The Dallas AIA and TEXO have partnered with the SPCA again this year for the Bark+Build contest, pairing up architecture firms and general contractors to create unique dog houses which are raffled off in December. Proceeds benefit the SPCA of North Texas - a worthy cause for sure. While Eckxstudio isn't one of the architecture firms [...]
It's home tour time! Just sending a quick plug out for the area AIA chapters - fall is the time of year most have home tours around the various Texas chapters that host them; it just so happens that both AIA Dallas and AIA Austin scheduled their tours on the same weekend (see below). I'm [...]
Seasons Greetings from Eckxstudio! This is our modern holiday card design for 2016. Last year I went slightly Clark Griswold on our card (see it here) but decided to feature recent projects on this year's card. If you are a current client you might just spot a sketch of your home on our street perspective [...]
Happy Holidays! 2015 has been an exciting year for Eckxstudio, and I want to take a moment to thank all those individuals and companies that contributed to this success. I know our partnerships forged during 2015 have enriched the projects we have worked on together. Clients. Contractors. Consultants. Suppliers. All of you. Thank you [...]
If you've seen our recent post on the 2015 Bark & Build competition and fundraiser benefiting the Texas SPCA, you know Eckxstudio partnered with Attaway Homes to design and build the doghouse we titled Untitled 2015 / Woof. All the doghouses were installed at NorthPark Mall on Monday, November 16th and will be on display [...]
Eckxstudio is proud to announce our partnership with Attaway Homes as one of the 15 teams participating in the 2015 AIA Dallas / TEXO Bark + Build contest. We have designed and built a modern dog house which will soon be on display at NorthPark Mall from November 16th through December 7th. All 15 entries will [...]
Friday fun!! Actual proof is finally documented! ____________________________ This post was originally written before re-branding as Eckxstudio for Modern Architecture at the end of 2017. At Eckxstudio for Modern Architecture, we design unique and stunning projects, individually crafted for our clients' lives. We're passionate about listening to your needs, wants and desires as inspiration to [...]
The 2015 Dallas AIA 10 Under 10 Competition is all wrapped up, and the winning entries will be on display Thursday March 26th at the Young Architect's Forum event at Bryan Street Tavern. Event details may be found here. Eckxstudio architect and owner Dan Eckelkamp, AIA was among the architectural competition winners - see our winning [...]
I was on vacation last week in Colorado, and walked right by this building several times one evening - it's the town of Avon's City Market (grocery store). I remarked to my wife something like "hey, these two towers seem out of place. It's a grocery store and you usually don't see architectural embellishment on [...]
I entered the 2015 AIA Dallas' 10 Under 10 competition and found out this week I was selected as one of the winners! The competition is hosted by the AIA Dallas Young Architects Forum (YAF) for architects licensed 10 years or less. I'm happy to have been selected as one of the winners, and am [...]
