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Is Dallas architecture still so bad? A critic’s assessment, 40 years after David Dillon’s landmark essay. Photo illustration by Jeff Meddaugh/Staff Designer(Photo illustration by Jeff Meddaugh/Staff Designer) Four decades ago, in May of 1980, Blondie was at the top of the charts, The Shining was winning at the box office, and the Dallas skyline was a mainstay of national television. It was there in prime time every Friday night, accompanied by that indelible propulsive score: the bleached grass between the Trinity levees giving way, with the camera’s rise, to a gleaming glass city of p...

D Magazine titled “Why is Dallas architecture so bad?,” Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster revisits the question. How has Dallas progressed in the intervening years, and how might it remake itself for the better? Is Dallas architecture still so bad? We recommend reading Lamster’s answer first and then moving on to his list below of the best and worst architecture in Dallas today. BEST: LETTER OF COMMENDATION Fountain Place “The architecture of a tall tower is 99% logic and 1% art — but don’t you dare take away that 1%,” said Henry Cobb, architect of the prism...

by Bloomberg |Thursday, December 17, 2020 Oil climbed to the highest since February. (Bloomberg) -- Oil climbed to the highest since February as U.S. lawmakers discuss a virus relief deal that could provide a near-term boost to demand ahead of a wider distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine. U.S. benchmark crude futures rose 1.1% on Thursday in tandem with a broader market gain. Weak labor market data stoked optimism that Congressional leaders will finalize another round of fiscal stimulus. Meanwhile, European authorities were said to be expediting a vaccine roll-out before Christmas. “St...

Scottish shops raided during major action to tackle wildlife crime © Shutterstock / Harry Collins Pho Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Ivory jewellery, fur coats and animal-skin handbags have been seized by police as part of a major campaign to tackle wildlife crime. Operation Wingspan, which launched in October, is targeting a number of areas including raptor persecution, hare coursing and deer poaching – which have all had major implications for the north and north-east. A post mortem examination r...

Oil just managed a weekly gain as an impasse in Washington over pandemic relief dimmed chances of an imminent boost to demand.