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[email protected] | www.porcelanosa-usa.com Showroom 4006 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77027 | Phone: 281.605.2770 2 COLUMNS // aiadallas.org AIA Dallas Columns Spring 2017 + Vol. 34, No. 2 ego This issue explores the relationship of ego and architecture, the misperception of the architect as lone artist, the importance of (and reality of) collaboration, and conversations relating to the positive and negative impacts of ego in our profession. EXPLORING EGO 13 Skyscraper-sized Egos Is architecture the expression of human pride, ego, or economics? 16 Pritzker Laureates’ Viewpoints Do celebrity architects really know Dallas? 18 Museum Tower: The Untold Story Is this the expression of ego rooted in Dallas’ perceived maverick spirit? 26 Personal Perceptions of Ego Is your interpretation of ego universal to all? 30 The Myth Is True, Y’all Everything is bigger in Texas. Isn’t it? Cover Design: Frances Yllana COLUMNS // aiadallas.org 1 Sundance Square: Building on a Legend The Westbrook Perla Mingle: Ridgemar, Dove Gray modular smooth brick The Commerce Building Tulsa Crimson (main facade), Tuscany (end facade) modular smooth Sundance Square Plaza Fort Worth Acme Brick came of age during At the heart of Fort Worth today The five-story Commerce The namesakes of Sundance the heyday of Butch and The is Sundance Square Plaza, Building is divided into three Square Plaza may be gone but Kid.