Dallas Architecture Forum Panel Discussion December 13, 2011

Dallas Architecture Forum, the non-profit organization dedicated to providing challenging and on-going public discourse about architecture will present a moderated panel discussion on Designing and Downsizing on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers, Ste. 100. Admission is free and no reservatons are required. Krys BOYD, Host and Managing Editor of KERA-FM’s talk show Think, will serve as Moderator. Call 214-764-2406 for more information.

As conventional energy sources diminish and more consumers demand environmentally sustainable design and construction, have we reached the end of the “bigger is better” aesthetic in residential and commercial architecture? We’ll discuss what impact a desire for a smaller carbon footprint might have on average square footages of new homes and businesses, the challenges of reducing size, and energy and resource consumption without compromising form or function, and the ways in which these smaller spaces might affect how we live, work and interact in the future.