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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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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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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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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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A Destination Workplace Comes To Life
WEIR'S PLAZA, ALREADY ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE STORIES IN THE HISTORY OF DALLAS' KNOX DISTRICT, IS NEARING COMPLETION AT ITS LOCATION AT THE CORNER OF KNOX & TRAVIS. Photo Courtesy of Wade Griffith. The event of the season is fully booked. We’re not talking about the Weir’s Plaza Grand Opening Event that… -
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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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GFF CAN(e): A Design Competition for a New Animal Shelter
Ultimately, this building will provide a safe and healthy environment for animals on their journey to finding their forever homes. Before the pandemic took hold, GFF made career offers to six extremely talented graduates around the country. Unable to move to Dallas or begin working in our temporarily closed offices as COVID-19 became a national… -
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Creating Memorable (Shelter-In-)Places
Since transitioning to a fully remote workforce on March 24, GFF has remained committed to providing the high creativity and productivity levels that our clients and consultants rely on. We are proud of the dedication that our GFF team has shown during these challenging times and we couldn’t have done it without each and every employee’s commitment and cooperation. GFF continues to Create Memorable Places from our home work spaces and for that, we are incredibly grateful to our IT team.
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Footprints & New Paths
Effective January 2020, GFF co-founder Duncan T. Fulton, FAIA, LEED AP will step down as Chairman/CEO, and will be retiring from the firm entirely in March, with the time in between spent helping ensure a smooth transition on projects for which he is responsible. Evan Beattie, AIA, LEED AP will assume the role of Chairman/CEO.
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Our Future is Bright.
Hello 2020! Our Future is Bright. Announcing GFF Promotions for 2020 GFF is thrilled to kickoff 2020 by announcing the promotion of 48 talented architects, interior designers, landscape architects, planners, and operations professionals. These individuals have shown creativity, leadership, and a commitment to our values in creating our most memorable places yet in 2019. Recognizing… -
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GFF Receives The Texas Society of Architects 2019 Architecture Firm Award
GFF is pleased to announce that we have been selected as the recipient of The Texas Society of Architects 2019 Architecture Firm Award. Established in 1996, the Architecture Firm Award is presented to a single Texas firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture and has contributed significantly to the profession and the community for a…
