![]() ![]() Awards include several First Place ASID national and regional awards, a Craftsmanship Award, President's Certificate, and President's Gavel, all from the Dallas chapter of CSI, and a Citation of Honor from the Dallas chapter of AIA. Most recently his contributions to the design of Cowboys Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, have been noted by the Dallas Morning News and in the book Cowboys Stadium: Architecture, Art, and Entertainment in the Twenty-first Century (Rizzoli). Smith and his work have been featured in many publications, including Southern Accents, W magazine, Interiors magazine, and Dallas Home Design. The signature of a Smith Ekblad building is in the elegance apparent from the foundation and structure through to the final finished details. While the firm does contemporary work, period residential and commercial structures are of the greatest interest. He established Smith Ekblad & Associates in Dallas, Texas in 1959, with a commitment to the design of lasting structures of exceptional quality. Smith has designed hundreds of homes and other structures throughout the United States and abroad and is widely esteemed within the dual worlds of high art and high craft. One example is the restoration of the Lyles home one of the oldest homes in Garland, Texas, which later became the centerpiece of the Garland Landmark Museum and earned Smith the appreciation of Mayor Ruth Nicholson and the Garland City Council. His belief in the imperative of preserving architectural history has inspired an abundance of restorative work. Compelled to infuse design into everything he does, his philanthropies, hobbies, and pleasures involve creating unique and beautifully crafted structures and objects, or preserving existing ones. A lover of history, he has woven it into his architecture. Dedicated to preserving and promoting craftsmanship, he has mastered many crafts and found patrons to underwrite the work of others. Let the guy with the pencil make the decisions.COLE SMITH, FAIA, ASID, CSI – Cole Smith's life and work have been inseparable. Not only is it rewarding to realize the tangible product, but it is also the best way to ensure quality.ĭon't let the guy with the hammer make the decisions. ![]() We are recognized for innovative applications of proven building systems and materials and valued for our collaborative approach to design and construction. Our wide-ranging portfolio-encompassing arts, education, residential, workplace, retail and religious-is guided by an interest in all aspects of life, a vast knowledge of materials, and the pleasure in solving problems through research, teamwork, unconventional thinking, and a focus on craft. Our experience in design allows every decision to be informed by scale, light, comfort and aesthetics, while our experience in construction allows every decision to be informed by budgetary and practical concerns. Seeing that idea from project's conception until after its birth is the best way to ensure it is carried through with the vision and quality it is intended. Every client and site has a different set of needs and possibilities which are all processed into a functional, beautiful idea. Each project begins with a blank piece of paper and without a preconceived style or agenda. ![]()
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