Douglas Newby Insights - Page 55
Abraham Salum – Chef and Owner of Salum
Salum Restaurant owner and chef Abraham Salum draws intelligent people from downtown Dallas, Turtle Creek, Highland Park, Bluffview, Preston Hollow, and Greenway Parks who love good food in this Turtle Creek neighborhood restaurant.
DISH Is Location for Michelle Shelmire Celebration
Friends from across the city, including Highland Park, Bluffview, North Dallas, Preston Hollow, and Oak Cliff, came to celebrate Michelle Shelmire at DISH, an Oak Lawn restaurant and bar.
Randal O’Toole Speaks About Gridlock at Downtown Luncheon
Randal O’Toole, author of Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What To Do About It and an avid cyclist and steam locomotive owner, explains that cars are the greatest form of transportation in Dallas neighborhoods and across the county. David Walker, a Turtle Creek Park homeowner and race car driver, enjoyed the talk.
One of the Great Architectural Treasures of Dallas, the Antoine Predock Architect Designed Home, has Garden Open for Landscape Tour
Minimal, submerged, and subtle, this stark modern home designed by Antoine Predock, FAIA, blends into its Turtle Creek site. Upon exploration of the site landscaped by landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, the home grows into an amazing environment of natural landscape, topography, art installations, and dramatic gardens, pathways, bridges, and land itself that becomes art.
Gary Cunningham Renovation Architect – Highland Park Pump House
Landscape architect Mary Ellen Cowan designed the landscape for the original Highland Park Pump House, renovated with design by architect Gary Cunningham.
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Landscape Designer Robert Bellamy Opens His Own East Dallas Garden for Garden Tour
Robert Bellamy, known for his ceramic work and gardens, opened his own personal garden for The Garden Conservancy’s garden tour. Here in East Dallas you will see a laboratory of his landscape ideas and themes. The gardens at 4421 Beverly Drive and 4023 Cochran Chapel Road are other examples of his work.
Architect Max Levy Designed the Renovation of 1950s Modern Home in Preston Hollow Where Garden Was Recently Featured on Garden Tour
Architect Max Levy renovated and expanded this 1950s Walnut Hill Lane home in Preston Hollow. The landscape by Susi Thompson, which further accentuated the style of this midcentury modern home, was recently featured on a Dallas garden tour. Max Levy, FAIA; Susi Thompson, landscape architect; and the owners, Charles and Jo-Anne Marshall reminisced about the success of the project.
Architect Stephen Chambers Designed Modern Home and Landscape Architect Shane Garthoff Designed Landscape in Bluffview
Architect Stephen Chambers has designed many modern homes in Bluffview. At 5453 Surrey Circle he designed this Bluffview modern home with the modern landscape provided by landscape architect Shane Garthoff. The garden was recently featured on the Open Days garden tour.
7035 Clayton Avenue in Hollywood Heights on Garden Tour
Tudor cottages east of Lakewood County Club comprise the Hollywood/Santa Monica Conservation District. This beautiful garden, which was recently featured on The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days garden tour, reflects the style of the home and the Hollywood Heights neighborhood.
Thomas Feulmer – Director of Educational Programming at The Rachofsky House
Artist and academic, Thomas Feulmer lectures, gives tours, and organizes seminars at The Rachofsky House designed by Richard Meier. He is smart, talented, and an asset to the house, the collection, and the City of Dallas. Recently he collaborated with Southern Methodist University on a photography class at The Rachofsky House on Preston Road in Preston Hollow.
