Norman Alston named Fellow of the American Institute of Architects

Norman Alston recognized for his contributions to the advancement of architecture and society.

Bianchi House unanimously approved for Landmark Designation by Dallas Landmark Commission

Unique Bianchi House approved for landmark designation by Dallas’ Landmark Commission.

The Future meets the Past

Norman Alston preparing to address ARCH 1301.

The Future meets the Past. Norman Alston speaks about historic preservation to students at the University of Texas at Arlington.

William J. Murtagh, ‘pied piper’ of American historic preservation, dies at 95 - The Washington Post →

The passing of William Murtagh, first Keeper of the National Register

It's official! Fair Park First contract to manage Fair Park approved by Dallas City Council

Dallas City Council approves contract for Fair Park First to manage Fair Park.

Lakewood Theater: Inside the the lighted ball at the top

The lighted ball on the top of the big tower at Lakewood Theater. Here just taken down for restoration in mid-September 2018.

The inner workings of the lighted ball atop the Lakewood Theater Tower.

Lakewood Theater neon restoration progressing

Workers begin removing the ball at the top of the tower. It will be taken to the shop and restored.

Restoration of the neon at the historic Lakewood Theater continues with the removal for restoration of the lighted ball at the top of the Big Tower.

Fair Park National Historic Landmark management contract advances to the Dallas City Council.

Park Board President Bobby Abtahi (center) calls for a vote on sending the Fair Park First-Spectra contract to the City Council. (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer, Dallas Morning News)

Dallas Park Board votes to recommend to City Council the contract between Fair Park First and the City of Dallas for the long-term management of Fair Park National Historic Landmark.

'GREED': Graffiti on new home near Disney Streets spells gentrification war in Dallas - Robert Wilonsky for the Dallas Morning News

This article may bring to light a gathering conflict in the way we experience our city.

Weekend fire devastates Brazil's National Museum

Credit: MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

An unimaginable tragedy as perhaps 20 million historic artifacts may have been lost.

Saving a Facade is Not Historic Preservation - Hidden City Philadelphia

The utilitarian, but elegant Art Deco facade of 1900 Chestnut was retained and a new Target store was inserted behind it, part of the same mixed-use residential project as The Boyd. The building was constructed in 1935 for Raymond Pace Alexander, on… — The utilitarian, but elegant Art Deco facade of 1900 Chestnut was retained and a new Target store was inserted behind it, part of the same mixed-use residential project as The Boyd. The building was constructed in 1935 for Raymond Pace Alexander, one of the city’s earliest African American lawyers. The building was listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places for its aesthetic contribution to the streetscape. | Photo: Michael Bixler

Facadism may occassionally work as an urban design tactic, but please don’t call it preservation - Starr Herr-Cardillo.

Historic preservation a complicated force in urban development - Washington Post

Washington’s Union Station is one of the city’s many registered landmarks protected because of their age and architectural characteristics. (cineman69/Getty Images)

"Be grateful for historic preservation policies, laws and advocacy. They enable us to identify and protect America’s significant cultural heritage, ensuring that future generations will continue seeing, using and appreciating meaningful legacies of the past. "

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A New Day Dawns for Dallas' Fair Park National Historic Landmark

Norman Alston Architects is part of Fair Park First, the team recommended for the care and operation of Dallas’ Fair Park National Historic Landmark.

Lakewood theater murals examined by noted Dallas decorative arts conservator.

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Art conservator examines Lakewood Theater mural.

Texas Historical Commission meetings taking place in historic downtown Amarillo

This is the Santa Fe Building in downtown Amarillo. Formerly the national headquarters of the Santa Fe Railroad, it has been restored/renovated and is currently used for county offices. The 11th floor contains a ballroom that is available for community meetings and it is in this space that the THC quarterly meetings are taking place. The opportunity to visit amazing places like this are one of the reasons I enjoy serving on the THC's Antiquities Advisory Board.

As it appears today, substantially intact and maintained.

The ballroom where our meetings are being held.

A visit to the neon shop that will be restoring the Lakewood Theater

I had the opportunity to visit the shop that will be restoring the neon at the Lakewood Theater over the next couple of months. I was able to get important insights into the historic process of creating neon installations and to watch the final stages of manufacturing for a small "i".