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D2 Enters B-ARX Dog House into AIA/SPCA Bark+Build Competition
D2 partnered with Suffolk Construction to design and build b-ARX. The competition serves to foster relationships between architecture and contractor firms, raise awareness and support for SPCA of Texas' mission, and exhibit to the public the high-quality design and construction talent of the participating professional teams. D2's design team found …
Read moreD2 Road Trip!!!
Well, we packed up our bags and headed out on another field trip last Friday...that's right, Friday, the 13th. The only scary thing was making the bus by apply for bank loan 7 am and guess what? Everyone did! We packed up 26 D2-ers and headed to Austin to check out two of our …
Read moreDavid Dillard to Speak at Ziegler’s Senior Living Finance + Strategy Conference
David Dillard, FAIA has been selected to speak at Ziegler’s Senior Living Finance + Strategy Conference, the industry’s leading conference, focusing on cutting-edge finance and strategic positioning trends affecting today’s senior living providers. The conference is designed for CEOs, CFOs, key board members and institutional investors, credit enhancers, rating agency …
Read moreBuckner Senior Living breaks ground on Ventana by Buckner
DALLAS – Buckner Senior Living broke ground Thursday, April 20 to launch construction of its new $136 million Ventana by Buckner community in Dallas located at the intersection of Central Expressway and Northwest Highway. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on the site of the new community at 8401 N. Central …
Read moreGrant Warner to speak with Suzanne Huber of Menger Springs at LeadingAge Texas
D2's Grant Warner will be speaking with Menger Springs' Executive Director, Suzanne Huber about the challenges of successfully expanding a life plan community. They will be presenting "Changing Direction - Adapting to Evolving Demands" at LeadingAge Texas' Annual Conference and Solutions Expo, May 21-24. Menger Springs by Morningside Ministries sought …
Read moreDavid Dillard to speak with panel of senior living experts at HJ Sims Conference
Each year HJ Sims hosts their Late Winter Conference facilitating a dialogue of best practices, strategy, and planning for the senior living industry. This year's conference, in Austin, will highlight how senior living organizations succeed in today’s competitive environment. On March 1st, David Dillard, President of D2 Architecture, will serve …
Read moreGrant Warner and Siobhan Farvardin Winfrey to speak at EFA Conference in Las Vegas
With less than a week ago, the Environments for Aging Expo and Conference is setting the stage for mobile home park financing attendees to learn from experts on best practices, product innovations, design, caregiving, and operational strategies that meet the needs of our aging population. Educational programs are designed to provide attendees with just-breaking information, …
Read moreÉlan South Park Meadows Earns National Recognition
Élan Southpark Meadows has been recognized as one of the best new Assisted Living communities across the nation in Senior Housing News' 2016 Design Awards program. The recently opened community tied for second among the largest category of entrants. The Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards recognize cutting-edge design, excellence …
Read moreD2 Celebrates Seven Years
It's been a busy year here at D2! In March, we hosted our first floor plan summit aimed at defining the best practices of residential unit design. It was at this event that we launched our new logo and look. Spring brought the groundbreaking of two projects for Buckner, Calder …
Read moreKimball High School Students Tour D2 Office
On September 28, a group of 25 students from Just loans no credit check direct lenders in F. Kimball High School toured D2's office and heard from D2's president, David Dillard and several other architects about careers in architecture, and the architectural design process. Students in the Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) program walked through the office …
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