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What’s their take on our city? 18 Ego in the Arts A collision of personalities and egos leads to a conflict between neighbors. 26 Ego: The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected Local members of the industry share their experiences with ego. 30 Everything Is Bigger in Texas The phrase exists for a reason…not the least of which is our architecture. DEPARTMENTS 9 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Team Sport 11 EDITOR’S NOTE Ego ... Humbly Offered 29 IN CONTEXT What is it? Where is it? 33 STORYTELLING A noted architect and his “ego trip.” 36 LOST + FOUND A blast from the past brings us “goddesses” and A-list guests. 38 PROFILE An award-winning graphic designer and his experiences with the architecture profession. 40 PUBLIC ART The story of Dallas’ lasting icon. 42 POINT/COUNTERPOINT Managing ego in practices large and small. 44 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 44 WEB EXCLUSIVES Enjoy extended interviews and other extras. 48 SCENE Happenings at AIA Dallas and the Dallas Center for Architecture. 51 CRITIQUE A look at Architecture’s Odd Couple and “The Bilbao Effect.” 52 LAST PAGE Views of architects through television and film. READ COLUMNS ON THE GO: WEB aiadallas.org/v/columns-magazine FLIPBOOK MAGAZINE issuu.com/aiadallas Download the Issuu app for your iPhone/Android Photo: Michael Cagle 6 COLUMNS // aiadallas.org CONTRIBUTORS Mark Doty Unbuilt Dallas Mark is the Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Dallas. He oversees and coordinates projects for appropriateness review for several historic districts. He is the author of Lost Dallas and co-author of John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth. Mark received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Texas Tech University and has worked for the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and Quimby/McCoy Architecture of Dallas. Jenny Thomason, AIA So They Say Jenny is a project architect at OMNIPLAN with experience in both corporate work and multifamily residential projects. After receiving her master’s degree from Rice University, she spent the beginning of her career practicing in Houston before relocating to Dallas. She is a new mother to a beautiful little boy and enjoys spending her free time running with friends. James Adams, AIA, RIBA Ego in the Arts Passionate for dense urban environments and the people and places that make them thrive, James proudly walks to work in the West End of Dallas from his loft in downtown. At Corgan, he has worked as an architect on a multitude of office, mixed-use, and residential projects over the past 10 years. James has a zest for traveling the world, which he hopes to instill in his daughter, Audrey.