Equity + Freedom’s Footprint in Dallas Freedman’s Towns
November 18th, 2017
Zale Library, Paul Quinn College
Organized by the David Dillon Center for Texas Architecture
College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs
University of Texas at Arlington
Presented in partnership with the Dallas Festival of Ideas
Recap of the 2017 Symposium below:
10:15 Opening remarks: Kathryn Holliday, PhD, Director, David Dillon Center for Texas Architecture
10:30 Keynote speaker: Andrea Roberts, PhD, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University and Founder of the Texas Freedom Colonies Project
11:00 – Heritage and Preservation
Jason Shelton, PhD, Director, Center for African American Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, moderator
Tara Dudley, PhD, Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin
Larry Hollins, artist and neighborhood activist, Cadillac Heights
Andrea Roberts, PhD, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University and Founder of the Texas Freedom Colonies Project
Robert Swann, Dallas Landmark Commission
12:00 – Lunch tabletop workshops led by:
Diane Allen, Program Director in Landscape Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington
Dennis Chiessa, Lecturer in Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington
Don Gatzke, FAIA, Professor of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington
Charyl McAffee, FAIA, McAffee3 Architects
Lizzie MacWillie, Design Director, bcWorkshop
1:00 – Development Strategies
Cyndy Lutz, Director of Community Relations, Habitat for Humanity of Dallas
Bob Meckfessel, FAIA, DSGN Associates
Theresa O’Donnell, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Dallas
David Preziosi, Executive Director, Preservation Dallas
Maria Schneider, CEO, Dallas Unity Fund
Mark Lamster, Dallas Morning News, moderator