Recent Dlab Events

Fall 09
Richard Burdett will lecture on, “The Endless City” this fall at UT Austin, School of Architecture, sponsored by the Dallas Urban Laboratory.

05.15.09
BECK Group hosts final Dlab presentation.

04.10.09
Preliminary presentation at the Trinity Trust

03.30.09
Dlab participates on the CNU Educations Panel at UT Arlington.

05.09.08
Final presentation on Vision 2030 at Corgan Associates.

03.24.08
Preliminary presentation on Vision 2030 project.

02.25.08
Juan Busquets delivers the Dlab lecture on, “Cities X Lines”, at UT Austin.

05.11.07
The Western Trinity River Corridor at Southside on Lamar.

03.05.07
Preliminary Presentation at the
Dallas, American Institute of Architects

11.08.06
Jerry Van EyckLecture

05.02.06
Envisioning Dallas Symposium

Richard Burdett
Fall 09

Richard Burdett is Director of the Urban Age Programme and Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and founding director of the LSE Cities Programme, a research and teaching centre which explores links between architecture, urban design and urban society. He recently co-curated the Global Cities exhibition at the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, London. His latest appointment is as Principal Design Adviser for the London 2012 Olympics. Previously he was architectural adviser to the Mayor of London from 2001–2006, member of the

Greater London Authority's Architecture + Urbanism Unit and he sat on the City of Barcelona's Quality Committee. Burdett was founder of the 9H Gallery and the Architecture Foundation in London, and has been a key player in promoting design excellence among public and private sector organizations in the UK and Europe. He was Director of the 2006 Architecture Biennale in Venice on the subject of ‘Cities: architecture and society’ and he is chairman of the Jury for the 2007 Mies van der Rohe Prize.

BECK Group
05.15.09

The final presentation of the spring research studio, exploring the implications of the “Victory Connect” project, was held at the offices of the Beck Group. The research investigated development scenarios, infrastructure connectivity and public space connecting the new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge with the Victory Development.

Trinity Trust Preliminary Presentation
04.10.09

Dlab students, working with Wallace, Roberts & Todd, present their preliminary research on the for the “Victory Connect” project at the Trinity Trust.

Final Presentation on Vision 2030
05.09.08

Students of the Dlab unveiled there development model for West Dallas at a public presentation held at the offices at Corgan Associates. The project, “Vision 2030,” envisions strategies for increasing the sustainability of the central city while bringing new development potential to the western banks of the Trinity River Corridor.

Preliminary Presentation on the Vision 2030 Project
03.24.08

The Dlab studio presented its preliminary research on West Dallas, at the offices of Corgan Associates. The Dlab students are developing detailed development scenarios, integrating new development density with transportation infrastructure, landscape systems and housing. The studio is being sponsored by West Dallas Investments.

Juan Busquets
02.25.08

A world-renowned urban planner, urban designer, and architect, Busquets served as Head of Urban Planning for the Barcelona City Council during the formative years, from 1983 to 1989, and in the preparations for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, including the New Downtowns for the City program and the improvement process for existing neighborhoods. In 1969 he was a founding member of the Laboratorio de Urbanismo in Barcelona and undertook a long-term study of squatter settlements in Barcelona and other Southern European cities, for which he received the Spanish National Award for Town Planning in 1981, winning the award again in 1985 for his

masterplan for Lerida's old town. Busquets has participated in strategic urban planning and design for the cities of Den Haag, Lisbon, Marseille, Rotterdam, Singapore, and Sao Paulo—most involving public-private partnerships—having also completed projects for the modern center of Trento, Italy; Villanova, Spain; and for housing in the Maquinista development of Barcelona. In 2002 his team won the International Competition for La Lanterna in Trieste, and the City Center for Nesselande in The Netherlands. His urban rehabilitation strategy for Toledo, Spain in 2000, and the publication Toledo y su futuro was awarded a national prize and the Premio Europeo Gubbio 2000, and he is presently at work

Final Presentation on the Western Trinity River Corridor
05.11.07

Students of the Dlab presented their work on the future of the west bank of the Trinity River Corridor in a public presentation. T. K. Davis, Director of the Nashville Civic Design Center offered critical insight, along with members of the Dallas Community.

Preliminary Presentation at the Dallas AIA
03.05.07

Students presented their research on the development potential of the Western Trinity River Corridor to members of the City of Dallas Development Office and local professionals and stakeholders.

Jerry Van Eyck Lecture
11.08.06

Jerry Van Eyck a partner of West 8, Landscape Architects and Planners with offices in Rotterdam and New York, lectured on the global scope of their recent work at the UT Austin, School of Architecture, sponsored by the Dlab.

Jerry van Eyck graduated Cum Laude from the Eindhoven Design Academy with a degree in Industrial Design and Landscape Architecture in 1992 and founded IRONYX, Office/Laboratory/Workshop for Architectural design, that same year. For seven years Mr. van Eyck managed and designed various projects across Europe. In 1999, he integrated with West 8 urban design & landscape

architecture b.v. Holding the position of Lead Designer specialized in public space design, Mr. van Eyck lead many projects, worked with international teams and won international competitions. In 2003, Mr. van Eyck became partner of West 8 urban design & landscape architecture b.v.

Envisioning Dallas Symposium
05.02.06

The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture hosted its third annual "Future of Texas City-Regions Symposium, “Envisioning Dallas: From Triangle to Trinity”, at the Dallas Arboretum to launch the foundation of the Dlab.

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK: DALLAS & THE TEXAS TRIANGLE
Frederick Steiner, Dean, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin

GETTING AROUND: MOBILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
Moderator: Ming Zhang, Urban and Regional Planning Program, UTSOA

Panelists: Catherine Ross, Director, Center for Quality Growth + Research Development, Georgia Tech University; Tim Lomax, Texas Transportation Institute / Texas A& M University; Michael Morris Director of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments

CITY & LANDSCAPE
Moderator: Hope Hasbrouck, Landscape Architecture, UTSOA
Panelists: Nina-Marie Lister, Ecological Planning/Design, Ryerson University; Mary Margaret Jones, Hargreaves Associates; Tary Arterburn, The MESA Design Group

LIVING & WORKING
Moderator: Dean J. Almy III,
Director of Urban Design

Program, UTSOA
Panelists: Richard Plunz, Director, Urban Design Program, Columbia University; Paris Rutherford, Vice President, Planning + Urban Design, RTKL Associates Inc.; Don Gatzke, Dean, School of Architecture, UT Arlington/Vision North Texas

Dinner Speaker, Ross Perot, Jr., Chairman, Hillwood; Introduction by Dr. David E. Daniel, President, University of Texas at Dallas

TOWN HALL PANEL
Moderator: Frederick Steiner
Panelists: Gail Thomas, Trinity Trust, Karl Zavitkovsky, Director, Economic Development, City of Dallas, Robert Decherd, Chairman/CEO, Belo Corporation

on a similar rehabilitation strategy for the Cuitat Vella (Old Town) in Barcelona. Busquets has published many articles and books, including Barcelona: Evolución urbanistica de una capital compacta (1992 and 1994), La urbanización marginal (1999), The Old Town of Barcelona: a past with a future (2003), Bringing the Harvard Yards to the River (2004), Aleppo: Rehabilitation of the Old City (2005), Barcelona: the Urban Evolution of a Compact City (2005), New Orleans: Strategies for a City in Soft Land (2005), A Coruña: A Maritime City in the Port (2006), Cities X Lines: A New Lens for the Urbanistic Project (2007), Cidade Antiga e Novo Projecto Urbano/Old City and a New Urban Artifact (2007)