Lauren Smyth and Porter Fuqua Represent Generation Shaping Dallas During the First Half of the 21st Century

Porter Fuqua is a residential architect who is the son of noted architect Wilson Fuqua, who has designed many important homes and designed the renovation of many architecturally significant homes like the Hal Thomson designed home previously owned by Dan and Cookie Owen. While Wilson has helped shape the aesthetic taste of Highland Park during the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, Porter Fuqua has been helping shape Highland Park and the aesthetic of achievements of Dallas during the 21st century. It is exciting to see Porter Fuqua, who grew up in Highland Park at the architectural knee of his father, now make a great impact on the preservation of architecturally significant homes in Highland Park with his renovation design. He recently wowed the audience as an ICAA panelist discussing the renovation of 4915 Abbott Avenue, in which he was an important contributor. Porter Fuqua has both the talent and background to become a leader in his architectural field and make a great contribution to Highland Park and Dallas through the first half of the 21st century.

Commercial real estate attorney Lauren Smyth represents the type of talent that SMU first attracts to Dallas, in this case Lauren Smyth was raised in Nashville. At SMU, she was a Kappa, a double major, and graduated magna cum laude before she spent a year in France working both in fashion and foreign affairs. She returned to Dallas to attend SMU Law School and now is a key partner at Bradley Law Firm. Lauren Smyth has emerged as an attorney real estate developers and real estate brokers go to in order to make their visions and tentative transactions into a reality. Lauren Smyth is known for her creativity and precision to turn complex questions, leases or operations into simple transactions.

As Dallas increasingly becomes an international city, this generation with global sophistication, talent, aesthetic intelligence, and business acumen is a magnet for other people who want to continue developing Dallas and those moving to Dallas who want to invest in North Texas. Fifty years ago, Dallas was a brash, energetic, optimistic city ready to explode with growth and innovation. This generation, which includes Porter Fuqua and Lauren Smyth, will add additional expertise that will help make Dallas truly an international city and a major city in the center of the United States.