategic business partners, social impact organizations, academic… -
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St. Andrew United Methodist Church – Hasley Chapel
In 2015, GFF developed a 30-year master plan for the future of St. Andrew’s 21-acre campus in Plano, Texas. A stand-alone chapel was planned to be nestled in the northwest corner of their property. After a Sanctuary renovation and Children’s, Students’, and Missions additions were completed, in 2020 St. Andrew turned their attention to the… -
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It’s the People that Make the Place / Alix Rios
Alix Rios joined GFF Interiors in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from the University of Texas at Austin (Go Horns!). She is an Associate and the Studio Director for GFF Interiors. Alix has been a Registered Interior Designer in the State of Texas since 2013. During a two year lapse from… -
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Construction at SMU’s Cox School of Business is Underway
Our work at Cox began with a detailed benchmarking, programming and feasibility study on improvements to the burgeoning School of Business. Fincher Hall (1953,) Crow and Maguire Halls (both 1985) today provide a total of 165,000 square feet, but the facility had not been comprehensively updated since Crow and Maguire were constructed. From the outset,… -
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40 Years / 40 Facts
40 NUMBERS TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH YEAR OF OUR FIRM – GFF was founded in 1982 with the goal of delivering both exceptional design and exceptional service to our clients. Forty years later, the vision is still the same. Thousands of projects, hundreds of design awards, dozens of firm awards, and four decades haven’t changed our approach.
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